#Writer Wednesday Interview with Kelly Florence and Meg Hafdahl
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I’d like to welcome Kelly Florence and Meg Hafdahl to the blog for #WriterWednesday!
The thing you like most about being a writer:
The thing we like most about being a writer is setting own schedules! When we feel inspired, we can write! If we’re not in the mood (and there’s no deadline approaching) we don’t have to write. Having a writing partner has been great because we can help each other with accountability and motivation.
The thing you like least about being a writer:
Sometimes being your own boss and setting your own schedule can be a curse!
Things you will run to the store for in the middle of the night:
We’ve been known to order some take-out food late at night! When you’re hungry, you’re hungry!
Things you never put on your shopping list:
Both of us are vegetarian so you won’t find any meat on our shopping lists and Meg hates mushrooms!
The nicest thing a reader said to you:
We always appreciate hearing from readers, and we just got a message telling us someone woke up with bags under their eyes because they stayed up late reading our latest book! Another reader told us this book is our best yet and that made us feel great.
The craziest thing a reader said to you:
Someone told us we don’t look like horror writers because we don’t dress gothic enough while another person told us we’re too gothic looking! We’re going to keep being ourselves.
Favorite thing to do when you have free time:
Our favorite thing to do when we have free time is spend it with our families, reading, watching TV or movies, or attending the theatre.
The thing you’ll always move to the bottom of your to do list:
Neither of us enjoy cleaning very much but we get it done! Folding laundry on a weekly basis would gladly be put off if it could.
Things you need when you’re in your writing cave:
Coffee! We like to have a space that’s as free from distractions as possible and is comfortable. We don’t need proper desks or chairs, just a comfy spot to plop and be inspired.
Things that distract you from writing:
Children and pets!
Something you wanted to be when you were a kid:
Meg always dreamed of being a writer and used to pretend to be interviewed about her horror novels. And Kelly wanted was obsessed with “Thriller” and wanted to be a special FX artist!
Something you do that you never dreamed you’d do:
We never dreamed we’d be in front of crowds (in person and virtual) speaking on topics that are important to us!
Things to say to an author:
Hey! Thanks for all the work and effort you put into your book! I think it’s priced fairly, and I will share all about it on my social media!
Things to say to an author if you want to be fictionally killed off in their next book:
Did you REALLY write this book? Can I get it for free somewhere?
Favorite places you’ve been:
We love historical places like Salem, MA, London and Paris!
Places you never want to go to again:
Tent camping…with Minnesota mosquitos and unpredictable weather.
People you’d like to invite to dinner (living):
Writers like Stephen King, Tananarive Due, Joe Hill. Hollywood icons like Clive Barker, Mike Flanagan, Mindy Kaling, Phoebe Waller Bridge.
People you’d cancel dinner on:
People who hate horror and intend on a giving us a long lecture on its unworthiness…
Best thing you’ve ever done:
The best thing we’ve ever done is to do the work, stay committed, and share our work with the world! We’ve been given opportunities and met so many great people because we reached out and believed in ourselves.
Biggest mistake:
The biggest mistake we’ve made are the times we had self-doubt and held back. We’re learning to trust our instincts and our talent to not be afraid to pursue our dreams!
The funniest thing that happened to you on vacation:
We were staying at a hotel where a movie was filming so all the elevators got shut down! We took a back stairwell to try to exit the hotel but got caught in a labyrinth of “staff only” tunnels and doors. Finally, we found an exit and the alarm thankfully didn’t go off!
The most embarrassing thing that happened to you on a vacation:
On that same trip, we were dropped off over two miles from our intended destination by our Uber driver. We figured we could walk it but soon discovered the route was not walking friendly! We ended up calling a second ride and headed back to our hotel without ever making it to the shop!
The thing you like most about being a writer:
The thing we like most about being a writer is setting own schedules! When we feel inspired, we can write! If we’re not in the mood (and there’s no deadline approaching) we don’t have to write. Having a writing partner has been great because we can help each other with accountability and motivation.
The thing you like least about being a writer:
Sometimes being your own boss and setting your own schedule can be a curse!
