Ask the Author: Jane Nightshade
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Jane Nightshade
Dreams, urban legends and folklore, old classics of horror, sci-fi and fantasy.
Jane Nightshade
Volunteer to write or edit or work as a slush reader for various organizations that can help your career. You can hone your skills and build up a network that will be useful later on at the same time.
Jane Nightshade
It's fun. And it helps you to either a) celebrate or b) get back at people in your life that you can base characters on.
Jane Nightshade
Wonderland from Alice in Wonderland. I've always been fascinated with living things, ie talking plants, talking and walking playing cards, etc.
Jane Nightshade
A recurring dream I've had since childhood which is so realistic I often wonder if it's a repressed memory.
Jane Nightshade
Three-year-old Mikey looked up and saw a big, funny cloud in the sky that looked like his favorite toy. His favorite toy was a soft, fuzzy pillow shaped like a mushroom.
Jane Nightshade
Write non-fiction articles for various horror/dark websites. I also go for long walks. Usually my blockage has to do with plot or logistics issues. I don't have problems getting writing down on the page.
Jane Nightshade
A supernatural sequel to a famous Great American Novel.
Jane Nightshade
I have a collection of 12 ghost stories upcoming from Dark Ink publishing that I’m excited about. Still deciding on a final title at this point. Ghost stories are my very favorite horror genre, and I had the idea of using all the classic tropes and forms from the Golden Age of ghost stories and repurposing them with modern settings. So, a kind of story that M.R. James or E. F. Benson would recognize, but with cell phones and Internet.
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