When I started to write culinary mysteries, I did it because nobody was doing it anymore. Diane Mott Davidson More Quotes by Diane Mott Davidson More Quotes From Diane Mott Davidson I like cream cheese in just about anything. Diane Mott Davidson cream-cheesecreamcheese After I outlined 'Catering to Nobody,' I went and worked for a caterer. And the other thing I had to do was to talk to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department about how they investigated a crime. Diane Mott Davidson cateringsheriffscrime I wanted to be a literary writer, so I wrote story after story and sent them to 'The New Yorker.' Diane Mott Davidson new-yorkersstorieswanted One thing that improved my cooking skills was being a poor student in California... If you don't have much money, you have to learn to cook. Diane Mott Davidson californiacookingskills What one's goal should be is just to become a better writer and to tell different kinds of stories. Diane Mott Davidson differentgoalstories I told the caterer I'd work for nothing if he'd teach me about catering. I lasted one week full-time. It was exhausting. Diane Mott Davidson cateringteachweek In a mystery, the sleuth must be believably involved and emotionally invested in solving the crime. Diane Mott Davidson involvedcrimemystery I'm always astonished to see how badly people can behave when they think no one is noticing. Diane Mott Davidson behavepeoplethinking Catering is extremely demanding financially and physically. It's a business. Diane Mott Davidson catering Writing is work and cooking is relaxing. Diane Mott Davidson cookingwriting The main thing I look for in a recipe is taste, which is different from caterers and restaurants, who first ask 'How does it look?' Diane Mott Davidson howlookdifferenttaste When I make a recipe for the first time and it's fabulous, I know I'm in trouble because I don't know exactly what I did, and I can't replicate it. Diane Mott Davidson knowtroublefirst-timetime The thing is, if you make best-sellerdom your goal, you're going to be in trouble. It's a very nice thing to have happen, but if one makes that a goal like, say, a literary writer has the goal of getting the Pulitzer Prize, that's so unpredictable. Diane Mott Davidson youryounicetrouble I write in the morning - and then I'm always experimenting and tasting recipes for the books. Diane Mott Davidson bookswritealwaysmorning
