Today I get to welcome back Amie Borst, who together with her daughter, Bethanie, writes the Scarily Ever Laughter books. I've asked her before about her personal recipe for combining the dark and the funny. Now she has braved returning to the barely ordered chaos that is my blog and general existence, and she's come prepared! So I'll step aside and let her take it away with my favorite question.
What scares you, and how does it influence your writing?
Thanks for inviting me to guest post on your blog today, Fiona! *looks around* Nice place you've got here! *takes note of the cobwebs in the corner*
If you didn't already know, my book, LITTLE DEAD RIDING HOOD, released on October 14th. I can hardly believe that my second baby has been out into the great big world for almost 10 days already! They grow up so fast!
If you didn't already know, my book, LITTLE DEAD RIDING HOOD, released on October 14th. I can hardly believe that my second baby has been out into the great big world for almost 10 days already! They grow up so fast!
You know things are going to suck when you're the new kid. But when you're the new kid and a vampire... well, it bites!
Unlike most kids, Scarlet Small's problems go far beyond just trying to fit in. She would settle for a normal life, but being twelve years old for an entire century is a real pain in the neck. Plus, her appetite for security guards, house pets and bloody toms (tomato juice) is out of control. So in order to keep their vampire-secret, her parents, Mort and Drac, resort to moving for the hundredth time, despite Scarlet being dead-set against it. Things couldn't be worse at her new school, either. Not only does she have a strange skeleton-girl as a classmate, but a smelly werewolf is intent on revealing her secret. When she meets Granny, who fills her with cookies, goodies, and treats, and seems to understand her more than anyone, she's sure things will be different. But with a fork-stabbing incident, a cherry pie massacre, and a town full of crazy people, Scarlet's O-positive she'll never live to see another undead day.
Not even her Vampire Rule Book can save her from the mess she's in. Why can't she ever just follow the rules?
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The Things That Scare Me
As I mentioned on Adrienne's blog yesterday, when I was a teenager, I was big into slasher films. Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the Thirteenth, Fright Night, to name a few. But since I've entered adulthood, I really can't stomach all the gore. But that's not what scares me.
Here's a list of what DOES scare me:
- Spiders (um, why yes, I do scream like a girl)
- Ghosts (yes, ghosts creep me the HECK out!)
- Ebola (I happen to like living and would like to do so until I'm such a ripe old age you'll have to peel me out of my rocking chair)
- Dark woods in the Catskill Mountains (hellloooo! Haven't you ever read the tale of Sleepy Hollow?)
- If you asked my kids they'd tell you DIRTY HOUSES. (self-professed neat freak here)
There you have it! Oh wait....you wanted more? Oh, you want to know how my fears influence my writing? Uhhh....it doesn't. If I sat around being scared I'd never get any writing done! So what do I do? I avoid those things. Yup. Cleaning house is my greatest procrastination. Errrr....hmmmmm.... I suppose that my fears DO influence my writing a bit....I'm so busy cleaning I have very little time to write! Ha!
About us:
Amie Borst is a PAL member of SCBWI. She believes in Unicorns, uses glitter whenever the opportunity arises, accessories in pink and eats too much chocolate.
Bethanie Borst is a spunky 14 year old who loves archery, long bike rides and studying edible plant-life. She was only 9 when she came up with the idea for Cinderskella!
Little Dead Riding Hood is their second book in the Scarily Ever Laughter series. Their first book, Cinderskella, released in October 2013.
You can find them on facebook. Amie can be found on twitter, pinterest, and her blog. ***
We're having two great giveaways as part of our blog tour! The first is for a copy of LITTLE DEAD RIDING HOOD! So be sure to enter the giveaway by following the steps on the rafflecopter form below. a Rafflecopter giveaway
THEN - as soon as you finish that, be sure to stop by my blog for a second contest! I'm having a SCAVENGER HUNT that you won't want to miss with lots of extra great prizes! All you have to do is make sure you enter the contest below first then hopping over to my blog and filling out the rafflecopter form there! Super easy! Here's the rafflecopter form for my blog just in case you missed it! a Rafflecopter giveaway
See you soon!
