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| Featured Author Kelley Armstrong |
Kelley Armstrong is the author of the NYT-bestselling "Women of the Otherworld" paranormal suspense series and "Darkest Powers" young adult urban fantasy trilogy, as well as the Nadia Stafford crime series. She grew up in Southwestern Ontario, Canada where she still lives with her family. She is a former computer programmer, who’s escaped the corporate cubicle and hopes never to return.
Profile by Kelley Armstrong
Horror Bound Online Magazine
September 2009
The Work
The Otherworld series began with Bitten in 2001 and continues this October with book 10, Frostbitten, which returns to my first narrator, werewolf Elena Michaels. The Darkest Powers trilogy began with The Summoning in 2008 and concludes with The Reckoning in May 2010. The Nadia Stafford series started with Exit Strategy in 2007. Details and sample chapters for all can be found on my website: www. KelleyArmstrong.com
I've always been fascinated by stories with a paranormal angle. Although I don't read much in my own genre these days, I love to write in it because it has such a capacity for creativity--the eternal "what if?" of storytelling. I can take all those legends I've read, and put my own slant on them.
Dark fantasy has seen a huge upsurge this decade and just keeps getting bigger, due in large part now to several series being made into very successful movies (Twilight) and TV shows (True Blood).
The Influence and Creative Process
My biggest writing influences were Stephen King (for his ability to make the supernatural seem natural) and Anne Rice (for showing me how to put the story into the words of the "monster"). My process is constantly evolving. Being published means having a schedule, so it's become very important to learn what methods work best for me. I've discovered I work best from an outline. My finished novel never completely follows the outline though. Better ideas arise during the first draft and I follow them wherever they lead. The first draft is a very intense process for me, and during that time, I'm rarely without my notebook. When the first draft is done, I ease back into a more relaxed editing mode.
Advice to Writers
My honest advice would be to not plan to write professionally. In other words, don’t set it as your only career choice, because it can take years to get published and, even then, being able to write full-time is rare. Actively pursue publication, but also get a job you enjoy. It's easier to weather the frustration of rejection if you aren't counting on your books to pay the bills!
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