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Sarah Stafford

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Sarah Stafford writes dark contemporary, genre-bending tales that deviate from the typical haunted house trope of gothic fiction. Expect ample suspense, thrills, and reminders that oftentimes monsters abide within us all. No glittery vampires allowed! Sarah lives in Michigan with her husband and three cats, earned her BA in History from Oakland University, and has traveled extensively throughout much of Europe, Asia, and the USA. She credits her abiding obsession with all things dark and macabre from having spent her childhood summers exploring dark woods, ruined castles, and landscapes shrouded in mystery.

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Sarah Stafford My novel was inspired by a short story I wrote for a creative writing class during my senior year of high school (no capitalizing on trends, here.) As…moreMy novel was inspired by a short story I wrote for a creative writing class during my senior year of high school (no capitalizing on trends, here.) As a very young person, I didn't have the life experiences to develop and expand the story into the sort of multifaceted thematic concept I envisioned for the story, so I shelved it until I felt more capable as a writer.(less)
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I've received a number of questions from readers regarding my novel that I will hopefully be able to address here.

One of the primary concerns some have expressed was over my use of something aside from first-person POV.

In the US, it's become standard practice to write YA novels using first-person perspective as many in the publishing industry argue helps create an instant connection with the chara Read more of this blog post »
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Published on September 12, 2015 21:41 Tags: character-archetypes, pov

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“I hold in my hands the ability to bring about a darkness unheard of since before the dawn of the industrial revolution. Imagine a time after the total collapse of society, a time when there are no longer arguments about the benefits of going off the grid, a time when all men become equal in the struggle to survive a world without order, without law, without hope. Then, and only then, would you and the rest of mankind truly understand the power I wield. —Fortis Lombardi to Prof. Richard Halberstram (from the third installment of the Dark Angel Trilogy)”
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“Here's what vampires shouldn't be: pallid detectives that drink Bloody Marys and work only at night; lovelorn southern gentlemen; anorexic teenage girls; boy-toys with big dewy eyes. What should they be? Killers, honey. Stone killers that can't get enough of that tasty Type-A. Bad boys and girls. Hunters. In other words, Midnight America. Red, white and blue, accent on the red. Those vamps got hijacked by a lot of soft-focus romance.
( American Vampire Vol. 1 : Introduction-"SUCK ON THIS" by Stephen King)”
Stephen King

“I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.”
Pablo Neruda, 100 Love Sonnets

“I want a trouble-maker for a lover, blood spiller, blood drinker, a heart of flame, who quarrels with the sky and fights with fate, who burns like fire on the rushing sea.”
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