How NY Times Bestselling Author Nina Simon Writes
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New York Times bestselling author Nina Simon spoke with us about her unconventional career path, low-overhead creative lifestyle, and her sophomore novel MY SISTER IS GOING TO KILL ME.
Nina Simon is the bestselling author of the hit novel Mother-Daughter Murder Night. A Reese’s Book Club pick and New York Times bestseller, Simon’s debut was an Anthony Award winner, an Indie Next pick, and a Best of 2023 selection for Barnes & Noble, Library Journal, and Amazon.
Her follow-up, My Sister Is Going to Kill Me, is described as a “family-centric, women-led whodunnit about two sisters who work together to find a killer as they raft down the rapids of the Grand Canyon.”
Nita Prose, #1 bestselling author of The Maid series, called the book "A high-octane thriller about two sisters who have to solve a murder ... or die trying. Propulsive and page-turning, this is armchair adventure at its best."
Before turning to fiction, Nina wore many hats: NASA engineer, slam poet, game designer, museum director, and nonprofit CEO.
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In this file Nina Simon, Milena, and I discussed:
Her pivot from “museum visionary” to crime fiction
The cancer diagnosis in her family that prompted her to write her debut novel
How she turned the natural splendor of the Grand Canyon into a locked-room mystery
Her writing process and living off the grid
Engineering a low-expense lifestyle to buy creative freedom
And a lot more!
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