In this podcast Alison Littlewood talks about A Cold Season, Jo Fletcher Books and Zombie Apocalypse.
About Alison Littlewood
Alison Littlewood was raised in Penistone, South Yorkshire, and went on to attend the University of Northumbria at Newcastle (now Northumbria University). Originally she planned to study graphic design, but “missed the words too much” and switched to a joint English and History degree. She followed a career in marketing before developing her love of writing fiction. A Cold Season, from Jo Fletcher Books, was Alison’s first novel. It was selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club, where it was described as “perfect reading for a dark winter’s night.” Her second novel, Path of Needles – a dark blend of fairy tales and crime fiction – has recently been shortlisted for a British Fantasy Award. Her third, The Unquiet House, is a ghost story set in the Yorkshire countryside and has been shortlisted for a Shirley Jackson Award. Alison’s short stories have been picked for Best British Horror, The Best Horror of the Year and The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror anthologies, as well as The Best British Fantasy 2013 and The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 10. Other publication credits include the anthologies Terror Tales of the Cotswolds, Where Are We Going? and the charity anthology Never Again.
Show notes
- [02:10] Alison’s writing start
- [03:40] Turning to the horror genre
- [12:09] Current project
- [16:55] Marketing lessons applicable to fiction
- [17:50] A Cold Season success and implications
- [20:42] Lessons learnt from Jo Fletcher
- [24:00] Writing the middle of a novel
- [25:30] Morning rituals and daily habits
- [33:45] Impetus for writing Zombie Apocalypse
- [44:30] Shared world writing
Please support the This Is Horror Podcast
Visit our Patreon page and donate to the This Is Horror Podcast today.
Resources
Please subscribe to This Is Horror podcast RSS Feed
Subscribe via iTunes
Listen to This Is Horror via iTunes
Visit our Patreon page and donate to the This Is Horror Podcast
You can also find us on Stitcher, Zune and Blackberry.
