Juliet Blackwell
Author Interview - Juliet Blackwell
Author I draw inspiration from: There are so many! Elizabeth Peters, Barbara Kingsolver, Zadie Smith
Author Interview - Juliet Blackwell
Favorite place to read a book: A big comfy chair by the window, or the fireplace
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with: Harriet the Spy
Author Interview - Juliet Blackwell
The moment I knew I wanted to become an author: I’ve loved stories my whole life, reading and writing a few. But I didn’t take it seriously until I was in my late thirties, when I was working as a decorative painter in San Francisco. My sister and I used to trade books back and forth, and she was on a mystery kick. In the middle of the night I was working in an unoccupied mansion in Pacific Heights and wondered to myself why no one had written about someone doing my job
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook: Hardback, definitely, when I have the choice. The cost can be prohibitive, however, in which case I choose paperback. I listen to audiobooks when I paint or garden
The last book I read: Sarah’s Key
Author Interview - Juliet Blackwell
Pen & paper or computer: Copious notes/ideas/charts I do with pen and paper; all serious writing is done by computer
Book character I think I’d be best friends with: Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice
Author Interview - Juliet Blackwell
If I wasn’t an author, I’d be a: Painter or art restorer
Favorite decade in fashion history: To tell the truth, now! The freedom to wear comfortable clothes that allow women to move is a fairly modern phenomenon. When it comes to beauty, however, I favor the beaded, feathered creations from the 1920s flapper era.
Place I’d most like to travel: I am SO lucky in that I spend a lot of time in Europe, mostly France and Spain. But I’ve been wanting to go to Japan to do some research
My signature drink: Boulevardier (basically a Negroni made with whiskey in place of gin)
Favorite artist: Caravaggio
Juliet Blackwell is the pseudonym for the New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Carousel of Provence, Letters from Paris and The Paris Key. In addition to writing the beloved Witchcraft Mystery series and the Haunted Home Renovation series, she also co-authored the Agatha Award nominated Art Lover's Mystery series with her sister.
Visit her online at JulietBlackwell.net, Facebook.com/JulietBlackwellAuthor and @JulietBlackwell
Author Interview - Juliet Blackwell
