A monster is defined as a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx. Any creature so ugly or monstrous as to frighten people is also called a monster as is any animal or human grotesquely deviating from the…
Why did Daniel Greene want to write a series about zombies? Which scene in The Rising is his favorite? Which character? Are zombies the only danger the survivors have to watch out for? How hard is it for him to kill his characters? How has writing this series changed his life? What first made you want…
The Strigoi series is addictive. In Strigoi, Marek is betrayed and sent to hell. In Tread the Darkness, Marek is reunited with his family and adjusting to modern times. The focus of Three Come Unbidden is the love life of Marek as well as the love life of Dan. Still unseen by Marek, Ravagiu is…
Over forty years ago, I embarked on an incredible journey: digging up the roots of my family tree. It whisked me away to such remote places of the world as the quaint hamlet of Porlock on the southwest coast of England, where I found myself among pirates and smugglers. It dragged me through the bloody…
Traitors’ Fate, published February 13, 2018, is a standalone book that takes place after the events of Queen of Thieves, Book 3. It is suggested that you read Child of the Night Guild, Thief of the Night Guild, and Queen of the Night Guild first. About Traitors’ Fate Ilanna, Master of the Night Guild, has waged a war…
Are you scared of what lurks in the dark? The suirlang, a creature you don’t want to meet, doesn’t always lurk in the dark, but it does prefer to come out at night. You will know one is close by the horrendous stench that fills the air around it. The way this suirlang feeds is…
One thing we authors often hear is “kill your darlings.” This usually refers to the parts of our books we really like but may not work in the larger context of the story. That could include certain elements, tropes, or favorite characters. But some authors take a different approach to this. I asked Andy Peloquin,…
How much pain would you be willing to endure to be thought of as beautiful? To what lengths would you be willing to go to ensure that you were thought of as sexy? How much trauma would you be willing to put your feet and your body through? For me, wearing high heels isn’t safe…
What if you learned that your father was bent on destroying you and everything you loved? What if you discovered that your entire life had been a lie? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to grow up in the mob? Renee’s father is a tyrant and underboss for a powerful crime family.…
I started writing when I was a kid. I always loved to read and would get lost in worlds that were so vivid in my imagination. When I was in fourth grade, I entered a young writers’ conference and placed second. After that, I started writing short stories in spiral notebooks and eventually had too…
