Anytime, especially n-o-w, is an excellent time to start something! In 2001, when Mike Befeler was 56, he set out to become a novelist. Since then, he’s authored 17!!!! books, including mysteries, a thriller, and a biography of a World War II veteran!
In this post for Happiness Between Tails, Mike discussed geezer-lit. Here he explains the ones he’s written that interlace the paranormal…

“Writing Paranormal Geezer-Lit Mysteries” by Mike Befeler
Most of my published books are geezer-lit mysteries, featuring older characters. A number of years ago, my agent suggested I consider writing a paranormal mystery. I read several and decided I would give it a shot. The result was The V V Agency, a paranormal private investigator mystery that introduced a new type of shape-shifter called a transvictus.
Then I decided to blend a paranormal mystery with older characters, and The Back Wing was born…
A normal person ends up in the back wing of a retirement home with aging witches, vampires, werewolves, and shape-shifters. And don’t believe the myth that vampires don’t age. They get older, move into retirement homes, lose their teeth, and gum people on the throat.
Needless to say, I enjoy writing humor with quirky characters. The sequel, The Front Wing, will be published this month.
I love stories where older characters aren’t merely life-savants who are sentenced to die by the end of the tale. What do you think about how older characters are usually treated in fiction?
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I love paranormal fiction and this is a great new twist!
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glad you liked it, Emily 🙂
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This sounds great, although I don’t read paranormal even fiction because my life is one long continuous string of true life encounters- I will pass this on to others! Fantastic blog!
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Great 🙂
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Great review and post. Seventeen books, wow!
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