Nancy Gardner

, Female

United States

Profile Information:

Hometown:
Lexington,MA
About Me:
I write cozy mysteries set in Salem, Massachusetts. My short stories usually feature two homeless women as protagonists. I'm working on my first novel (have been for quite a while) and have the beginnings of an idea for a second one.
Belonging to Sisters-In-Crime/NE provides lots of support, as does attending the Cape Cod Writers Conference in the summer with my husband who also writes.
My daughter just provided me with my third granddaughter, my son recently married, and I am the caretaker for my mother who has Alzheimer's and is in a nursing home.
Since I began writing I've made lots of new friends who struggle as I do to get just the write words down on paper. My hobby is making jewelry.
Books And Authors I Like:
Linda Barnes, Heart of the World (and all things Carlotta)
Sue Grafton, A,B,C,etc. series
Chris Bohjalian, The Double Bind
Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
TV: The Daily Show, PBS Austen dramas, Heroes (though I didn't finish watching), Seinfeld, Monty Python, Fawlty Towers
Movies: Best in Show, Stranger Than Fiction, A Fish Called Wanda, A Mighty Wind, Fargo, Memento, Transamerica

Comment Wall:

  • Mary Saums

    Hi, Nancy! If you like those British comedies, you might like Black Books, about crazy people running a used bookstore. :)

    Apr 11, 2007

  • Bobbie Gosnell

    That's a great picture, Nancy.

    Apr 12, 2007

  • Lee Lofland

    Hi Nancy. I'll be speaking for the next NE SinC meeting on April 29. I hope to see you there.

    Apr 12, 2007

  • Evelyn David

    Welcome Nancy! I was intrigued by your protagonists - have you had their stories published?

    I was reading your list of favorites. I too would put Doris Kearns Goodwin on my list, as well as Best in Show. Then I laughed as I tried to figure out if there was a theme that would tie those two together??

    Evelyn

    Apr 13, 2007

  • Pari Noskin Taichert

    Oh, Nancy,
    You named some of my very favorite films. Alas, I didn't put them on my own list . . . . might have to revise it. Christopher Guest produces some of the most entertaining mockumentaries around.

    Apr 19, 2007

  • Nikki Leigh

    Using a dog as a main character was interesting and posed some unique problems, but I really like the finished product. It started out as a prize for a fundraising event I did for a local animal shelter. From there it grew to the first book in the series :) I had a bookstore owner request that the real Kristie, Nathan and Lilah have to visit the store to have their picture taken :) Should be a lot of fun :)

    NIkki Leigh

    Jun 11, 2007

  • Nancy Gardner

    Sounds like a winning event to me!!!

    Best regards,
    Nancy

    Jun 11, 2007

  • Paula R. Stiles

    Hi Nancy,

    Thanks for the comment on my page. Just dropping by to return the favor.

    And I'm with Mary. Black Books is a hoot!

    Jun 25, 2007