ABOUT MY WRITING

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Here’s a bit about me and my writing journey.

I’m Katy Leen and I write what I like to call Blanc Mysteries.

Blanc Mysteries are my twist on Noirs.

Probably you’ve heard about the Noir Mystery—a term attributed to a French film critic around the mid 1940s to describe the slew of dark, moody, and downbeat suspense stories of the time that explored themes like moral ambiguity, rampant distrust, and costly betrayal. The stories’ heroes were usually male, and often hard-boiled detectives, with gruff exteriors and conflicted interiors. And their female counterparts were Femmes Fatales who lured them in with their lusty ways.

But wait, I thought, what about upbeat suspense stories with savvy female leads?

What do we call light, fun mysteries that explore themes of moral justice, blind faith, and loyal determination with soft-boiled heroines who have curvy exteriors and steadfast interiors—and male counterparts who lure them in with their lustful ways?

Enter the “Blanc Mystery.”

I coined the Blanc Mystery because, hey why not? It’s the perfect term for my series featuring Lora Weaver. Lora is forever searching for the light in the darkness and refuses to believe there isn’t a bright side to everything in life. Sometimes she has to sidestep a few puddles to find it, but she does. Eventually.

So if you’re in the mood for a fun romp with a splash of romance and witty banter, pull up a chair and crack open a Lora Weaver Blanc mystery. While Noir may be classic, Blanc definitely has more fun;)

 

Author Katy Leen

About ME

I wrote my first series when I was around six or seven years old. It starred a vivacious woman in her early twenties striking out on her own with a college degree under one arm and a dog under the other. Figuratively speaking, that is.

I know because I also illustrated the stories. Having limited vocabulary and even more limited spelling ability, I relied on my images to convey much of the stories. Which was unfortunate because I couldn’t draw well. And the only way I felt I could competently draw the female human form was in profile with her hair in a bun. In my mind’s eye, the drawing of my main character looked like a young Brigitte Bardot with her hair in a tousled upsweep. In reality, she more closely resembled Miss Grundy from the Archie comics.

These days I spend much of my time playing with words. The rest of the time, I’m doing mom stuff or hanging out with my hubby and pets.

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MORE FROM ME

Fun interview with me at Writers Who Kill blog that came out early on in the Lora Weaver series.

My thoughts on creating a cozy book nook over at the Redfin home site. Was happy to be included in this roundup from bookish sorts.