Featured Interview With Angela Meadon
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Angela started writing stories when she was 8 years old. Her first story was about Indiana Jones and she wrote it on pages she tore out of her school books. She has come a long way since those early days. She invents her own heroes now, but she tries to keep the sense of passion and wonder that infused her early forays into the craft.
When she’s not herding her three children through the garden of their Johannesburg home, Angela surrounds herself with words in all their glorious forms. She is the submissions editor for an online magazine, the lead technical writer for a fast-growing software company, a dedicated author and a voracious reader.
She tends to write darker stories, and enjoys experimenting with genre. Horror and fantasy will always be her first loves (yes, she can have two), but she also enjoys science fiction and thrillers.
Her short stories can be found in numerous anthologies and self-published on Amazon.com.
Angela’s novel about the zombie apocalypse with a dash of psychological terror and a sprinkling of guilt, A Taste of You (Amazon), was published in December 2012.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I’ve been a book addict since I was about 6. I remember winning the book prize in grades 1,2, and 3. I started writing stories in grade 2. I’ve always wanted to tell stories, and have been practicing for more than 20 years.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favorite authors are Terry Pratchett, Gillian Flynn, Joe Abercrombie, and Mark Lawrence.
I’m a voracious reader and try to read widely. I’m always open to new experiences when it comes to reading. But, I definitely know what I like and it tends to be the darker stuff.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
I’ve just published an anthology of my short fiction, Dead Ends and Sharp Bends. This book contains nine of my best short stories, and includes stories from my whole career, including the first story I had published (The Patient), through to Her Harlequin Baby which won the Inkitt End Game horror competition in August 2015.
There are also four brand new stories in the book, and I’m particularly excited to see how readers respond to Havoc Unchained, which I consider to be my best short story yet.
The Patient was published in 2010, so I guess you could say this is a work of art 5 years in the making.
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