By A. Catherine Noon On Dec 13 2012, 9:00 am

Endings are hard. It means the fun stuff is over and we leave the world of Story. If we are writers, it means the editing begins. As a reader, it means the spell is ended and we are bereft.

For me as an author, the natural answer is to create series to play in, where I can romp in the world I’ve made and see where threads take me. I don’t remember the first series I ever read, but I know the first prolific author I found was Phyllis Whitney, one of my superheroes of writing. She lived to a ripe old age, too, which inspires me on its own. She wrote many kinds of stories but I loved best the mysteries she wrote for a young adult audience. Many “young adult” books talk down to younger people, but not Ms. Whitney’s books. Filled with misfits and smart young women in all times and places, I romped along with them to solve mysteries from shore to shore. I think some of my love of travel kindled from these books. Read more…

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