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Selma Eichler
I grew up in New Jersey and attended Upsala College in East
Orange, graduating with a BA in English. It was a degree
that prepared me for . . . not much of anything. A few years
later I moved to New York, and after a variety of pretty
uninteresting jobs, I finally wound up as a copywriter with
an advertising agency. This is where—if you're even a
little cynical—you might say I got my training for
writing fiction.
I went on to work for agencies of every conceivable size
before eventually getting the dreaded pink slip. But that
was okay. By this time I had acquired some valuable
contacts, and I was able to do quite well as a freelance
writer. Actually, it was one of my freelance jobs that led
me to create my first mystery.
Now, I've always been a dedicated mystery fan. (I've read
every Agatha Christie ever published at least twice.) But I
had no desire to try my hand at writing one of those things
myself. What I did do, though, was to prepare a seven-page
synopsis that I planned to submit as a suggested plot line
for an episode of Murder She Wrote. This initiative
having been inspired by a friend, who assured me she had
connections at CBS-TV and that she'd see that my synopsis
got to the right people.
Well, a couple of days later I mentioned my intention to an
account executive at one of the freelance agencies I worked
for. She asked why I didn't just develop the story myself. I
told her in no uncertain terms that I really didn't have the
time to write an entire book. I can quote her response
verbatim: "You're just plain lazy!"
Understandably, this made me mad—because she was right.
So for spite, that night I sat down at the word processor (I
didn't even have a computer yet) and began the mystery that
would eventually be titled Murder Can Kill Your Social
Life. . . .
This was fourteen books ago.
Books:
 Murder Can Crash Your Party, May 2008
Murder Can Depress Your Dachshund, February 2007
Murder Can Run Your Stockings, February 2006
Murder Can Mess up Your Mascara, February 2005
Murder Can Botch Up Your Birthday, March 2004
Murder Can Singe Your Old Flame, May 2003
Murder Can Ruin Your Looks, April 2003
Murder Can Rain on Your Shower, March 2003
Murder Can Cool Off Your Affair, March 2002
  And the Dying is Easy, June 2001
Murder Can Upset Your Mother, March 2001
Murder Can Spoil Your Appetite, February 2000
Murder Can Spook Your Cat, January 1998
Murder Can Wreck Your Reunion, January 1997
Murder Can Stunt Your Growth, January 1996
Murder Can Kill Your Social Life, February 1995
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