Jonathan from Vienna, VA: In what other books do Griffin Powell and Sanders appear?
Beverly Barton: Griffin Powell makes his first major appearance in AS GOOD AS DEAD, then he shows up again, along with Sanders, in KILLING HER SOFTLY and CLOSE ENOUGH TO KILL. Judy from Higley, AZ: When you write, do you have the plot determined in its entirety and then flesh it out, or do you have a more general outline, and then have the writing of the story dictate where you go with it? Beverly Barton: I create what I refer to as a “skeleton plot,” and I always do this in pencil because I know I’ll be making numerous changes along the way. I need to know who the killer is, who my hero and heroine are, and the basic storyline before I write the book. But the characters evolve as I’m writing about them and getting to know them, and they dictate where the story goes from one chapter to the next.
