Nancy Pickard: From Project Runway To The Walking Dead

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Abolishing the stigma surrounding female mystery writers, the award-winning contemporary author Nancy Pickard left her mark on the entirety of the mystery genre. She entered this world on September 19, 1945, in Kansas City, Missouri. Throughout her childhood, Ms. Pickard is reported to have grown up in a closely-knit church. She resided in various suburban communities in her young adulthood, similar to the small town setting she frequently writes. In high school, Ms. Pickard enjoyed writing short stories, and sometimes went as far as to submit them to the school newspaper. In an interview with Hank Phillippi Ryan, she explained that she was fascinated with the American Revolution, stating, “that’s my favorite period of American history” (Ryan). Additionally, when questioned about hobbies, Ms. Pickard claimed to partake in none, excluding watching television. She enjoys a diverse selection of programs, ranging from Project Runway to The Walking Dead. Not only did Ms. Pickard’s background affect her writing, her schooling and prior careers played an influential part. …show more content…

Similar to the church where she was raised, the elementary and high school she attended possessed students extremely familiar with each other. Later, she enrolled in the Missouri School of Journalism, where she recognized miniscule amounts of people. In 1967, Ms. Pickard graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in journalism. Directly out of college, she established work with The Squire, a newspaper based in her town of birth, Kansas City, Missouri. There, she acted as both a reporter and an editor. Two years later, Ms. Pickard was hired by Western Auto, an automobile part retail chain, where she was a writer and supervisor for three years. After she resigned from Western Auto, Ms. Pickard turned to writing, and discovered her true

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