Q&A: Andrew Lennon, Author of ‘Every Twisted Thought’ – The Nerd Daily

If youre a fan of the horror genre, then one authors works which you should definitely add to your TBR pile is those by Andrew Lennon. As well as his bestselling novel Every Twisted Thought: Volume One, Lennon has featured works in many anthologies. We had the opportunity to ask Andrew Lennon a couple of questions regarding his works as well as his own personal preferences and opinions, so check out his answers below.

Additionally, you can also check out all of Andrews works by visiting his website or visit his Facebook or Twitter.

Well I didnt even start reading until I was in my mid-twenties. My wife was an avid reader and had a huge Stephen King collection. After a while of her constantly trying to convince me to read, I gave them a go, and I enjoyed them! From there I stumbled upon Goodreads and had various books recommended to me. One of those books was The Summer I Died by Ryan C Thomas. Man, I loved that book so much, I just wanted to make something like that. So thats when I decided to give it a go myself. Its a bit surreal now when you think about it. Years later, and I actually work alongside Ryan quite often. He edits most of my work, and he rebranded and republished my debut book for me.

If Im awake then Im thinking about horror usually. Whether its watching a scary movie, or reading a scary book. It doesnt matter, its pretty much the only thing I do. My mind is always active and I have a very short attention span, so I often think of stories several times during the day. When I actually realise that Ive drifted off into dreamland, I grab my phone and quickly make notes of those stories for future reference. My phone is full of notes (complete gibberish) which will hopefully be translated to stories someday.

As stated earlier, I didnt really enjoy reading until my mid-twenties. One book I do remember reading at school, though, and absolutely loving it: Of Mice and Men. Its the only book Ive read multiple times. I adore that book. I love everything about it. Its written beautifully, the relationship between George and Lenny, you can feel that. The fight sequences, the death sequences, everything really hits you hard. Its the perfect example of storytelling.

Initial ideas are usually scribbled on scraps of paper, or written in the notes section of my phone. From there with longer pieces I usually plan out chapter by chapter handwritten on paper, then I write properly on the computer. For shorter pieces, I usually have the whole thing pretty fresh in my mind so I just go straight onto the computer and get going.

I dont really have writing days. In an ideal world, Id write every day and be really productive, but the truth is I sort of fall in and out of it. Ill have months in which Im doing great and Ill probably get enough down to release a new book. Then it could be months again before I write anything. At this moment Im spending a lot more time reading anthology submissions than I am writing, but hopefully thatll change around again very soon.

I mostly enjoy spending time with my family. Other than that I watch movies, read books, and play xbox. Nothing particularly different really.

Ive got many, many pieces of fiction in the works right now (refer back to my short attention span). Im currently working on several short stories and a longer piece. When I can find the willpower to just focus on one thing at a time, Ill have a big flurry of releases.

Thats a difficult one. It had always been a toss-up between TIME and DADDYS GIRL. I always just felt that both of those pieces were much stronger examples of my writing. Recently though Ive taken more of a liking to HOUSE OF ILLUSION. Ive always been a fan of Bradburys SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES, and my story is sort of an homage to that. Just thinking of that story makes me smile.

Definitely starting. I find its like going to the gym. You do everything you can to avoid getting there, but once you get started you dont want to stop. Once you take that initial step, everything just follows suit. Its just taking that initial step.

First step. Just write it. So many people spend far too much time worrying about what others will think and questioning how things are done. The end product of all that worry and trying to please everyone else is that.. there is no end product. You wont get your story written. Just ignore everything and everyone else, sit down and write your book. Once its done, go back through and add/takeout as necessary. After that, do it again. THEN you can start looking for people to read it.

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