Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
UPDATED JAN 22, 2020:
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-eight years ago now, and have had twenty-nine (nine romantic horror, two horror novels, two romantic SF horror, one romantic suspense, one romantic time travel, one historical romance, five thrillers, one non-fiction short story collection, and seven murder mysteries) previous novels and twelve short stories published from various traditional publishers since 1984. But, I’ve gone into self-publishing in a big way since 2012; and upon getting all my previous books’ full rights back for the first time in 35 years, have self-published all of them. My five Dinosaur Lake novels and Spookie Town Murder Mysteries (Scraps of Paper, All Things Slip Away, Ghosts Beneath Us, Witches Among Us, What Lies Beneath the Graves and All Those Who Came Before) are my best-sellers.
I’ve been married to Russell for over forty-one years; have a son, two grandchildren and a great-granddaughter 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 late 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.
*All Kathryn Meyer Griffith’s books can be found here:
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*All her Audible.com audio books here:
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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, Witches II: Apocalypse, Witches plus Witches II: Apocalypse, 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), Witches Among Us (The Fourth Spookie Town Murder Mystery), What Lies Beneath the Graves (The Fifth Spookie Town Murder Mystery), All Who Came Before (The Sixth 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, Six 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, Dinosaur Lake III: Infestation and Dinosaur Lake IV: Dinosaur Wars, Dinosaur Lake V: Survivors, Memories of My Childhood and Christmas Magic 1959.
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What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
All Those Who Came Before…is my 29th novel and the sixth of my Spookie Town Murder Mysteries. People seem to love my quirky town cozy murder mysteries so I just keep writing them, even though I am actually a horror/thriller writer.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I love to write on my couch, on my laptop, with the TV on and a cup of coffee or chocolate coffee to drink, or snacks. Some writers can write with music playing…I can’t. But TV, yes.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Anne Rice
Stephen King
Dean Koontz
Peter Straub
Michael Creighton
Jane Austen
Ray Bradbury
Robert Heinlein
What are you working on now?
I just finished book #29…a murder mystery. I am trying to decide what to write now. Another Witches novel, or a book about a real haunted house? Hmmm.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
BookBub.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Never give up. Keep writing. Write what you love to read. Read. These days…advertise, advertise, advertise!
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Never give up. Keep writing. Write what you love to read. Read. But…make time in between your writing to LIVE your life, make friends, have fun. Believe me, life goes so quickly.
What are you reading now?
The Outsider by Stephen King.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I am in a very different place than most younger writers. I’m at a different part of my life and my writing career. I’ve been writing now for over 48 years (that’s not my age…that is how long I have been actually writing) and I’m slowing down. The feverish obsession to write has faded some and I am very aware of the preciousness of time in a person’s life. I’m almost 70 now and I want to enjoy my everyday existence as well as play in my make-believe worlds. So…will I write my 30th novel, or 14th short story? I do not know. If God allows me to, I will. I have been writing Dinosaur Lake and Spookie Town Murder Mysteries now for over 10 years and I do miss my horror. Perhaps I’ll write one more really scary vampire/witch/demon/ghost book before my curtain comes down. Perhaps.
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
The newest Stephen King book
The newest/best-selling Murder Mystery
Newest best-selling SF book
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