#ThisorThatThursday Interview with donalee Moulton
/
I’d like to welcome donalee Moulton to the blog for #ThisorThatThursday!
Things you never want to run out of: Chocolate, sweatpants, downward dogs
Things you wish you’d never bought: White chocolate, stilettos, a gym membership
Hardest thing about being a writer: Writing
Easiest thing about being a writer: Talking about writing with other writers
Favorite foods: Miso chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy, baked gnocchi with Italian sausage
Things that make you want to gag: Snails (even if you call it “escargot”), lima beans, coconut
Favorite music or song: I like music I can move to or with lyrics that move me
Music that drives you crazy: Opera (sadly)
Last best thing you ate: Cider doughnuts
Last thing you regret eating: Some waxy wrap thing with shredded carrots
The last thing you ordered online: A catio for Wiley Bob so he can safely go out in the sunshine
The last thing you regret buying: A wool winter coat that’s itchy to look at and itchy to wear
Things you always put in your books: Humor
Things you never put in your books: Blood, guts, gore (at least so far)
Favorite places you’ve been: Sable Island, Thailand, Sweden
Places you never want to go to again: Retreats with yurts
Favorite books (or genre): Charlotte’s Web, Where the Crawdads Sing, The Marriages Between Zones Three, Four, and Five
Books you wouldn’t buy: Horror
Best thing you’ve ever done: Written books and stories and poems and articles
Biggest mistake: Going to the opera ties with joining a gym
The nicest thing a reader said to you: One reader posted a picture of themselves lounging in the sun reading Hung Out to Die. They captioned it “Perfect afternoon.”
The craziest thing a reader said to you: Some readers see sexual tension between two characters in Hung Out to Die. I just don’t see it.
Some real-life story that made it to one of your books: I can get up off the floor without using my hands. So can one of my characters.
Something in your story that readers think is about you, but it’s not: Love of coffee. I don’t drink caffeine.
About donalee:
donalee Moulton’s first mystery book Hung out to Die was published in 2023. A historical mystery, Conflagration!, was published in 2024. It won the 2024 Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense (Historical Fiction).
A short story “Swan Song” was one of 21 selected for publication in Cold Canadian Crime. It was shortlisted for an Award of Excellence. Other short stories have been published recently in After Dinner Conversation, The Antigonish Review, and Queen’s Quarterly. donalee’s short story “Troubled Water” was shortlisted for a 2024 Derringer Award and a 2024 Award of Excellence from the Crime Writers of Canada.
donalee is an award-winning freelance journalist. She has written articles for print and online publications across North America including The Globe and Mail, Chatelaine, Lawyer’s Daily, National Post, and Canadian Business.
As well, donalee is the author of The Thong Principle: Saying What You Mean and Meaning What You Say and co-authored the book, Celebrity Court Cases: Trials of the Rich and Famous.
Let’s Be Social:
Website: http://donaleemoulton.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/donaleemoultonauthor
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donaleemoulton/
Twitter: @donaleeMoulton
Instagram: donaleemoulton
