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 Mike’s sense of humor. I found his blog and his books last year when I was teaching creative writing classes to those over the age of 50. And I introduced them to Mike’s writings. He’s wonderful!
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Indeed he is 🙂
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I really like the idea of older folks inhabiting the cloak of the Main Character. Good for Befeler for understanding us seniors and our continuing contributions to life – and to starring roles. Thanks for featuring this author.
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Glad you enjoyed, Sharon – so good to hear from you – hope all is well with you 🙂
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Well and busy – if fixing a very old house with innumerable problems is well and busy. LOL
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17 books is a tremendous achievement at any age. Well done Mike.
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nice review
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da-AL, Thank you for kindly including me in your blog.
Mike Befeler
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My pleasure, Mike, as well as that of my readers, as you can see 🙂
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Intelligent
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