I wrote songs and sung in a bunch of punk bands for years. I got started in the writing thing pretty late. As an author, when was the moment you realized this was it, this was your niche? Most of your readers are aware that your reading tastes and influences are steeped in King, Little, and other horror masters. M: To get us started, you are pretty well settled in the horror genre. Any guidance and advice we can glean from an established author is invaluable. As I’m sure you know, for the unversed writer, it’s frightening venturing out onto this path. Melissa: First of all, thank you for taking the time to do this. My hope is that you, my lovely readers, might glean some insight from him. As someone who is starting to snowball into the biz, he is a prime candidate for some brain-picking by yours truly. I will give you my thoughts on the novel in just a moment but, first, I took some time to talk to Glenn and ask him some questions.

However, there is something beautiful in nostalgic monsters of days gone by and Rolfe delivers a healthy dose of monster in Blood and Rain. Let me be the first to say there is nothing wrong with any of it I love seeing things evolve in different ways. From blood-lusting monster to just plain lusting heartthrobs, it has evolved from irrational killer to personable beings that the readers can relate to in some way. The werewolf has been through many variations and transformations in literature. For the most part, I am a paranormal/fantasy/magical realism type of girl (including all the sub-genres in between) but when I was able to sink my teeth into Glenn Rolfe’s Blood and Rain I was hooked.

I think the closest I come on a regular basis is the Zombie Fallout series by Mark Tufo. Now, like a lot of people, I have enjoyed the works of Stephen King but I will openly admit that the Horror genre has not necessarily been my go-to when it comes to personal reading. I recently had the honor of discovering an up-and-coming author that I really enjoy reading.

Blood and Rain by Glenn Rolfe