
Sherrie Todd-Beshore

Book1 Mosquito Creek Inn
Sherrie Todd-Beshore
The Crow Child
Sherrie Todd-BeshoreOrphaned at three and growing up on a small farm with his grandfather 13-year-old Elijah Clearwater is also growing up with Cystic Fibrosis. He's the shortest in his class and dealing with a school bully - so - perhaps the least likely superhero ever or perhaps an ancient legend is coming true through him...
About
As a former journalist one of the fun aspects for me writing mystery-suspense fiction [for adults & young teen] is that I no longer need to ''write-to-space'' - with a manuscript I can simply add another page if I need to...keeping in mind I don't want to put my readers to sleep. But after fourteen years and 18 published books - I'm still having fun merging fact with my fiction plots. Though research can make writing more of a challenge when it 'fits' that's exciting, so a richer story for readers...
Inside the Mind - Sherrie Todd-Beshore

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Can you tell us a little about yourself and how you started writing children’s books?
Well, I discovered the 12-year-old in me still ''lives'' so that helps and since ''The Hardy Boys'' and ''Nancy Drew'' were some of my favorite mysteries as a kid I figured kids today should have that same opportunity.
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What inspired your first story, and what inspires you now?
Curiosity...what if...then what... The Mosquito Creek Detective Club began as an adult mystery based on a young schoolteacher and her first job in a smalltown, but only the characters of seven kids in her class came to me, so I went with it...
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