Ryan's comments (member since Feb 25, 2009)

Ryan's comments from the Horror Haiku Q&A with Ryan Mecum group.

To anyone interested, I've started to write at least 1 haiku a day on Twitter. They will tend to be less creepy and more about everyday life. Just something to keep my haiku writing moving along.

http://twitter.com/MecumHaiku

I'd love to see some of your little haiku if you'd ever want to send some may way.

Ryan

i try to make the cheesiest thing about my books the title.

Tania,
I was very anti-vampire before going into writing a vampire book. Twilight fatigue. Re-watching Near Dark won me over that vampires can still be amazing. If you ever used to like vampires, I think you'll like Vampire Haiku, too. I'm not trying to sell you my book, I just don't want you to write off all vampire stories due to the flood of so so teen themed vampire boredom.

Ryan



Disclaimer - I've never read the Twilight books, but deep down I think I'd enjoy them.

All votes noted. Thanks, Jaymi.

Jodi, thanks for the vote of confidence. Definitely a lot of people attempt to be polite when they ask me who my target audience is for a book of zombie haiku, as if to say "Who in the hell would want a book of zombie haiku?"

Love it! Haunted Haiku, the haiku journal of a deceased child trying to get people out of her house. This idea would have lots to play with. Haunted Haiku is now tied with Werewolf Haiku for me.

My daughter thinks the yeti is incredibly popular, all thanks to this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jPlzKNA0...

That zombie book had hundreds of haiku about a person eating a person. What little is left inside me would surely die if I attempted to write more haiku on this subject... which could make for a good book, so I'll think about it.

Lindsey - The visual of a giant squid writing haiku seems like a tough sell. I love it.

Virginia - The phrase "Fu Manchu Haiku" makes me laugh out loud. Thank you.

Sarah - Poltergeist is one of my favorite horror films. The idea of a ghost writing haiku while messing with people in a house really sounds fun to write. However, Poltergeist Haiku is a title that doesn't quite roll off my tongue. Love the idea though, like a creepy dead girl diary.

Greg - Your syllable count is totally off in your Cthulhu Haiku. "Mglw'nafh" has four syllables, and I'm thinking you're counting it as three. That's a common mistake. I wrote a whole book of Vampire Haiku before my editor pointed out to me that the word "vampire" is not a three syllable word, but two. That being said, I love that you seconded the giant underwater tentacled sea monster haiku book idea. Maybe there's something there.

Elke - Perhaps your Ghost Haiku idea could mix well with the above poltergeist idea. I have leaning heavily on werewolves, but maybe an actual ghost writer would be fun.

Thanks for the suggestions guys! Any more thoughts, please keep throwing them my way. This is fun for me.

Ryan

What horror haiku book would you enjoy reading next?

I've got a Vampire Haiku book coming out this summer that I think turned out really well. I'd like to write more. I'm leaning toward pitching a possible Werewolf Haiku, but I also have a story I enjoy for a Sasquatch Haiku. This could also take place in the Himalayas and could be a Yeti Haiku book. I also have a soft spot for the chupacabra, but I think Chupacabra Haiku might be a tough sell. Any thoughts?