Things you will run to the store for in the middle of the night:
We’ve been known to order some take-out food late at night! When you’re hungry, you’re hungry!
Things you never put on your shopping list:
Both of us are vegetarian so you won’t find any meat on our shopping lists and Meg hates mushrooms!
The nicest thing a reader said to you:
We always appreciate hearing from readers, and we just got a message telling us someone woke up with bags under their eyes because they stayed up late reading our latest book! Another reader told us this book is our best yet and that made us feel great.
The craziest thing a reader said to you:
Someone told us we don’t look like horror writers because we don’t dress gothic enough while another person told us we’re too gothic looking! We’re going to keep being ourselves.
Favorite thing to do when you have free time:
Our favorite thing to do when we have free time is spend it with our families, reading, watching TV or movies, or attending the theatre.
The thing you’ll always move to the bottom of your to do list:
Neither of us enjoy cleaning very much but we get it done! Folding laundry on a weekly basis would gladly be put off if it could.
Things you need when you’re in your writing cave:
Coffee! We like to have a space that’s as free from distractions as possible and is comfortable. We don’t need proper desks or chairs, just a comfy spot to plop and be inspired.
Things that distract you from writing:
Children and pets!
Something you wanted to be when you were a kid:
Meg always dreamed of being a writer and used to pretend to be interviewed about her horror novels. And Kelly wanted was obsessed with “Thriller” and wanted to be a special FX artist!
Something you do that you never dreamed you’d do:
We never dreamed we’d be in front of crowds (in person and virtual) speaking on topics that are important to us!
Things to say to an author:
Hey! Thanks for all the work and effort you put into your book! I think it’s priced fairly, and I will share all about it on my social media!
Things to say to an author if you want to be fictionally killed off in their next book:
Did you REALLY write this book? Can I get it for free somewhere?
Favorite places you’ve been:
We love historical places like Salem, MA, London and Paris!
Places you never want to go to again:
Tent camping…with Minnesota mosquitos and unpredictable weather.
People you’d like to invite to dinner (living):
Writers like Stephen King, Tananarive Due, Joe Hill. Hollywood icons like Clive Barker, Mike Flanagan, Mindy Kaling, Phoebe Waller Bridge.
People you’d cancel dinner on:
People who hate horror and intend on a giving us a long lecture on its unworthiness…
Best thing you’ve ever done:
The best thing we’ve ever done is to do the work, stay committed, and share our work with the world! We’ve been given opportunities and met so many great people because we reached out and believed in ourselves.
Biggest mistake:
The biggest mistake we’ve made are the times we had self-doubt and held back. We’re learning to trust our instincts and our talent to not be afraid to pursue our dreams!
The funniest thing that happened to you on vacation:
We were staying at a hotel where a movie was filming so all the elevators got shut down! We took a back stairwell to try to exit the hotel but got caught in a labyrinth of “staff only” tunnels and doors. Finally, we found an exit and the alarm thankfully didn’t go off!
The most embarrassing thing that happened to you on a vacation:
On that same trip, we were dropped off over two miles from our intended destination by our Uber driver. We figured we could walk it but soon discovered the route was not walking friendly! We ended up calling a second ride and headed back to our hotel without ever making it to the shop!
About Kelly and Meg:
Kelly Florence is a communication instructor at Lake Superior College in Duluth, Minnesota and is the creator and co-host of the Horror Rewind podcast as well as the producer and host of the podcast Be A Better Communicator. She received her B.A. in theatre at the University of Minnesota-Duluth and got her M.A. in communicating arts at the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
Horror and suspense author Meg Hafdahl is the creator of numerous stories and books. Her fiction has appeared in anthologies such as Eve’s Requiem: Tales of Women, Mystery and Horror and Eclectically Criminal. Her work has been produced for audio by The Wicked Library and The Lift, and she is the author of two popular short story collections including Twisted Reveries: Thirteen Tales of the Macabre. Meg is also the author of the two novels; Daughters of Darkness and Her Dark Inheritance called “an intricate tale of betrayal, murder, and small town intrigue” by Horror Addicts and “every bit as page turning as any King novel” by RW Magazine.
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