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Activated Authors is an online author community centered around principles of healthy productivity, community, and shared knowledge. Founded by international bestselling author, award-winning podcaster, and author coach, Daniel Willcocks, the group aims to help authors and creatives of all levels achieve their creative goals and thrive as part of a healthy, positive community.
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Friday Mar 19, 2021
Friday Mar 19, 2021
Jennifer Anne Gordon was born a strange, pale, and quiet child, a ghost scared of ghosts.... Originally from New Hampshire, she studied acting at The New Hampshire Institute of Art. She grew up to become an actress, magician's assistant, artist, writer, dancer, and muse. She currently haunts lonely places in New Hampshire, though she is not dead.
Her debut novel, "Beautiful, Frightening, and Silent," earned Jennifer the Kindle Award for Best Horror/Suspense 2020, the Best Horror 2020 in the Authors on the Air Awards, and was a finalist for both the American Book Fest's Best Book Award Horror 2020, and the Authors on the Air Book of the Year.
In this episode we go deep into:
- Jennifer’s dancing history and how it influences her writing
- How being a Pantser of Dance formed her witing process
- How her 7th grade bullies helped her craft
- Her experimentation with different styles of writing from poetry to journalism
- How she, ‘Broke through the barrier’ to start writing her first novel
- Why it’s always horror and how ‘Pet Cemetery’ and ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ were her genesis
- What drew her to horror as a child and her influences
- What her intentions were when writing her debut novel
- How PitMad kicked her in the pants to get her book ‘out there’
- Her views on going back to a finished project
- The creative process through the drafts of her books
- Her journey from idea to award winning novel
- What being an award-winning writer does to self-expectations
- Why an author brand is important
- What art means to Jennifer and how it has helped her throughout her creative journey so far and how she continues to use it
- How she approaches character research for historical horror
Find out more about Jennifer:
https://www.jenniferannegordon.com/
https://www.facebook.com/JenniferAnneGordonAuthor/
https://www.instagram.com/jennifergenevievegordon/
https://twitter.com/JenniferAnneGo5
Links from the show:
https://raisondetre.bandcamp.com/ (The artist she referenced)
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Special thanks to:
Intro vocals: Persephone Rose
Show theme: Karl Hughes
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