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Meet the Author: Pedro Iniguez
Fear and death are universally understood and they’re things everyone has to deal with or think about at some point in their lives. It’s this common understanding that allows you to connect to Horror’s characters no matter how outrageous the premise might be.
Meet the Author: Joseph Rubas
The best advice I’ve ever gotten comes from Stephen King. Read a lot and write a lot.
Meet the Author: Tim Jeffreys
With Tim Jeffreys’ short story, “Last Shot,” we return to the world of celebrities and the bold frame of the camera lens. In Jeffreys’ story, a paparazzo gradually realizes that a common thread runs through a series of celebrity deaths… Read on to learn more! Q (Crone Girls Press): What do you write? How longContinue reading “Meet the Author: Tim Jeffreys”
Meet the Author: Samantha Bryant
Horror/dark fiction lets me explore those darker moments of the soul in a less realistic setting. When characters are facing their fears, they are revealed cleanly for who they are and nowhere is that clearer than in horror stories.
Meet the Author: Jeff Samson
The worst writing advice? It’s a two way tie for first between “write what you know” and “if you aspire to write genre fiction, you’re not a serious writer.” The former is simply garbage. I write largely to explore all the things I don’t know. The latter? I mean, I’m from Jersey. I’ve seen people throw down over words way less harsh than that.
Meet the Author: Joe Scipione
Within horror and dark fiction there are so many different types of stories that you can work with. If you feel like writing something paranormal there is space for that, if you want something more grounded in reality, there’s room for that too.
Meet the Author: Michele Tracy Berger
I am fascinated by how coping with ‘otherness’ shapes the worldview of many of my characters. Horror tropes provide a powerful way for me to dig into the complexities and contradictions of race and gender.
Meet the Author: Jay Caselberg
All fiction is a reflection of the human condition. Humanity is basically pretty screwed up and also, their heads are full of darkness. It’s nice to be able to ride that.
Meet the Author: Gregory L. Norris
I love a good chill. I’ve been told that my stories have kept people up at night, made them wince, look over their shoulders, and creeped them out completely. To me, as a writer, that means I’ve done my job and done it well.
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