Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Since childhood I’ve been an artist and worked as a graphic designer in the corporate world and for newspapers for twenty-three years before I quit to write full time. But I’d already begun writing novels at 21, over forty-four years ago now, and have had twenty-four (romantic horror, horror, romantic SF horror, suspense, time travel, historical romance, thrillers, and murder mysteries) previous novels, two novellas and twelve short stories published from Zebra Books, Leisure Books, Avalon Books, The Wild Rose Press, Damnation Books/Eternal Press. But I’ve gone into self-publishing in a big way since 2012; and upon getting all my 24 books’ full rights back for the first time in 33 years, have self-published all of them. My Dinosaur Lake novels and Spookie Town Mysteries (Scraps of Paper, All Things Slip Away and Ghosts Beneath Us) are my best-sellers.
I’ve been married to Russell for thirty-eight years; have a son and two grandchildren and I live in a small quaint town in Illinois. We have a quirky cat, Sasha, and the three of us live happily in an old house in the heart of town. Though I’ve been an artist, and a folk/classic rock singer in my youth with my brother Jim, writing has always been my greatest passion, my butterfly stage, and I’ll probably write stories until the day I die…or until my memory goes.
2012 EPIC EBOOK AWARDS *Finalist* for her horror novel The Last Vampire ~ 2014 EPIC EBOOK AWARDS * Finalist * for her thriller novel Dinosaur Lake.
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Novels and short stories from Kathryn Meyer Griffith:
Evil Stalks the Night, The Heart of the Rose, Blood Forged, Vampire Blood, The Last Vampire (2012 EPIC EBOOK AWARDS*Finalist* in their Horror category), Witches, The Nameless One erotic horror short story, The Calling, Scraps of Paper (The First Spookie Town Murder Mystery), All Things Slip Away (The Second Spookie Town Murder Mystery), Ghosts Beneath Us (The Third Spookie Town Murder Mystery), Egyptian Heart, Winter’s Journey, The Ice Bridge, Don’t Look Back, Agnes, A Time of Demons and Angels, The Woman in Crimson, Human No Longer, Four Spooky Short Stories Collection, Forever and Always Romantic Novella, Night Carnival Short Story, Dinosaur Lake (2014 EPIC EBOOK AWARDS*Finalist* in their Thriller/Adventure category), Dinosaur Lake II: Dinosaurs Arising and Dinosaur Lake III: Infestation, Dinosaur Lake IV: Dinosaur Wars, Memories of My Childhood (short story collection) and Christmas Magic 1959 short story.
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What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Dinosaur Lake IV: Dinosaurs Wars…it’s the fourth and final of my Dinosaur Lake series. The series is about dinosaurs, of all varieties and sizes menacing Crater Lake National Park. Main character is a Chief Park Ranger called Henry Shore. I’m also working on my 25th novel, the fourth in my Spookie Town Murder Mystery series (Scraps of Paper; All Things Slip Away and Ghosts Beneath Us) Witches Among Us.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
No. I like to write early in the day on my comfy couch with the TV on low (for company) and a cup of hot chocolate or coffee and a snack beside me.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Stephen King (of course because I write horror as well as murder mysteries, romance and romantic time-travel) and he is a great writer in many genres. Dean Koontz and Ann Rice…and, oh, so many others. I like any book which is well-written and a good story, but I am partial to thrillers and horror.
What are you working on now?
As I mentioned above I’m working on my 25th novel, the fourth in my Spookie Town Murder Mystery series (the first three: Scraps of Paper; All Things Slip Away and Ghosts Beneath Us) Witches Among Us.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Awesome Gang is one of them! Thank you for all your help in promoting my 24 novels. I also use Twitter and other free sites.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Never give up and learn the craft of writing. Have patience. Love the journey and not just the destination and paychecks. Self-publish if you think you can handle it. (I make so much more self-publishing these last 5 years than I ever did in 30 years with the legacy publishers.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Never give up. Everything I said above.
What are you reading now?
The Stand by Stephen King (I’ve read it before but wanted to again).
What’s next for you as a writer?
To keep writing. Keep publishing. Promoting. I have published 24 novels, and 12 short stories, since 1984 but have been writing now for over 45 years.
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?
The Bible. A (big fat) book by Stephen King. Two classics like The Count of Monte Crisco. Bleak House (or any of his classics) by Charles Dickens.
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