Throughout my winding journey as a writer and wanna be successful author, a favorite aspect is the fabulous writers I meet along a similar path. Rachel Smith, author of the Squirrelpocalypse Trilogy, is one such writer. To date, her eBooks are:
Night of the Squirrels: Dawn of the Interns
Night of the Squirrels: Day of the Robots
The third in the trilogy is percolating and I can't wait to read it. Based loosely on such classic horror gems as Night of the Living Dead, Cabin Fever, and Cabin in the Woods, this is my favorite genre and Ms. Smith presents true examples. Not only was I impressed with her creativity and talent, I was taken in by her refusal to compromise her ideals. We first met at a NYC Pitch Conference, where eager writers meet to pitch their manuscript ideas to publishers, editors and agents. Publishers, editors and agents from REAL publishing houses. Like Random House.
Yup.
Random House.Have to admit that when I was grilled, basically crucified, I back pedaled and tried to give the conference moderators what they thought they wanted.
Not Rachel.
She held to her vision even when told that "Comedy-Horror" was not a legitimate genre.
Weird.
It's as if they've never watched Attack of the Killer Tomatoes or Killer Klowns from Outerspace.
Definitely weird.
And this amazing writer just complimented me by reviewing my book, The Basement Office.
Check it out on her blog at:
Rachel Smith Blog: At the Mountains of Merricat
Awesome!
