1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Bernadette Pajer had returned to the University of Washington, intent on completing a degree in engineering. And then the life story of the soon-to-be mystery/crime writer took its own plot twist. Pajer turned her focus toward culture, literature and the arts and completed a Creative Writing Certificate at the UW. From there, Pajer began building on what she knew, which spawned the Profesor Bradshaw Mysteries series. &quot;I don't even remember when I started that (first) book),&quot; Bradshaw says. The series focuses on a UW professor of electrical engineering named Prof. Bradshaw. Through the course of four books to date. Bradshaw is drawn through intrigue, mystery and crimes, all on a foundation of science and engineering. &quot;I just dove in and a funny thing ... when I received the letter from Poisoned Pen Press that they wanted to publish A Spark of Death, I was both elated and terrified,&quot; Pajer says. &quot;I'm not an electrical engineer.&quot; While Pajer had done extensive research, she contacted William &amp;nbsp;Beaty, a research engineer at the UW. &quot;He vetted the book,&quot; Pajer says. &quot;Fortunately, I'd essentially got it right, although Bill made a few tweaks.&quot; The other interesting thing about Pajer's series, she set it in the early 2oth Century. &quot;I've always been fascinated with this time period,&quot; Pajer says. &quot;We went from horse and buggy, and within one generation, to astronauts in space.&quot; Pajer shares that her interest in science has, perhaps counterintuitively, put the Professor Bradshaw series on hold for the time being. Pajer is a board member of the group Informed Choice of Washington, which is taking up most of her free time. According to their website, the group advocates for &quot;vaccine policy reform based on scientific integrity and individual health needs, to promote education about healthy immunity, and to protect informed consent and medical freedom in Washington State.&quot; Episode length: 51:58 Episode links Bernadette Pajer books William Beaty Informed Choice Washington Check It Out! https://podcast.sno-isle.org/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/11670980/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/505b33/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/60792503