Carlene O'Connor | The Irish Village Mystery Series, Writing Different Types of Mysteries, Exciting News, & Her Creative Process

Hello Readers! I had the honor of speaking with Carlene O'Connor during the San Diego Bouchercon. During our conversation, we discussed writing darker mysteries versus uplifting cozy mysteries, creating different series, visiting Ireland, creating a veterinarian protagonist, reading psychological thrillers for fun, Agatha Christie, Jessica Fletcher, writing likable protagonists, & lots more! 

 

This Interview is Also Available as Individual YouTube Videos

Interview Part One: https://youtube.com/watch?v=H7NtxARON3A

Interview Part Two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU4Qw0HPlo8 

Interview Part Three: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc8OEkPfstQ 

 

Conversation Topics Include:

💛 Visiting Ireland

💛 Writing Irish Slang

💛 Creating "Big Enough" Problems for Your Characters

💛 Writing Different Subgenres

💛 Darker Mysteries

💛 Word Count Goals

💛 Sneaking Clues Into the Story

💛 Writing TWO Books a Year

💛 Kensington Cozies

💛 Audiobooks

💛 Men Reading Cozy Mysteries

💛 RL Stine

 

✨ ABOUT CARLENE ✨

Carlene O’Connor is the USA Today bestselling author of The Irish Village Mysteries, Home to Ireland Mysteries, and the new County Kerry Mystery series. Her mysteries have been translated into German, Estonia, and UK markets thus far and the Irish Village Mysteries have been optioned for television. Readers are encouraged to get in touch via Facebook, Goodreads, Book Bub, or through the contact form on CarleneOConnor.net. An admitted wanderer, Carlene spends as much time in Ireland as possible while currently residing in California and Chicago. Carlene's Website: https://carleneoconnor.net/ 

 

✨ MURDER IN AN IRISH VILLAGE ✨

In the small village of Kilbane, County Cork, Ireland, Naomi’s Bistro has always been a warm and welcoming spot to visit with neighbors, enjoy some brown bread and tea, and get the local gossip. Nowadays twenty-two-year-old Siobhán O’Sullivan runs the family bistro named for her mother, along with her five siblings, after the death of their parents in a car crash almost a year ago. It’s been a rough year for the O’Sullivans, but it’s about to get rougher. One morning, as they’re opening the bistro, they discover a man seated at a table, dressed in a suit as if for his own funeral, a pair of hot pink barber scissors protruding from his chest. With the local garda suspecting the O’Sullivans and their business in danger of being shunned—murder tends to spoil the appetite—it’s up to feisty redheaded Siobhán to solve the crime and save her beloved brood.

https://carleneoconnor.net/murder-in-an-irish-village/ 

 

 

Where to Find Angela: linktr.ee/angelamariahart

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Where to Find The Cozy Mystery Book Club: https://linktr.ee/cozymysteryclub 

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