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Five Things You Didn’t Know About Horror Author Maryann Paige

Five Things You Didn’t Know About Maryann Paige

I write my novels in my head first.  When working on a novel, I will go to bed an hour or so earlier than usual, and begin the novel in my mind as a mini-movie.  I play the movie over again until I’m ready to put it on paper.

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I push my children to read and write.  I place the utmost value and importance on the written and spoken word.  I demand at least two classics per year out of my children, so they can see the amazing array of literature available to us all.  I then ask for a story from the same genre and a verbal synopsis of the novel.

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I love to bake bread.  For me, especially now that fall is upon us, and winter is at our backdoor, I find kneading dough to be downright meditative.  And, once, the smell of home baked goods fills the house, the weather outside no longer matters, because a smile automatically comes to one’s face.

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I can be a klutz.  Last year, while cooking Thanksgiving dinner, I wasn’t paying attention and dropped the pan of turkey.  The cooking bird flew across my kitchen floor and landed near my stairwell.  My boys and I just stood there with our mouths open until the family cat came charging up the stairs to attack the invader.  We never laughed so hard.  Possibly, I will be serving ham this year.

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I’m still afraid of the dark.  While many outgrow their childhood fears, I must admit, this is one fear I have never been able to shake.  One never knows what lurks in a darkened corner.

Maryann Paige was born in Brooklyn, New York, lived in Nevada and Texas and landed back in her home state.   She resides in the beautiful Hudson Valley and uses the area as the setting for her novels and stories. She attributes the idea for Hidden Shadows to her younger son, who claims to have met the shadow people on a nightly basis.  After researching and learning of them, she decided to write a novel loosely based on her son’s experiences. Please visit Maryann at www.maryannpaige.com to find out about her latest novel, Cemetery Gates.