Tuesday, July 15, 2008
NPR profiles local author Julie Smith
Posted by Kevin Allman on Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 2:44 AM
NPR continues the love for New Orleans artists. Today Morning Edition did a profile of writer Julie Smith, author of two locally-based mystery series, winner of the Mystery Writers' of America's Edgar Award, and owner of one of the finest pads overlooking Frenchmen Street. The piece also revealed that Julie is suffering from a syndrome that's affected more than a few locals...Katrina Writer's Block:
The city's most horrific flaw came to light almost three years ago, during Hurricane Katrina, when it was revealed that billions of dollars spent building levees to protect the city were for naught. The storm devastated the city — and the author. Smith's last novel was published a week before the storm hit the city. She hasn't published a book since."I've had people say to me: 'I always read mysteries before I got to a city because that's how I learn what's really going on there,' " says Smith. "I feel like that's my job, to tell what's really going on here. And until I figure out what's really going on here, I'm not sure how to write."
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Time to start writing Julie, dear. Use that mind of yours. There is enough in the news so that a writer could outdo Shakepeare. Yes got our book in the works. Now who will publish it. Get to work girl.
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