Hopefully she didn’t specialize in growing funeral flowers. Kathleen Klein is an avid gardener actually, she got a degree in Landscape Design and turned that into mystery entitled THE DEADLY GARDEN TOUR. Her novels are centered around a cooking school and the protagonist is as culinary-challenged as I am. Miranda Bloom has a hobby that I can’t even comprehend-cooking. At least you get free drinks at the card table. Looks like that hobby is not only expensive, but deadly. The first, DEATH ON THE FLOP, features a young woman who is forced to learn Texas Hold ‘Em. Jackie Chance, for example, is writing a poker mystery series. My authors must have experienced strange moments with their hobbies, because I represent a whole slew of deadly hobbyists. (How did the author come up with the plotline, what prompted the editor to buy the book, how is the book performing in the marketplace?) You get the picture.

I do read for pleasure, but I’m constantly turning that into work as well. I followed the rule “do what you love.” What this means, however, is that my hobby has become a full time job and whenever I read, it’s usually for work. My constant hobby has always been reading, which is one of the many reasons I became an agent. Maybe this hobby *is* deadly, or at the very least uncomfortable! J But petsitting, doll collecting, scrapbooking, quilting and needlework? Actually, perhaps you *are* on to something! I’ve been totally addicted to HGTV for a couple of years now and through home improvements, we’ve survived cuts and bruises, visits to the emergency room, and just this afternoon, aching backs from painting the living room. Who knew that hobbies could be deadly? Well, maybe, when you think of hang gliding, mountain climbing, or bungee jumping. Thanks so much for inviting me as a guest blogger on KILLER HOBBIES.

Sit, Stay, Slay by Linda O. Johnston