Always being attracted to spooky things, even as a child, is what led me to write horror. My first book was a Christian fantasy with horror elements.
In The Bone Spirit, the main character had a crippling case of writer’s block. I recently suffered a bad case myself and thought I might start seeing the bone spirit. I really struggled in finishing my soon-to-be released seventh book, which is the third in my Christian fantasy series, called The Warning.
After finishing it, I had ideas for other projects but could make nothing of them and was becoming frustrated. That was when I decided to try something new. Last year, I dove into Joanne Fluke’s Hannah Swensen cozy mystery books. I had never read the genre before, but I found it appealing and refreshingly different.
I finally asked myself “Can I write this genre?” Then I got an idea for a book in that genre and decided to try it. I’m happy to say I’m writing a thousand words or more every time I sit at the computer. Believe me, that is a lot for me. I am one of the most unorganized writers that ever lived when it comes to a schedule. I’ve left projects for months before coming back and finishing them. This project is going well so far and could lead to a new audience.
A very picky reader who used to only read scary stuff like Stephen King and Dean Koontz, I finally took a risk, ventured out, and came to love crime thriller novelists Nora Roberts and Tami Hoag. But my favorite horror book of all time would probably be Life Expectancy by Dean Koontz. The plot was incredibly original, and it had just about the most perfect ending I’ve ever read.
I have Asperger’s Syndrome. If you don’t know what that is, it’s high-functioning autism. It has been both a hindrance and a gift but more of the latter. I don’t drive, so that hurts how often I can get out and go to places and sell my books. But I believe it has always been the source of my creativity. My brain has been like a TV with a broken remote control going from channel to channel my entire life.
The author’s bio posted in the review of my book was an older one, and I will be thirty-eight years old in December. It has taken a long time to get a grip on my social skills, but I think now that I’m finally pushing forty, I’ve gotten the hang of it. If there was a way to make Asperger’s go away tomorrow, I would refuse it. It’s what makes me who I am.
Finally, I would like to thank Lisa for allowing me to be a guest writer on her blog.
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