Ask the Author: Haley Newlin

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Haley Newlin Stephen King's The Outsider, Stephen King's Thinner, and Stephen Chbosky's Imaginary Friend
Haley Newlin I try to write anyway. I strongly believe in the line "you can always edit a bad page, but you can't edit a blank one." If I really can't get anything out of myself, I read. Reading always inspires me to write.
Haley Newlin Read as much as you can. To write great writing, one must read great writing.
Haley Newlin I am currently doing book signings and events for Not Another Sarah Halls. However, I am working on a few pieces of flash-fiction in both the gothic and horror genres. I recently outlined my second novel, which will be a darker twist on my initial take on horror in Not Another Sarah Halls.
Haley Newlin A lot inspires me to write, music, books, movies. But books more than anything. I read a lot and analyze writing techniques as well as deviations and compliance with genre conventions to consider how I could use those tactics in my own work. Getting excited about a novel I'm reading, the way I did with Stephen King's IT or Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House, always gets me running to my writing desk.
Haley Newlin I got the idea for Not Another Sarah Halls when I was working on a short story in my undergrad program at SNHU. Not Another Sarah Halls just sort of came to me while I was working on that project. I remember procrastinating on my assignment and jotting down everything I could about my idea for NASH. One thing that stayed mostly the same in all the book's development was Autumn's character. I knew what she would be like right away.

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