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Mark White

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in Consett, The United Kingdom

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Horror, Thriller, Suspense

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November 2014

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Mark Anthony White (April 10th, 1974 -) was born in the small industrial town of Consett in Northeast England. Like hordes of other children across the globe who grew up in the 'innocent', pre-internet days of the 1980s, he spent many an evening curled up in bed (in a literary sense, of course) with horror legends Stephen King and James Herbert. Having spent his twenties and thirties working in a variety of interesting and not-so-interesting jobs that took him well along the road to a mid-life crisis, he decided to do what he always wanted to do, which was to write stories that would remain with the reader long after they had finished the last page.

Mark is married to Felicity, with whom he has a son, Leo, and a daughter, Imogen. Having live ...more

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Hi Mark I also write about the supernatural and I am constantly thinking of blog articles to write. I am currently mulling what it is about supernatural/horror written by British writers that sets them apart from other writers in the genre? Any thoughts? And do you mind me quoting? I'd be happy to provide a link to a website if you have one. Regards, JD Richardson

Mark White Hi JD,
It's a very interesting question that you ask. My two favourite horror authors when I was growing up were Stephen King and James Herbert, which …moreHi JD,
It's a very interesting question that you ask. My two favourite horror authors when I was growing up were Stephen King and James Herbert, which as you know come from different sides of the Atlantic. Whilst it's difficult to describe how their work differs, it's fair to say that their writing is very different in many ways, and I think the main reasons are the setting and the language.
British horror authors (for example Adam Nevill, Susan Hill and Kate Mosse) tend in my experience to be slightly more descriptive in setting the scene and have a more literary style to their writing, whereas non-British authors are better at cutting to the chase and using a 'thriller' style of writing (shorter sentences etc). There are of course numerous exceptions to this, and I wouldn't want to overly stereotype.
I like both styles, but I think it's fair to say that British authors are less likely to be accepted by US readers than US authors by us British. Maybe that's why Stephen King, Dean Koontz and others are very popular in the UK, but writers like James Herbert never really took off in the US despite being hugely popular at home.
Hope that helps!
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Mark White I'm working on my third novel, a supernatural thriller called 'Enter the Dead'. Having already written two novels that span two different genres, I am…moreI'm working on my third novel, a supernatural thriller called 'Enter the Dead'. Having already written two novels that span two different genres, I am now fully committed to the horror / thriller genre. Why? Because that's what I most like to write, which I guess makes for a better book.

I hope to have Enter the Dead ready to send out to agents just before Easter 2015. I came really close to signing a traditional deal with my first two books, and that's the route I'm still hoping to end up going down. Then again, I'm selling really well on Amazon Kindle at the moment, so who knows...(less)

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	Shepherd's Cross 3.54 avg rating — 550 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Enter The Dead 3.81 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Career Break: A humorous novel about marriage, work and the mid-life crisis. 3.78 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars