Inside/Out

by Sharon Hawes

Hawes, Sharon Minerva

240 pages, Paperback

First published April 28, 2000

About the author

I was born in Salem, Oregon and have been living in San Diego, California for the past 45 years. I have three sons--all writers--and I have been writing for years, usually in the thriller and horror genres. I have always been fascinated by conflict, the more horrific the better, as my novels demonstrate. I was a horror fan very early in my life and still am. I notice there are horror movies always playing and the horror novel seem to be popular as well. I think being scared (safely that is!) is something a lot of people enjoy. In a way, it's like taking a literary roller coaster ride.
I spent three years at the University of Oregon and worked in the advertising industry for several years. Shortly after my work in advertising, I was on a road trip by myself and at night in my motel I began reading "The Invasion of the Body Snatchers" by Jack Finny. People often comment on a book by saying, 'I couldn't put this book down!' I read this novel all the way through, finishing it at 5:00 AM. I couldn't put it down.
My quest these days is to write that sort of gripping novel, and in "The Sitter" I think I have done that. At the moment, I am at work on another horror-type thriller and enjoying the process immensely.