Muriel Ellis Pritchett, an award-winning Georgia author, has written four fiction books about feisty, older women who have been wronged and have to pull themselves out of the muck. But she has also written one YA paranormal and one MG adventure story, Drowning Days, which was released in March.

When Muriel retired after a long career in journalism and communications, her doctor told her she needed a hobby. She followed her doctor’s advice. . .