As someone who’s been writing for many years, iconic horror and weird fiction author Lisa Tuttle’s influences are pretty well ingrained at this point. But that doesn’t mean she’s not still affected by other writers. In the following email interview about her new short story collection, Riding The Nightmare (hardcover, paperback, Kindle), Tuttle explains how several of these stories were written in response to other people’s tales.
To be a good writer, it helps to have a grasp on human nature. Which bodes well for Malcolm Devlin’s weird fiction zombie novella And Then I Woke Up (paperback, Kindle). Though written before the current Covid-19 pandemic, in the following email interiew, Devlin explains how his story wound up being sadly prescient when it came to people’s reactions.
Thanks to social distancing and “stay at home” orders, some people are finally reading that really, really long novel they’ve been putting off for years. But for people who still can’t find the time, or the inclination, might we suggest a short story or two. In the following email interview, writer Kathe Koja discusses her new short story collection Velocities (paperback, Kindle), as well as the upcoming reissue of her 1991 novel, The Cipher (paperback).