Interview with Author B. Berry
1. Tell the group a little bit about your most recent book. What inspired you to write your most recent book? I love to write murder mysteries and I’ve always been interested in the Civil Rights Movement, having lived during that time. I wanted to write a fiction novel that would be both a historical novel and a murder mystery. Writing Clothesline Blues allowed me to go back to the Civil Rights Movement while creating a murder mystery. 2. What do you find challenging with marketing your book? THE MARKETING MONSTER!! Marketing is tedious, at least to me it is. I realize it has to be done and it’s a large part of keeping your work alive, but for me, it turns my passion into a job. I do it because I must! Marketing can be very expensive as well. But I realized after time, through networking, I was able to make a few long-standing connections and build a working rapport with others in the marketing bu