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V. M. Burns
VM Burns is the Agatha Award-nominated author of screenplays, children's books, and cozy mysteries, including the Baker Street Mysteries, the Mystery Bookshop series, the Dog Club Mysteries, and the RJ Franklin Mysteries. Born and raised in South Bend, Indiana, she currently resides in Georgia just outside Chattanooga with her poodles. She is a member of Mystery Writers of America and a lifetime member of Sisters in Crime. She can be found online at VMBurns.com. Her latest book is Murder on Tour, now available from Kensington Books.
Relating to Diverse Characters: The Common Denominator
Unless you're reading an autobiographical novel, you won't find a character exactly like you. But as humans, there are shared experiences that unite us.
Now, More Than Ever, Is the Time for 'Escapist Fiction'
The need for escape over the past year has blurred the lines of an already hazy demarcation between literature and genre fiction.
