Horror Author Yolanda Sfetsos #Interview
Yolanda Sfetsos Interview
Horror Author Yolanda Sfetsos
1. Congratulations on your 2019 release of Breaking the Habit! Can you tell us a little about the plot? Thank you! Breaking the Habit is about a woman with many dark and violent secrets that catch up with her on her wedding night, and turn her honeymoon into a very bloody ordeal.
2. If Breaking the Habit were made into a movie, who would you like to play the leads? This is a great question. I think Marie Avgeropoulos would be great as Isla, Diego Boneta would be a perfect Cisco, and Joe Manganiello might make a good Teo.
3. What is something about the publishing world you wish you knew before you started writing? That there's a lot of nervous waiting involved. Definitely enough for neurotic writers to get anxious and double guess themselves about everything. Including whether or not emails are received, so you end up refreshing the page for a reply every couple of seconds.
4. Where did your love of horror come from? I've loved horror since I was very young. I'm a kid of the 80s, so video shops and video nights were very popular during my teenage years and I watched as many horror movies as I could!
5. As an estimate, how many books would you say you read in a year? I give myself the annual goal of reading 100 books. That includes short stories, anthologies, novellas, novels, comic books and even picture books. Though last year I managed to read 150.
6. Do you have a favorite author? My favourite authors have always been Clive Barker and Stephen King. I've picked up others through the years, but these are my two forever faves.
7. When you’re not writing, what are you up to? I'm probably hanging out with my hubby watching Seinfeld because we never get sick of the show about nothing. Or thrifting for books and games. Maybe I'm out for one of my two daily walks. If not that, then I'm reading or sorting through my many piles of books, stationery and toys.
8. What is next for you? Anything in the works? I’m always working on something. It's the beginning of the year so I'm at the planning stages. I started a horror short story in December that I’ve been itching to finish, and I know I'd like to write at least two novel first drafts and one novella this year. Not to mention revision. I have WAY too many first drafts that need to become finished novels.
9. Where can people find you online? They can check out my website, where I post about my writing projects, progress, releases and post reviews. Or they can find me on Twitter , where I pop in all the time. And if you want to know what I'm reading, check out my Goodreads page
10. Thank you so much! This is you chance to say anything that wasn’t asked. Closing thoughts? I just wanted to mention that I have a story in the recently-released UNDER HER BLACK WINGS: 2020 Women of Horror Anthology. I’m so excited about being part of this anthology featuring so many great horror authors! Also, thank you for the very cool interview.
BUY UNDER THE BLACK WINGS: 2020 WOMEN OF HORROR ANTHOLOGY HERE
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