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Book 16 in the Short Sharp Shocks! Series is The Forest Is Hungry by Christopher Stanley. Prior to publication Dean and Chris sat down to talk about it.
DEMAIN PUBLISHING: So, Chris, great to meet you can you tell us about The Forest Is Hungry? CHRISTOPHER STANLEY: Quite often my stories come from several different places. In this one, the walk at the beginning, where the parents are separated from their child, is a walk I’ve done a number of times with my family. Then my sister moved into a big new house and she told me about some of the conversations she had with the site foreman. And we have a family friend who cuts our trees for us. All of these things happened around the same time and – bang! – there’s the story. DP: And what a provocative story it is – when you were writing it did you ever feel you were one of the characters? CS: Not so much in this one, no, but I enjoyed writing two of the supporting characters. Carl is the nuisance neighbour, who was a lot of fun to bring to life, and Helena is the tree surgeon. I always had so much confidence in Helena to save the day, even though the challenges she faced were a long way from her day job. DP: I love annoying / nuisance neighbours as I’m sure I’m one myself ha ha. Let’s talk a moment about influences – which authors / books influenced you do you think? CS: Ah, that’s a hard one! All of them? Along the way I’ve been a big fan of Hunter S. Thompson, Chuck Palahniuk, Franzen, DeLillo, Eggers and McCarthy, but recently I’ve been rediscovering Stephen King and Ramsey Campbell. I read The Shining again last year and it’s incredible. My favourite horror novel, the one that terrified me even more the second time around, is House of Leaves. The way that story sucks you in is creepy! DP: Oh my Lord! I love House of Leaves – I watched the second season of The OA recently and believe they must have been influenced by it – what a great book it is, difficult, but great. What have you got lined up for the future? CS: This spring, I have a short story called Gods of the Southern Horizon coming out in the Exquisite Aberrations anthology from FunDead Publications, which I’m excited about. And I’m just finishing another novelette about a mysterious box and boy whose dad went missing off the west coast of Scotland, but it’s too soon to say whether it’s a keeper. DP: Wow they all sound brilliant – well, good luck with them and keep us updated. What about the dreaded writer’s block? Have you ever suffered from it? CS: I wrote nothing for the first six weeks of 2019 – does that count? More than that, I felt unable to write anything, despite having loads of ideas. I don’t know about writer’s block; I think I was exhausted. I hate not writing but I didn’t beat myself up about it, I just found other things to do to keep me busy. Then I wrote 5,000 words in a weekend and I haven’t looked back since. DP: Good for you – do you outline your work before you start and just go for it? CS: Definitely the latter. Usually, I dream up a basic plot, decide what characters I want to involve and play around with ideas until I have my opening scene. Then I start writing and see where it takes me. DP: So, I’m a movie producer, what would be the pitch for The Forest Is Hungry? CS: It’s about a sick daughter, a father’s race against time to find the one thing that might save her, and the mysterious tree growing through his kitchen floor. How’s that? DP: That’s perfect. Last one then, can you tell us something surprising (about you)? CS: This is a tough one! There’s a Wikipedia article about the first time the football anthem, World at Your Feet, was broadcast live on Radio 1. This was during Chris Moyles’ breakfast show on 21 April 2006. At the same time, in a pub in Bristol, a BBC One reporter was filming the live reactions of four people to the song’s debut. The interviews got a lot of coverage during the day because one of the interviewees said the song was too slow, and I guess Chris Moyles must have been watching because, midway through the song’s debut, he replied "It’s not too slow!” – live on the radio. Anyone listening would have had no idea who he was talking to. Anyway, I was one of the interviewees, and I was still on TV when I got home from work that evening. Must have been a slow news day! Ha ha – I wasn’t expecting that answer. Thanks for your time Christopher and the best of luck with The Forest Is Hungry. If you want to connect with Mr Stanley direct: Website Address: whenonlywordsareleft.wordpress.com Twitter Address: @allthosestrings
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