I decided that if I want to write about a female hero in the 1920s, I'm going to have to give her all the advantages I can because she has serious disadvantages in being a woman. I wasn't going to have her cowed or overawed by class, so she had to be titled. Kerry Greenwood 1920sadvantageclass share on social
Sometimes it's hard to start, but once it gets going, once you reach the tipping point - usually between chapter seven and nine - then it's like hanging onto a large snowball as it hurtles downhill. Kerry Greenwood chapterdownhillhang Change image and share on social
There's something magical about the idea that you can write something down and someone else can read it. I'm still mildly agog about that. Kerry Greenwood agogideamagical Change image and share on social
I used to tell my three younger siblings stories because that was my household chore, and I told long stories in installments because it was easier and more fun than making up a new story every night. I loved it. Kerry Greenwood choreeasyfun share on social
I remember talking to John Mortimer, and he said he was relying on Rumpole to keep him in his old age; well, I'm doing the same with Phryne - she's my mainstay. Kerry Greenwood agejohnmainstay Change image and share on social
I have been reading crime books ever since I was a child, but I had never tried to write one. Kerry Greenwood bookchildcrime Change image and share on social
Unanswered questions make my head itch. Kerry Greenwood headitchmake Change image and share on social
I don't steal stories. If I'm a plagiarist, so is Hitchcock. And Tolkien. And Shakespeare. Kerry Greenwood hitchcockplagiaristshakespeare Change image and share on social
I research every possible bit of information I can find. Then I use about a tenth of it. But I have to know all the information first; otherwise, I'm not going to convince myself, and if I can't convince myself, then I'm not going to convince the reader. Kerry Greenwood biteconvincefind share on social
I'm a duty solicitor, so I can't fix someone's life; all I can do is fix the problem I've got in front of my eyes. Kerry Greenwood dutyeyefix Change image and share on social
