Barbara Barrett

Linda Hengerer talks with author Barbara Barrett.

To avoid a midlife crisis, Barbara Barrett wrote fiction at night while still employed in human resources for Iowa State Government. After releasing eleven full-length romance novels and two novellas, she turned to the cozy mystery genre, having discovered it years before when pregnant with her first child. She used one of her retirement pastimes, the game of mah jongg, as her inspiration. Her next book, Courtesy Call, to be released August 31, 2021, is the ninth in the Mah Jongg Mysteries series and is available now. Barbara spends her winters in Florida and summers in her home state of Iowa.

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Courtesy Call - available now!

Get to know Barbara - The Tart Words Baker's Dozen:

1.   Plotter or Pantser? Combo?  Combo

2.   Tea or Coffee?  Coffee  (More like Diet Coke or Water)

3.   Beer, Wine, or Cocktails?  Wine

4.   Snacks: Sweet or Savory?   Sweet

5.   Indie Published, Traditionally Published, or Hybrid?  Hybrid

6.   Strict Writing Schedule: Yes or No  No

7.    Strictly Computer or Mix It Up? Strictly computer

8.    Daily Goal: Yes or No   No

9.    Formal Track Progress: Yes or no  No

10.  Special Writing Spot?  Yes

11.   Writer’s Block?  Not often

12.   File of Ideas: Yes or No  Just in my head

13.   Favorite Author(s)?   Lucy Lakestone, Mary Lee Ashford, Sparkle Abbey, Ellery Adams