Interview with Crime and Suspense Writer Wendy Hewlett: S. 6, Ep. 8

Debbi Mack interviews crime and suspense writer Wendy Hewlett on the Crime Cafe podcast. For your podcasting needs, I use and recommend Blubrry Podcasting. We did it again! This week, there’s a transcription of the show notes. Click here to download a copy in PDF. Debbi (00:00): Hi, everyone. My guest today writes crime fiction with a hint of romance and strong female characters. So, all right. I like that. She's held a number of interesting jobs, which seems to be a trait among many writers that I know. She also has degrees in creative writing, forensic sciences, law, and security, to name a few. She has also pursued her lifelong dream of living in Edinburgh, Scotland, which is a really cool place. My guest today is crime writer, Wendy Hewlett. Hi Wendy. Thanks for being here today. Wendy (01:32): Hi, Debbi. Thanks for having me. Debbi (01:35): It's a pleasure. Believe me. You have two series as well as the book you're giving away Ailey of Skye. Is that how you pronounce it? Wendy (01:47): Yeah. Yeah. Debbi (01:49): It's short for Aileen then. Is it? Wendy (01:52): Yeah, it is. Debbi (01:53): I like that. It's my sister's middle name, and I just started the first in the Taylor Sinclair series, Saving Grace. She's a very interesting protagonist. Can you tell us more about the series and about Taylor Sinclair? Wendy (02:08): Sure. All of my characters that I write are very strong women and they become that way from the hardships that they have been through in their lives. And, and Taylor has been through probably more than most and, and of course that involves PTSD and, and overcoming that. So she's got a lot of issues and she spent most of her life living on the streets of Toronto and the first book in the series Saving Grace is her story of coming off the streets and the people that help her to do that who become very close friends, a close-knit group of three women. Debbi (03:01): Yes. Yes. What inspired you to write your first novel? Wendy (03:07): When I was in high