How Spy I Am (50 page)
Authors: Diane Henders
Tags: #thriller, #suspense, #espionage, #science fiction, #canadian, #technological, #hardboiled, #women sleuths, #calgary
“I…” I stared at him
helplessly. A truth. But not the truth he thought it was.
“Aydan, it’s all
right.” He gathered me gently into his arms. “Lie to me if you need
to. I understand. We’re spies.”
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About Me
By profession, I’m a
technical writer, computer geek, and ex-interior designer. I’m good
at two out of three of these things. I had the sense to quit the
one I sucked at.
To deal with my
mid-life crisis, I also write adventure novels featuring a
middle-aged female protagonist. And I kickbox.
This seemed more
productive than indulging in more typical mid-life crisis
activities like getting a divorce, buying a Harley Crossbones, and
cruising across the country picking up men in sleazy bars.
Especially since it’s winter most of the months of the year
here.
It’s much more
comfortable to sit at my computer. And hell, Harleys are expensive.
Come to think of it, so are beer and gasoline.
Oh, and I still love
my husband. There’s that. So I’ll stick with the writing.
Diane Henders
People frequently ask
if my protagonist, Aydan Kelly, is really me.
Yeah, you got me.
These novels are an autobiography of my secret life as a government
agent, working with highly-classified computer technology… Oh,
wait, what’s that? You want the
truth
? Um, you do realize
fiction writers get paid to lie, don’t you?
…well, shit, that’s
not nearly as much fun. It’s also a long story.
I swore I’d never
write fiction. “Too personal,” I said. “People read novels and
automatically assume the author is talking about him/herself.”
Well, apparently I
lied about the fiction-writing part. One day a story sprang into my
head and wouldn’t leave. The only way to get it out was to write it
down. So I did.
But when I wrote that
first book, I never intended to show it to anyone, so I created a
character that looked like me just to thumb my nose at the
stereotype. I’ve always had a defective sense of humour, and this
time it turned around and bit me in the ass.
Because after I’d
written the third novel, I realized I actually wanted other people
to read my books. And when I went back to change my main character
to
not
look like me, my beta readers wouldn’t let me. They
rose up against me and said, “No! Aydan is a tall woman with long
red hair and brown eyes. End of discussion!”
Jeez, no wonder
readers get the idea that authors write about themselves. So no,
I’m not Aydan Kelly. I just look like her.
