WOMEN IN HORROR MONTH 2024: AN INTERVIEW WITH LILA DENNING
Horror Writers Association
by J.W. Donley
16h ago
What inspired you to start reading?  I started reading at a young age thanks to Sesame Street and wanted to work with books and reading. I became a librarian after first getting a master's degree in religious studies. After changing my mind about seeking a Ph.D., I got a library science master's and started working in a library branch. Before graduate school, I worked as a manager in a bookstore and managed a comic book store so I have worked with books for a while. Currently, selecting adult fiction is among my responsibilities for my library system. What was it about the horror genre t ..read more
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Women in Horror Month 2024: An Interview with Sarah Walker
Horror Writers Association
by naching
16h ago
What inspired you to start writing? Temporal lobe epilepsy inspired me to begin to write. I have temporal lobe epilepsy and the specific kind I have gives me constant anxiety. Things like heartbeat acceleration for no reason, shaking, memory disorders, and unwanted images in my head, (kind of like dreaming) and my favorite, not recognizing places or familiar faces that I should. It is not a pleasant feeling. It is distracting. It is also frightening. For a time, it ran me. I wasn’t able to do much other than get pummeled by my own bleeding brain. But then something magnificent happened. I lea ..read more
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WOMEN IN HORROR MONTH 2024: AN INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS MARRS
Horror Writers Association
by J.W. Donley
3d ago
What inspired you to start writing? The magic of getting lost in a story. For a moment in time, whether two hours in a movie or days in a book, you are immersed in another life, experiencing their triumphs and losses, joy and sadness, courage and fear. As a kid, I wanted to live in stories forever, but I didn’t want them to end so I began to create stories of my own. What was it about the horror genre that drew you to it? Fun fact about me, horror wasn’t my first chosen genre, it was escapist fantasy... The post WOMEN IN HORROR MONTH 2024: AN INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS MARRS appeared first on Horro ..read more
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WOMEN IN HORROR MONTH 2024: AN INTERVIEW WITH JENNIFER BROZEK
Horror Writers Association
by J.W. Donley
3d ago
What inspired you to start writing? Once I started tabletop gaming, I started writing character stories. Then I started writing plotlines for games. Then I discovered I had other stories I wanted to tell. I’m not one of those people who “always” wanted to be a writer. I was more of a reader. It was a good way to decompress from my tech job. However, once I got the writing bug, I didn’t stop. I started being professionally published when I turned 31.  What was it about the horror genre that drew you to it? I vastly prefer supernatural horror over realistic horror. The post WOMEN IN HORROR ..read more
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Women in Horror Month 2024: An Interview with Melissa Pleckham
Horror Writers Association
by naching
5d ago
What inspired you to start writing?Ever since I learned to read, writing has been a part of my life. As an only child, I often needed solitary ways to entertain and amuse myself, and I think writing gave me an outlet for my imagination that was easy to indulge in while alone in my bedroom. Instead of acting out scenarios with other kids via toys or games, I would write them down on paper. All of this is far less sad than it sounds, by the way — I still cherish my alone time! What was it about the horror genre that drew you to it? I’ve always gravitated toward dark subject matter, even when I ..read more
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Women in Horror Month 2024: An Interview with Jennifer Brody
Horror Writers Association
by J.W. Donley
5d ago
What inspired you to start writing? Believe it or not—I didn’t know I was going to become a writer! I planned to be a film director, and that’s what I studied in college at Harvard. Growing up in a small town in Virginia in the 90s, we didn’t have access to the internet or information like we do now. Also, the “YA” explosion hadn’t hit yet. The books we read in school (largely by “white” men) didn’t resonate with me. I couldn’t see myself in them, or how I would write them. But I gravitated heavily to Anne Rice and Stephen King, who are massive influences. The post Women in Horror Month 2024 ..read more
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Women in Horror Month 2024: An Interview with L.C. Son
Horror Writers Association
by naching
1w ago
What inspired you to start writing? Well, I kept “borrowing” my brother’s comic books so much, I decided to start writing my own. I wasn’t too good at the comic style, but I adored fantasy, monsters, big battle scenes, and sharp teeth. I wanted to fuse Cinderella stories with Vampire Charmings and Lycan Lords. Still, it started as a hobby, until one day it wasn’t. What was it about the horror genre that drew you to it? Michael Jackson’s Thriller started everything. I went from a young girl who wanted to watch Thriller because she loved to dance, to watch the extended, behind-the-scenes transf ..read more
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Women in Horror Month 2024: An Interview with Kaaron Warren
Horror Writers Association
by J.W. Donley
1w ago
What inspired you to start writing? I loved words from the moment I could read them. Any group of words formed stories in my head and on paper. A set of spelling words turned into a crime story or a ghost story. Reading the dictionary had me scribbling notes of ideas, some of which I still have. So I write because stories present themselves to me, and I’m ever grateful. This is the case to this day: My latest novel, The Underhistory was inspired by a box of old postcards! What was it about the horror genre that drew you to it? I didn’t know it was a genre for a long time! I just knew I loved ..read more
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Call for submissions for Poetry Showcase Volume XI: Poems Now $35!
Horror Writers Association
by Angela Yuriko Smith
1w ago
The HWA is proud to announce that it will call for submissions from its members for the HWA Poetry Showcase Volume XI beginning April 1st, 2024. Maxwell I. Gold will… Read more The post Call for submissions for Poetry Showcase Volume XI: Poems Now $35! appeared first on Horror Writers Association ..read more
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Women in Horror Month 2024: An Interview with Chloe Spencer
Horror Writers Association
by naching
1w ago
    What inspired you to start writing? When I was a kid, I was a big reader. I used to check out 20-plus books from the library at a… Read more The post Women in Horror Month 2024: An Interview with Chloe Spencer appeared first on Horror Writers Association ..read more
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