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'Don't Get Mad, Get Even,' Suggests Barb Goffman


An Interview with Barb Goffman, author of Don’t Get Mad, Get Even

 
When
I think “short stories,” the name that comes to mind most often is “Barb
Goffman.” Barb has been nominated for the Agatha Award five times, and the
Anthony and Macavity awards twice each.
Recently,
she agreed to answer some of my questions about her work.
1     Barb, how did you get started writing short stories?
It was early 2004. I’d been working on a novel,
and I saw a call for stories for Chesapeake
Crimes II
from my local chapter of Sisters in Crime. I’d never written a
mystery short story before