Interview With Author K.W. Hether
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have written many books under different names. This is my first horror collection, and first published under my real name. I have written anything from romance to science fiction, but horror will always hold a special place in my heart.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“Schlockbuster Horror: Omnibus #1: Rewind or Die”. It’s inspired by my childhood love of video store horror, Fear Street, and chilling anthology horror.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write by the seat of my pants. If I can’t surprise myself, how am I going to surprise my readers?
What authors, or books have influenced you?
R.L. Stine is a MAJOR influence. I remember reading his pulpy books as a teen. I still have a decent collection of R.L. merch into my thirties.
What are you working on now?
I am working on my ongoing anthology “Schlockbuster”. Free stories are posted on my blog and Facebook.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Tiktok has proven to be exceedingly helpful in getting a wider audience but the best method is just being true to yourself. The rest will follow.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write the stories only you can. Think it’s too weird? Make it weirder with a YOU style twist. Don’t ever let imposter syndrome stop you from getting where you want to be!
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Believe in yourself. I know it’s cliched to say that but if you don’t believe in yourself nobody will. Confidence is everything.
What are you reading now?
I am going back to one of my all-time favorite spooky reads, “Ghost Radio”.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I plan to take my Schlockbuster brand and turn it into a dark empire. I am filming a horror short with my partner this summer as a pitch project for bigger stories to be told under the banner.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Fear Street (any of them)
Ghost Radio (awesome book!)
IT (It never gets old!)
Anything by Christopher Pike.
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