#ThisorThatThursday Author Interview with Liz Milliron

I’d like to welcome the fabulous Liz Milliron to the blog for #ThisorThatThursday!

Hardest thing about being a writer: Marketing. No one knows what works.

Easiest thing about being a writer: There are easy things?

Things you never want to run out of: Dark chocolate or potato chips. It’s a toss-up.

Things you wish you’d never bought: An immersion blender. I thought it would be useful, but all it does it take up space.

Favorite foods: potato chips, tortilla chips with salsa, and dark chocolate

Things that make you want to gag: sashimi (raw fish, ‘nuff said)

Favorite beverage: iced tea

Something that gives you a sour face: tomato juice, just…no

Favorite smell: anything baking

Something that makes you hold your nose: my son has gotten into high-protein meals and, um, ugh

Last best thing you ate: dark chocolate-covered sponge candy (are we seeing a theme?)

Last thing you regret eating: Reheated pizza

The last thing you ordered online: glass doors for our bookcases

The last thing you regret buying: an in-ear Bluetooth headset that never quite worked

Things to say to an author: I love your last book!

Things to say to an author if you want to be fictionally killed off in their next book: Have I heard of anything you’ve written?

Favorite places you’ve been: Puerto Rico

Places you never want to go to again: southern Illinois (bad ex-boyfriend memories)

Favorite books (or genre): I like most crime fiction

Books you wouldn’t buy: anything over 500 pages

Most daring thing you’ve ever done: Scuba diving to a 100-foot depth

Something you chickened out from doing: parasailing

About Liz:

Liz Milliron is the author of The Laurel Highlands Mysteries, set in the scenic Laurel highalnds and The Homefront Mysteries, set in Buffalo NY during the early years of World War II. She is a member of Pennwriters, Sisters in Crime, International Thriller Writers and The Historical Novel Society. She is the current vice-president of the Pittsburgh chapter of Sisters in Crime and is on the National Board as the Education Liaison.  Liz splits her time between Pittsburgh and the Laurel Highlands, where she lives with her husband and a very spoiled retired-racer greyhound.

Let’s Be Social:

https://lizmilliron.com

https://facebookcom/LizMilliron

https://instagram.com/LizMilliron

www.lizmilliron.com

Get my newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/newsletteridyllic

Coming Soon

 The Truth We Hide (Homefront Mysteries #4) - “ Budding private investigator Betty Ahern takes on a new case that has her questioning her own belief system and prejudices in this charming, thought-provoking, and impeccably researched historical mystery set in World War II era Buffalo. This superbly crafted mystery provides the perfect entry point to Milliron’s Home Front Mysteries.” - Edwin Hill, author of The Secrets We Share

Now Available

 Lie Down with Dogs (The Laurel Highland Mysteries #5) - August 2022 - “Lie Down with Dogs is another fast-paced tightly-plotted mystery from Liz Milliron. Highly recommend!” - Bruce Robert Coffin, award-winning author of the Detective Byron Mysteries

The Lessons We Learn (Homefront Mysteries #3) - “ Intriguing, charming, and a delight to unravel…readers will truly enjoy Betty, the memorable, plucky, PI.” - L.A. Chandlar, award-winning author of The Art Deco Mystery Series

#WriterWednesday Interview with Liz Milliron

WriterWednesday.png
liz.jpg

I’d like to welcome author, Liz Milliron, to the blog for #WriterWedneday.

Things you need to throw out: The pile of old cell phones on my dresser that have a quarter-inch of dust on them (no joke).

Things you need for your writing sessions: a snack and a cup of tea

Things you love about writing: Creating a new world out of almost nothing

Hardest thing about being a writer: Marketing and promotion (oh, if only readers came flocking the minute you said, “I have a book!”)

Things you wish you’d never bought: A car for my son (more stress than it’s worth)

Words that describe you, but you wish they didn’t: stubborn and perfectionist

Things that make you want to gag: sashimi (raw fish--no, just…no)

Music that drives you crazy: rap music (isn’t that an oxymoron?)

Something that gives you a sour face: coffee (I know, I know)

Favorite smell: vanilla and cinnamon

The last thing you ordered online: Slippers for my son

The coolest person you’ve ever met: Mary Higgins Clark

liz book.jpg

About Liz:

Liz Milliron is the author of The Laurel Highlands Mysteries series, set in the scenic Laurel Highlands of Southwestern Pennsylvania, and The Homefront Mysteries, set in Buffalo, NY during the early years of World War II. She is a member of Sisters in Crime, Pennwriters, and International Thriller Writers. A recent empty-nester, Liz lives outside Pittsburgh with her husband and a retired-racer greyhound.

http://lizmilliron.com

Coming February 2021

The Stories We Tell (Home Front Mysteries #2) - "The Stories We Tell has its dark side, but Buffalo's First Ward in 1942 is still a world of warmth and charm, where Betty's honour, loyalty, and sheer moxie are guaranteed to win the day." Catriona McPherson, multi-award-winning author of the Dandy Gilver Mysteries

 Now Available

Broken Trust (Laurel Highlands Mysteries #3) - “Highly recommended.” - R.G. Belsky, author of the Clare Carlson mysteries

 The Enemy We Don’t Know (Home Front Mysteries #1) - “…an exciting crackerjack of a novel.” - James W. Ziskin, author of the Ellie Stone mysteries