Featured Interview With Rose Titus
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born and raised in New England, and even though I’ve travelled the world, New England is where I know I belong. My Author Bio says I have two cats, but that is a little out of date, as I currently have just one cat. She was rescued from a local animal shelter and she is just the best cat in the entire world. I also have a great love and fascination for classic cars, and own a restored ’72 Buick Skylark, which I sometimes take to car shows and have driven in parades. But I usually just drive it around on weekends when the weather is nice, as I drive my little Veloster most of the time. (The Buick is a great car, but the gas mileage is terrible.) For fun I like to go to martial arts classes, visit libraries and museums, and plan my next writing project.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I’ve always loved books, and actually started writing when I was very little. When I was a kid I would just write childish stories on scrap paper. But one day, in my early 20’s, while reading a paperback science fiction novel, I said to myself, I could write better than this! I began writing more seriously and sending stories to small circulation literary magazines. I was first published in a small magazine called Lost Worlds. It was one of the happiest days of my life – I was like, Yes, I can do this!
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I have way too many favorite authors to list, but I do like Stephen King, Fred Saberhagen, PN Elrod, Tanya Huff, Kevin Anderson, and so many others. I love science fiction, horror, fantasy, but also I like a lot of non-fiction and history. I enjoy reading about cryptozoology and the paranormal – I can’t say that I believe in every supposedly true ghost or UFO story that I read, but some accounts of strange events really do make me wonder about things. I’ve also experienced a few things I can’t logically explain myself. Anyone interested in such things should probably read Michael Harner. I love his books. Also Brad Steiger – although his work seems to be more for entertainment, his books do inspire me. I love to read Loren Coleman and Linda Moulton Howe – but some of what Linda has to say really terrifies me. Don’t read her stuff before going to bed at night or you will have nightmares for sure.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
My newest book is All the Way to the Moon, which is the third in the Vampire Next Door Series. But it’s not just about creatures of the night, it’s about the darkness in our society today.
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