Today I’m thrilled to introduce my first horror writer to the Lunchtime Poll, Joey Powell.
Joey lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with his wife, child, and many animals. He spends the majority of his days as a professional techie and the majority of his nights sifting through an ever-growing stack of books. In addition to being a devout consumer and creator of things spooky and weird, Joey is an actor, a book publisher, and the host of the Creatives Getting Coffee Podcast.
10 Scary Movies to Watch This Month – Decade by Decade
I’ve written before about my favorite scary stories to read in the dark, now I’m sharing my favorite scary movies by decade. Read on... if you dare.
Read moreLunchtime Poll with Jodi May
With all the back-to-school energy in the air it seems only fitting that this month’s guest is New Adult Fiction author and creator of the Hillside Academy series, Jodi May.
I am happy you are here, my friend! I have lots of questions about writing and world-building, so let’s get right into it…
You are almost 20 years into creating your 24 book series set at the fictional boarding school of Hillside Academy. How did Hillside Academy start?
With Lord of the Rings. I used to say I’d never tell people that but here we are.
Happy New Year!
Hear me out: September is actually the beginning of the new year.
Read moreLunchtime Poll with Delise Torres
Delise Torres grew up in Puerto Rico, watching telenovelas and re-enacting scenes with her Barbies. Once she outgrew her dolls, she turned to daydreaming, and it wasn’t until her late thirties when she finally put her own stories to paper, and her passion for writing was born.
She has a PhD in Food Science and former work experience as a quality assurance manager in the food industry. When not writing, you can find her trying to time-manage her life, singing, reading, and streaming shows and movies. She lives in Germany with her daughter and German husband. Her first novel, One Tough Cookie, came out last year from Alcove Press.
Delise and I met through a writing challenge on Instagram in 2021 and bonded over the fact that we were both Women’s Fiction writers about to start querying our first books. In 2023, our books debuted within a month of each other. Delise is a wonderful writer, marketer, and supporter of the writing community, and I’m thrilled to introduce her as this month’s guest author.
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