Ask the Author: Susan E. Farris
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Susan E. Farris
I live alone. But, one by one, the knives have gone missing from the block.
Susan E. Farris
I have several I'm eager to dive into this summer. I just finished The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans and am working my way through The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah. Next up, I have Skyhunter by Marie Lu then Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood. And I want to finish the summer up strong with the last two books in The Daevabad Trilogy: The Kingdom of Copper, and The Empire of Gold.
Susan E. Farris
I do what Elijah did: I take a nap and eat something. (And sometimes it means I'm just trying to force an idea that isn't ready yet and I need to work on something else for a while.)
Susan E. Farris
Seeing the possibility in everything. And no one is boring if you ask them the right question.
Susan E. Farris
Save all of your ideas. Get a notebook or a note-taking app and save them. Add to them over the years and let them evolve with you. Then, that idea from ten years ago you thought was impossible or flat might just be the idea you need to save you today.
Susan E. Farris
Right now I'm working on a collection a horror short stories as well as a middle-grade fantasy series set on magical interpretations of Southern places and legends called The Kudzu Chronicles.
Susan E. Farris
Life! Everything from the music I listen to, the shows I watch, to interesting names on road signs, and snatches of mysterious or quirky conversations I overhear. I love studying history and legends because it gets me thinking of how much we have changed and can change again. Science is a good realm as well for spec fic and horror because of all the things that can go marvelously wrong or right. So just paying attention to people and things around me.
Susan E. Farris
I was quite taken by an article in a local magazine about the wake and gravedigging ceremonies of a local church known for its historic graveyard. I had recently lost my grandmother (the last of my grandparents to pass away) and was processing a huge amount of grief. This book started as a short story to deal with that and grew from there when I realized how large the characters were and how dynamic the family was and how there was to unpack.
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