Episode 108: Novelist Spotlight #108: Horror author Andy Davidson on success and what frightens readers
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Andy Davidson is the Bram Stoker Award nominated author of “In the Valley of the Sun,” “The Boatman's Daughter” and “The Hollow Kind.” Born and raised in Arkansas, he makes his home in Georgia with his wife Crystal and a bunch of cats. He teaches composition and creative writing at Middle Georgia State University.
We discuss:
>> What he watched growing up
>> What scares readers
>> The Twilight Zone
>> Commercial versus critical success
>> How many ways a book can be successful
>> How he teaches his creative writing students
>> “Turning up the flame” on one’s writing
>> Landing an agent
>> Etc.
Learn more about Andy Davidson here: https://www.theandydavidson.com
Novelist Spotlight is produced and hosted by Mike Consol, author of “Lolita Firestone: A Supernatural Novel,” “Family Recipes: A Novel About Italian Culture, Catholic Guilt and the Culinary Crime of the Century” and “Hardwood: A Novel About College Basketball and Other Games Young Men Play.” Buy them on any major bookselling site. Write to Mike Consol at novelistspotlight@gmail.com. We hope you will subscribe and share the link with any family, friends or colleagues who might benefit from this program.
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