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TIH 413: Cynthia Pelayo on Children of Chicago, Blending Genres, and Into The Forest And All The Way Through

  • September 22, 2021

  • 3 mins to read

In this podcast Cynthia Pelayo talks about Children of Chicago, blending genres, Into The Forest And All The Way Through, and much more. 

About Cynthia Pelayo

Cynthia “Cina” Pelayo is a two-time Bram Stoker Awards nominated poet and author. She is the author of books such as Loteria, Santa Muerte, The Missing, Poems of My Night, and Children of Chicago.

Show notes

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[3:17] Ryan Whitley, via Patreon, asks how being in or among horrific real life circumstances alters the effectiveness of horror fiction
[14:41] Victor LaValle, via Patreon, asks about blending aspects of real life events with the purely fictional in stories
[19:14] Into The Forest And All The Way Through: research, sensitivity, and creativity
[26:44] Writing routine and day
[32:05] Blending genres
[47:06] Things that are uniquely Chicago
[51:21] First experiences with story
[1:04:14] Advice to eighteen-year-old self
[1:05:52] Connect with Cynthia
[1:06:35] Final thoughts

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