The Writers Who Read series continues this week with author Nicki Salcedo. Who are you? I’m a happy writer. I love finding stories and tales of the unexpected. I was an English and creative writing major in college. I’ve always wanted to tell stories that were both complex and accessible. I read all different genres, … [Read more…]
Fictional creatures have the power to intrigue us, amuse us, delight us–and terrify us beyond belief. I asked the authors in the Writers Who Read interview series a simple question, What is the creepiest creature in literature? Here are their choices for the scariest non-human entities, drawn from classic horror to children’s books, that are trapped (we hope) … [Read more…]
I’m over at the romance site Lady Smut today talking about horror movies that center on women’s sexuality. Read the post here. This list of films contains, not coincidentally, some of my favorite horror flicks. I love a good scare, but even moreso I love it when there’s a deeper meaning behind the monsters, murder, … [Read more…]
The Writers Who Read series continues this week with poet Lisa Gluskin Stonestreet. Who are you? Poet, writer, editor, teacher, mother, wife, daughter, friend. Enthusiastic cook, mediocre knitter, binge-reader, highly social introvert, recovering perfectionist, mental ambidextrist. Maker of costumes, Scrabble assassin, intermittent meditator, caffeine addict. Klutz with excellent small motor skills. The more official bio: I’m … [Read more…]
The Writers Who Read series continues this week with bestselling author Tiffany Reisz. Who are you? I’m Tiffany Reisz! I write the bestselling ORIGINAL SINNERS series from Mira Books, which has won an RT Editor’s Choice award, a Lambda Literary award, and the RITA Romance Writers of America award. The series features a quirky and … [Read more…]
I read Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear last weekend. While I don’t normally review novels on this site, I thought I’d highlight a nonfiction book that may especially resonate with some of you fellow writers and other creative people. Unlike other books on how to unlock creativity or be a writer, Gilbert’s book is … [Read more…]
The Writers Who Read interview series welcomes Kieran Lyne this week. Who are you? I am Kieran Lyne, author of The Last Confession of Sherlock Holmes and the youngest writer to be endorsed by the Arthur Conan Doyle Estate. I live in the middle of nowhere in Suffolk, England, where I work for a local … [Read more…]
I’m thrilled to announce that my New Adult romantic comedy novella, CRAZY, SEXY, GHOULISH: A HALLOWEEN ROMANCE, is now available! A zombie. A vampire. A witch. Nora Travers is none of these things. But the former mean girl has to hide behind costumes if she wants to scare the pants off Brendan, the horror geek with the … [Read more…]
The Writers Who Read series continues this week with Jason M. Hough. Who are you? I’m Jason M. Hough, author of ZERO WORLD and THE DARWIN ELEVATOR. Which book or series was your gateway into the world of reading? The first book I can remember picking up on my own and enjoying was Sword of … [Read more…]
The Writers Who Read series continues this week with Daniel Hales. Who are you? A writer, musician, collagist, teacher, kayaker, salsa junkie. I’m the author of Tempo Maps, a poetry chapbook with the companion CD: Miner Street Symphony (ixnay press). My poems, flash fictions, and hybrid writings have appeared in many places in print and … [Read more…]