#ThisorThatThursday Author Interview with Jackie Layton

I’d like to welcome the wonderful Jackie Layton to the blog for #ThisorThatThursday. Check out her latest mystery!

Things you need when you’re in your writing cave: Coffee. I used to enjoy M&Ms, but thanks to some bad bloodwork, I now enjoy sesame sticks or pretzels. I also need music, and I have different playlists for different books.

Things that distract you from writing: TV, nice weather, and email.

Things you will run to the store for at midnight: Nothing in my little town is open at midnight, and that’s something I imagine would be nice about living in a big city. I would run to the store for more coffee or tea, especially if I’m on a deadline.

Things you never put on your shopping list: Margarine.

Favorite snacks: Popcorn is my favorite snack.

Things that make you want to gag: Boiled peanuts. It’s a big deal in South Carolina, and I tried to eat boiled peanuts once, but that was enough. My friends just laugh at me.

Something you’re really good at: Math. I’m sometimes surprised at how blessed I am to figure out math. I’m also a pharmacist at a compounding store, and there’s a LOT of math involved.

Something you’re really bad at: Standing up for myself.

Something you wanted to be when you were a kid: I wanted to be a writer, a nurse, and a pharmacist.

Something you do that you never dreamed you’d do: I really never thought I’d be a published author, and I am so thankful to the people who have encouraged me.

Last best thing you ate: I had a Polynesian sandwich last night, and it was so good.

Last thing you regret eating: Spicy chips.

Most daring thing you’ve ever done: As a single mom, I moved from Kentucky to Athens, Georgia and started pharmacy school.

Something you chickened out from doing: Oh, wow, there are so many things I’ve chickened out of. The thing I most consistently chicken out of is introducing myself to great authors. It’s embarrassing.

The most exciting thing about your writing life: I’ve gotten to meet some of my heroes at conventions and online. There are so many nice people in the writing community, and there are also fabulous readers!

The one thing you wish you could do over in your writing life: I wish I had started sooner.

The nicest thing a reader said to you: Just last night, a reader quoted what a character said in Weeding Out Lies. He said he laughed right out loud.

The craziest thing a reader said to you: In A Low Country Dog Walker Mystery series, a reader said people in South Carolina don’t drink Cokes. They only drink Pepsi.

Best piece of advice you received from another writer: Join a writing organization.

Something you would tell a younger you about your writing: One good thing I learned from NaNoWriMo is the importance of writing my story. Then I go can back and fix it, but at least I have something to fix.

About Jackie:

Jackie Layton is the author of cozy mysteries with Spunky Southern Sleuths. Her stories are set in Texas, Georgia, and South Carolina. She lives on the coast of South Carolina where she enjoys walks on the beach and golf cart rides around the marsh. Reading, gardening, and traveling are some of her favorite hobbies. She always keeps a notebook handy to write down ideas for future stories. Be careful what you say around her, because it might end up in a book.

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Weeding Out Lies:

Flower farmer Emma Justice’s life is firmly rooted in Lutz, Texas where she has recently begun her new business. One morning while delivering flowers, she stumbles upon a prominent citizen. Dead. When a friend is accused of murder, Emma launches her own investigation. She’s used to separating weeds from flowers. Emma will dig for clues, weed out red herrings and cultivate a plan to find the killer.