Where did you grow up, and how did this influence your writing?
I grew up in West Virginia where there is a rich tradition of ghost stories. My grandmother used to spend a lot of the time I was with her telling me various spooky stories. Though, I was always interested in monsters and vampires.
When did you first start writing?
I've always been writing something. When I was young, it was poetry. Then, in college, I started writing plays. It wasn't until I was a little older that I started writing prose.
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