Question and Answer Series
Session Twenty-Five – Lane Craver, author
of Dark Prophecy
Q
As a writer do you prefer using a pen name or real name?
Why?
A
Partially both. It has a nice ring to it and I
like using a name people will remember.
Q
Which genre do you normally write? Are you comfortable
going out of your comfort zone?
A
Fantasy/adventure
is what I normally write, though I have been known to write in other genres
with the same suspense. I love keeping my reader on the edge of their seat.
Q
How old are you? Male or female?
A
41 and female
Q
Do you like cats or dogs?
A
Both, if they are well mannered and good
character
Q
Tell me something about you that no one else knows.
A
I went
to an alternative high school with no grades and went to college I got mostly A’s
and B’s; graduating with honors.
Q
Are you married, dating, or single? If you’re married or
dating; have you ever cheated on your spouse or significant other? If you’re
single; do you like to play the field?
A
Recently divorced and have dated a few times,
but I’m not ready to jump into another relationship yet. During my twenty year
marriage, no, I didn’t cheat.
Q
Have you ever contemplated suicide? If so, why did you
feel that was your only option?
A
Yes; before I had kids and after high school I
was in a bad relationship and I felt really unloved, and with no job or hobby;
no kids, I felt like a waste of life. I know now that I was suffering from
depression.
Q
Have you ever been in trouble in school? At work? At home?
A
Yes, at school; especially in middle and high
school. I tended to push the limits of my liberal school, i.e. wearing swim
suits with Daisy Dukes to class. At home, my Mom, considered me her ‘wild child’
and at work, I took work very seriously, though I still like to make people
smile and laugh.
Q
Did you have siblings growing up? If so, how many?
A
4; an older brother from my Dad (he didn’t
live with us), an older brother and sister (they did live with us), and a
younger brother from my Mom (he lived with us as well).
Q
Did you have siblings later in life? If so, how many and
at what age did you get them? Were they adopted?
A
When I was 14 my Dad remarried and I had two
stepbrothers and a stepsister.
Q
Where do you get your inspiration?
A
I write what I
want to read; I also used to play Dungeons and Dragons, so I was creating
scenes for the game.
Q
How do your approach your writing? Are more OCD? Plan
everything out with outlines and what amounts to storyboards? Or do you just
fly by the seat of your pants and work everything out as it comes?
A
With my book, Dark Prophecy, I wrote the first sixteen chapters by the seat of my
pants, but I had to loosely outline a sentence per chapter to reach my goal
before it got too big. I surprising myself with my writing by going by the seat
of my pants; it takes on a life of its own and I enjoy every minute of it!
Q
Do you like horror movies? Comedy? Pick your poison.
A
Horror with comedic moments, usually. Suspense is my thing and my
poison, if you will.
Q
Do you enjoy certain types of books, but like to write in
another genre? If so, why?
A
I read many; horror, fantasy/adventure, sci-fi, and
suspense/mystery books. I try to mimic the things I liked within my favorite
genre, adventure.
Q
What are you currently working on? Do you have any novels?
A
My book is a
Sagovel (saga/novel). I’m currently working on book 2 of Dark Prophecy.
Q
Anything else that you would like to say before we end?
A
I love to
entertain my reader. It gives me great joy to hear how people can relate to my
characters and want to read more. Thank you for this unique opportunity to
share with readers, SM Garcia. You have really outdone yourself with these
interviews, kudos to you!
