Marilyn's Musings

 I had the privilege of interviewing Leigh and here is what was asked and answered. When did you first know you wanted to be a writer? There was never any Grand Plan for me to become an author. A few years ago I had an idea for a story, began to write it down, and found I couldn't stop writing. I was hooked, and have rarely gone a day without writing since then. My whole career as an author evolved from that one idea, that one flash of inspiration. I wrote compulsively in my spare time for six weeks, until the story had written itself out. What was your journey to being published like? Once that first manuscript was finished, I realised I had actually written a book! With no expectations of hearing back, I sent out the manuscript to a publishing imprint that specialises in crime fiction. Two weeks later they telephoned me to express interest, and invited me to a meeting. Six weeks after that, we were signing a contract for a three book deal for a crime...