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Margaret Millmore

Margaret Millmore lives on a quaint island in the Puget Sound, Washington with her husband and two cantankerous alarm clocks (better known as cats, who are apparently starving to death at 5 a.m. every single darn morning…).

Her first published works were flash fiction, which were featured on Bay Area artist, Kenny Mencher’s blog, The Welcome Home and Untitled – Luke N. Goode.

In 2011 she published her first full length novel, since then she’s published a three book series, another novel and her current series (via Creativia Publishing) What Haunts Me (Ghost Killer Book 1) and The Edge of the Cemetery (Ghost Killer Book 2), which was awarded the August 2016 Book of the Month award by Long and Short Reviews. She’s currently working on book 3 in the series, which incorporates an epic journey taken by her grandfather in 1915, she hopes to have it published by early 2018. The majority of her books are set in San Francisco where she lived—previous to island life—for over 26 years.
Margaret’s preferred writing genre is supernatural fiction, with the exception of her time-travel novel, The Dragonfly Door.

All her books can be found on her website and her Amazon Author page:
http://www.margaretmillmore.com/
http://www.amazon.com/Margaret-Millmore/e/B005ME8QTQ

Additional links to follow:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Author-Margaret-A-Millmore/228435017205214
https://twitter.com/MMillmore
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5157106.Margaret_A_Millmore

IN THE AUTHOR’S WORDS

Author interview

Interview submitted 8 June 2022.

What inspired you to start writing?

I've always loved reading, and as a youngster, I briefly thought it would be fun to be a writer. But life has a way of taking you in all sorts of different directions. After a successful career in the real estate industry, I found myself wanting more and resigned. It was then that I needed to examine what I wanted to do going forward. My wonderful husband suggested that I do whatever I wanted, and I decided to try my had at writing a novel.

Who are some of your favorite authors and books?

I'd have to say that the Chronicles of Narnia are still my favorite books, I've read them at least 7 times...However, Ray Bradbury, Edgar Allan Poe, Dean Koontz and Stephen King were great favorites growing up. Today I read (almost exclusively) small press authors like Nick Russell, Wayne Zurl, and many more.

What would you like to tell readers who have just discovered your books, but haven't read one yet?

I've written 8 books total, but my favorites are the most recent Ghost Killer series. I loved writing them, and I love that others are enjoying them.

Who is the favorite character you created, and how did they come into being?

Its Phil James from the Ghost Killer series. When I was writing the book, my husband showed me an article about a ghost tour (walking tour) in San Francisco (where we lived and where the books are based). We took the tour; it was fun and fascinating and more importantly the tour guide/owner was a wonderfully eccentric man. I knew I had to base a character on him, and as it turned out, he became an integral part of the stories and one of the main characters.

What are your future plans as a writer?

After book 3 in the Ghost Killer series was finished, I was a bit burned out, so I decided to try a new writing project, a blog about my new home on Bainbridge Island, Washington (The Island Wanderer Blog). I've been doing that for the last 3+ years now, but I'm anxious to get back to the ghost killers, perhaps they'll be moving north to Washington.