– Can we distinguish between trends in horror fiction from those in horror cinema? Should we even bother? Of course, I’ll remain open to any sudden impulses that might occur when I’m drafting a project however, for the most part, I enjoy working from an outline and I feel as though it’s strengthened my story and character development. I find myself filled with less self-doubt whenever I’ve outlined. I cannot work on a piece unless I’ve properly outlined it. I didn’t like to outline too much as I thought it would limit my creative freedom. I used to be very impulsive when it came to approaching any creative project. Now that I’ve worked more assiduously in longer form fiction, I feel fairly confident that readers will come along for the ride. I think that was the main reason why I was so apprehensive about approaching a novel-length work-I was so uncertain whether or not readers would be willing to stay with me for a 200+ page story. I’ve now written three novels (at the time of this interview) and I definitely feel more confident in myself and my storytelling abilities to capture a reader’s attention for a longer work. ![]() I would usually only write one chapter per day so that I wouldn’t overwhelm myself. In order to make myself as comfortable as possible with the process, I tried to approach each chapter as if it were a short story. I was quite nervous to approach writing my very first novel and I distinctly recall putting it off for many years despite encouragement from friends. I’m most comfortable when I’m writing short fiction or novella-length fiction. I suppose it was different in some ways and then in other ways it was very similar. – You’ve previously published short fiction – how did crafting a novel-length work differ from writing stories? I suspect we’ll see more openly queer creators writing horror fiction in the coming years. Of course, I believe horror has always been a decidedly queer genre however, it’s so exciting to see visibly queer characters in these stories as opposed to merely coded figures. I’m in awe of authors like Gretchen Felker-Martin ( Manhunt) and Hailey Piper ( Queen of Teeth)-these are two bold, audacious women who are crafting essential modern queer fiction. Not only is it rewarding to see so much dynamic queer representation in genre fiction, but it’s heartening to see our work so well received by critics and peers. It’s so gratifying to see openly queer authors operating in the horror sphere with such fearlessness and conviction. – It seems like there’s not only a horror renaissance, but a queer horror renaissance – would you agree? Eric LaRocca was kind enough to choose CrimeReads for a cover reveal of his new book, and to answer a few questions about his approach towards horror writing. ![]() by Leonell Cassio | Ĭreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.Eric LaRocca burst onto the scene with last year’s intense and playful novella, Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke , and this year he’s back with a new full-length title, Everything the Darkness Eats , to be published in June of this year. Waltz Of The Skeleton Keys by WombatNoisesAudio | Ĭreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License If you would not like your name shared with your suggestion please let us know in the email. Twitter: are looking for MORE listener suggestions to expand our bookshelves and use in upcoming episodes! If you are interested in sharing a book you love with us or our weird book club, share your listener suggestions through our gmail Share with us the title of your book, a spoiler free summary of the book/series, and why you love the book. Don't forget to come back and join our weird book club podcast once you've finished the story!Ĭheck out our social media and send us some feedback! We can’t wait to hear from you constant listeners! ![]() If you would like a spoiler free experience, check out Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca. (Even if we would rather he didn’t!) We hope you enjoy this spontaneous read and don’t forget to ask yourself, “What did you do today to deserve your eyes?”īe warned, there will be SPOILERS ahead in this episode. ![]() Sorry about that! This novella was a surprise for both palaver hosts! We can’t really say we enjoyed every minute of it, but DAMN this author is a wordsmith that paints a picture with his writing. This is your trigger warning folks, things are about to get weird.and by weird we mean you might literally vomit. Prepare your mind, body, and soul for a journey full of trauma, discomfort, and disgust.
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