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Mary Higgins Clark

In this 1984 interview, Don Swaim talks with Mary Higgins Clark about the movie making process, and her role in the film version of Where Are the Children. Mary Higgins Clark began as a short story writer, and later wrote her first novel, Aspire to the Heavens, about George Washington. The novel was poorly received due to confusion with the title, but she proved to herself that she could write a full length novel. Following this, she found her niche in the suspense genre, which she continues to write today.

Listen to the Mary Higgins Clark interview with Don Swaim, December 3, 1984
(28 min. 17 sec.)

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The #1 best-selling author, Mary Higgins Clark, talks about her busy life in this 1987 interview. She ponders putting all of her novellas into a book someday, and explains why she thinks people like to read murder-mysteries. She discusses her involvement with American Mystery writers, her love for acting as well as the dangers in becoming a "writer for hire."

Listen to the Mary Higgins Clark interview with Don Swaim, July 21, 1987

(22 min. 28 sec.)

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In this 1989 interview, Mary Higgins Clark talks about the differences between suspense and mystery books as well as other genres. She feels her stories are like a roller coaster of emotion, and her readers love suspense books for that reason. Later in the interview, Don Swaim asks her for tips for novice writers and advice about writing a first book.

Listen to the Mary Higgins Clark interview with Don Swaim, June 1, 1989
(22 min. 54 sec.)

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For many years most of the best writers of the English language found their way to Don Swaim's CBS Radio studio in New York. Wired for Books is proud to webcast these interviews in RealAudio.

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