Most everyone can relate to my characters because everyone has at least a little intuition. From that first book, I found that I had a natural predilection for describing how intuition actually functions, both physically and mentally, and I think that's been the key to my success.
I wanted a character that had credibility and believability when it came to solving crime, and because I was already a practicing psychic intuitive of several years, it seemed like the perfect fit. I'm a firm believer in the idea of "write what you know." When I first began my career as a novelist, I knew I really wanted to write mysteries, and I knew that I needed an amateur sleuth who could fit naturally into the crime-solving world. How did this become an influence in your life and what made you decide to feature it so prominently in your work?
Many of your books feature a main character who has psychic abilities. Still, I do absolutely love both genres, and it would be hard to think of giving them up for good. It's difficult to maintain a "younger" mindset for three hundred plus pages, and I always find myself a little more exhausted at the end of YA or middle-grade novel. When I write for a younger audience, I have to put myself in the mind of a twelve-year-old to sixteen-year-old and that can be challenging. That's a terrific question! Personally, I think that writing for adults is much easier than writing for the YA or middle-grade genre. Do you find writing for any particular audience is easier than others? You’ve written over 30 books for teens and kids, but also for adults. Holliday of the Ghost Hunter series, use their psychic gifts to gain insight and solve mysteries. We interviewed Victoria ahead of her Meet the Author event on Februand asked her about her writing, her experiences as a psychic, and the role libraries play in her life. Her characters, like Abigail Cooper from the Psychic Eye series and M. Her works of fiction for teens, kids, and adults are filled with mystery, suspense and the supernatural. Victoria Laurie is a New York Times bestselling author and professional psychic.
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