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" I wanted to be a literary writer, so I wrote story after story and sent them to 'The New Yorker.' "

Diane Mott Davidson

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" When I started to write culinary mysteries, I did it because nobody was doing it anymore. "

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" After I outlined 'Catering to Nobody,' I went and worked for a caterer. And the other thing I had to do was to talk to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department about how they investigated a crime. "

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" What one's goal should be is just to become a better writer and to tell different kinds of stories. "

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" I write in the morning - and then I'm always experimenting and tasting recipes for the books. "

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" In a mystery, the sleuth must be believably involved and emotionally invested in solving the crime. "

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" I told the caterer I'd work for nothing if he'd teach me about catering. I lasted one week full-time. It was exhausting. "

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" Catering is extremely demanding financially and physically. It's a business. "

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" When I make a recipe for the first time and it's fabulous, I know I'm in trouble because I don't know exactly what I did, and I can't replicate it. "

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" One thing that improved my cooking skills was being a poor student in California... If you don't have much money, you have to learn to cook. "

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" The main thing I look for in a recipe is taste, which is different from caterers and restaurants, who first ask 'How does it look?' "

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