Deborah Cox

I’m cautious in real life. The biggest chances I have taken were 1) quitting my job and going back to college at the age of 38 – two years before I sold my first novel, and 2) moving to New Orleans without a job in 2002. Or maybe it was moving back in 2011 after being away for six years since Katrina threw my life into chaos.

I wasn’t born in New Orleans, but this is where my heart wants to be, and as we know the heart wants what the heart wants.

So as I was saying, except for those big leaps and the fact that I live in a dangerous, mercurial, funky, amazing place, I’m pretty cautious.

While I yearn for adventure, I am too much of a worst case scenario thinker to actually take big risks. But that’s what I do in my writing. My novels and stories are all about people taking chances – often out of necessity. The difference is with the stories I write, no matter how bad things look, I have seen the ending and it is happy.

I can't remember a time when I wasn't writing or reading. I've wanted to be a writer since I was old enough to hold a pencil. I am also a very amateur photographer, professional sightseer, and I make a mean gumbo!