Featured Interview With E.M. BRYANT
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I grew up in Farmington, Missouri, which, in many ways, was a lot like Mayberry.
There’s a church on every corner downtown, it’s relatively easy to find a Friday fish fry, and as a kid, it seemed like the entire year was building on the anticipation of Country Days. Country Days was the fair to beat *all* fairs–at least, that’s what I recall. Music, games, rides, candy, beer. Now crowds frighten me.
As an adult, I split my time between home and St. Louis. I have two rescue cats that I work to support. You might think that’s not a big deal, but the size of one of them is ungodly. I’m convinced he’s half cat, half bear.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I started reading Goosebumps books in 4th or 5th grade. I think every kid ought to be introduced to some PG horror, and for me, it didn’t get any better than Night of the Living Dummy.
At night, I’d watch those old “B” thrillers with my dad. Vincent Price was usually the star. I used to imagine an intruder in the attic, Agnes Moorehead in the backyard holding a knife, and the creepy old lady from Darby O’Gill and the Little People trying to steal my cat. Robert Stack would be narrating the entire scene like it was an episode of Unsolved Mysteries.
Those precious “B” nights inspired me to start writing short stories (mostly to torture my parents, as they were my victims forced to read page after page).
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I just started reading the J.R. Ward books–I’m hooked!
I love to read just about everything–paranormal and dark fantasy are great, but I love a good historical romance every now and then (or a hot cowboy).
My grandmother used to tell me ghost stories as a kid. That definitely had an impact on my writing! Since some fool granted me access to the internet, my research consists of the origins of dolls, the Ouija board, sleep paralysis, etc. The sky is truly the limit, and writers have never had access to more fun!
Tell us a little about your latest book?
*Rapture was just re-released with a brand new cover and low price!*
Rapture is the first installment in my diary trilogy. It centers around a haunted school where a young nun has a torrid affair with a priest. Now, hear me out…
Rapture is in the nun’s words (her diary), and it begins during the end days of a floundering boarding school. A little boy has gone missing, and suspicious eyes fall onto the school’s headmaster.
If that isn’t stressful enough, our heroine is trying to keep the last remaining students safe…all the while feeling like something evil is lurking down the corridor, watching and waiting to strike. It doesn’t help when the students start having nightmares about the missing boy urging them to join him.
Enter a sexy new priest, Father Derrick. His presence is to help during this crisis, but the attraction between Derrick and the young nun is irrepressible. They can’t help but fall into each other’s arms.
This is a fast read, but not a light one. Each page builds to a crescendo (and a twist) that hopefully keeps readers on the edge of their seats.
This has been such an amazing journey for me. For 3 years, I toyed about writing this book. And now…now my characters are here–and this is part one of their journey.
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