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How the evil and the dead may save the world in a new horror novel with Jonathan Janz
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Interview Timeline
Jonathan Janz has written over a dozen novels focusing on horror. He recently recently the post-apocalyptic horror novel “The Raven”. We spoke about the book and his writing process. The Raven (Flame Tree Press, 2020)
0:31 – Jonathan talks about why he wrote “The Raven”.
2:17 – Jonathan discusses the genres he used in the novel.
4:41 – Jonathan talks about mixing genres in other novels.
5:57 – Jonathan talks about how he presents his monsters.
7:16 – Jonathan talks about why he set The Raven in a post-apocalyptic setting.
9:15 – Jonathan talks about researching the science aspects of his novel with a scientist friend of his.
12:55 – Jonathan goes into whether his monsters or more science based or magical.
14:44 – Jonathan talks about being inspired by Josh Malerman, writer of Birdbox, and Ryan Lewis who helped produce the movie.
18:00 – Jonathan talks about cheesy horror films.
20:40 – Jonathan discusses Karate Kid.
21:45 – Jonathan said The Raven might have a Junkie XML soundtrack or an Ennio Morricone one.
22:57 – Jonathan talks about his approach to writing.
24:50 – Jonathan talks about what makes horror.
27:14 – Jonathan talks about a play he thinks is horror but no one else properly does.
30:30 – Jonathan talks about Salem’s Lot.
32:16 – Jonathan talks about his writing process.
34:25 – Jonathan talks about how rough his editing process is.
36:12 – Jonathan talks about what he edits in his work.
38:52 – Jonathan talks about the complexities of his characters in relation to other characters.
42:29 – Jonathan talks about how he maps his characters and he talks about how he teaches film history.
45:13 – Jonathan talks about how his writing has changed over time.
49:36 – Jonathan talks about overwriting his novels.
51:47 – Jonathan talks about how quickly he writes.
53:53 – Jonathan talks about being a big Star Wars fan and loving the Neverending Story.
59:57 – Jonathan talks about working with deadlines.
1:04:20 – Jonathan can be found at twitter @jonathanjanz and on instagram @jonathan.janz
Links of interest
https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.janz/
https://twitter.com/JonathanJanz
Contact Information
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Guests: Jonathan Janz
Host: Cris Alvarez
Tags: Books, audio interviews, podcast, Flame Tree Press, horror,
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