I looked out and there was not a soul to be seen. You have to touch those things to activate them. I got up and saw the keys and then one of our touch pad locks to a door on the other side of our back office beeped.

It seriously scared the bejesus out of me. A set of keys fell from the key holders next to me. The only thing weird that come to mind happened when I was writing one of the scarier scenes in The Haunted Halls (I was writing on my overnight shift). Have you had any real life creepy hotel experiences? Your great first novel, The Haunted Halls is set in a hotel, also the location of your day job. She had dark hair, wore Chuck Taylor’s, and was one of my first best friends.įor Gabriel, I just tried to remember what I didn’t like in the pool of arrogant people I’ve met throughout the years. November is the girl that lived next door to me when I was a kid.

Rocky is one of the punks that was a huge supporter of my music career and a great friend. There’s always a bit of me in every character, but I definitely drew the names from people in my past. Theme-wise, it covers love, overcoming evil, facing fears, self-confidence, stepping out on your own, and betrayal.ĭid you base your characters on anyone you knew? She’s mysterious, fun, and too perfect to be true. This dark-haired beauty comes into his life and knocks him upside down. Rocky is a teen growing up in a summer beach town. There’s also a coming-of-age aspect to the novel. I’ll go along with some of the traditional myths, but I also want the freedom as a writer to take them where I want and let them grow in my little world. I love the traditional tropes, but I also love making them my own. He discusses what he thinks makes a good horror story, which horror author has had the biggest influence on his writing and what scares him the most! Be sure to check in tomorrow for more writing inspiration! In the second of our Q&As with our May authors, we have Glenn Rolfe, author of Until Summer Comes Around.

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