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Annie Neugebauer

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Annie is a novelist, nationally award-winning poet, and two-time Bram Stoker Award-nominated short story author. She’s the author of The Extra, The Other, and The Spare (The Outsiders Sequence, a series of novellas), You Have to Let Them Bleed (collection), and Once the Darkness Comes (forthcoming novel). You can visit her at www.AnnieNeugebauer.com. ...more

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Annie, I recently hurt my teeth because I mistook a gothic romance for a chocolate chip cookie of immense size. Do you have any tips to help me tell the difference between the two in the future?

Annie Neugebauer First of all, you should know that this problem is more common than people let on, so please don’t feel embarrassed. You’ve done the right thing by re…moreFirst of all, you should know that this problem is more common than people let on, so please don’t feel embarrassed. You’ve done the right thing by reaching out, because education is the most powerful tool (besides maybe a jackhammer, or possibly Ashton Kutcher).

The most accessible way to distinguish between the two is scent. Before you bite into the item, take a deep whiff. Does it smell of butter, brown sugar, and melty chocolate goodness? If so, it’s most likely a chocolate chip cookie. Does it smell of moldy castle walls, locked trunks full of secrets, and erotic despair? If so, you’re probably holding a gothic romance.

If scent isn’t enough, you might be able to use taste. Caress the item gently; now lick your fingers. Dust? Gothic romance. Crumbs? Chocolate chip cookie. Both? Cookie that’s been left out for too long.

If your taste buds are confused, try touch. No matter how immense, a chocolate chip cookie is usually fairly light – even if that sucker is loaded up with nuts and junk. A gothic romance, however, is heavy enough to make your wrist tired after about twenty minutes of propping it up. Still confused? Try balancing the item on your head. If you’re able to walk quickly without it falling off, it’s a cookie. If not, it’s a gothic romance.

And finally, if all else fails, you can always resort to reading before biting. While biting a gothic romance can result in a chipped tooth, the worst that can happen from reading a chocolate chip cookies is hunger and faint dissatisfaction.

I hope that helps. Best of luck with your future endeavors!(less)

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How has your love for poetry influenced your book writing process?

Annie Neugebauer I would say that my love of literature stems from both, more than one influencing the other, per say. Or rather, they both influence each other consta…moreI would say that my love of literature stems from both, more than one influencing the other, per say. Or rather, they both influence each other constantly. I fell in love with poetry and prose simultaneously, and not necessarily distinctly. To me they have always been two parts of a larger whole.

My poetry is influenced by novels; most of my poems tell a story or at least set a scene that feels like part of a larger story. And my book of poetry is definitely narrative in nature.

Likewise, my novels tend to be poetic. Many of my concepts and most of my stand-out scenes come to me in flashes, like a poem, where before I know how I’ll say it or what it will do, I can *taste* the mood or the tone or the imagery. My prose, too, leans toward poetic devices to convey meaning. For me, beauty is a vital and integral part of all literature, including novels. Poetry has also taught me magnitudes when it comes to line editing. Nothing teaches you the importance of individual words and phrases quite like the poem. :)

Thanks for the great question!(less)

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	The Extra (The Outsiders Sequence, #1) 3.58 avg rating — 2,775 ratings — published 2025 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology: Library Edition by Vince A. Liaguno (Goodreads Author), Ann Dávila Cardinal (Goodreads Author), Michael H. Hanson (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 1,333 ratings — published 2022 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Other (The Outsiders Sequence, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 757 ratings — published 2026 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Have to Let Them Bleed 4.12 avg rating — 41 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Collections III by Annie Neugebauer (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Febe Moss (Contributor), Cindy Wood (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Texas Poetry Calendar 2011 by Annie Neugebauer (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Scott Wiggerman (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Collections IV by Annie Neugebauer (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Febe Moss (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Collections V by Annie Neugebauer (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Beth Honeycutt (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Encore 2014 by Annie Neugebauer (Goodreads Author), Valerie Martin Bailey (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Spare (The Outsiders Sequence, #3) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2027	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I’ve been camping so many times. Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico, Colorado, Minnesota. With friends, in groups, with my husband, with family, by myself. In prairie, in the woods, by lakes, in the mountains. And there’s only been one time that I ever felt truly scared.

My husband Kyle and I, back before we had kids, were in already-remote mountain terrain in Colorado, but we wanted to be more

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“I will show you fear in a handful of dust.”
― T.S. Eliot

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“Listen to them, the children of the night. What music they make!”
― Bram Stoker

tags: dracula

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“I suppose sooner or later in the life of everyone comes a moment of trial. We all of us have our particular devil who rides us and torments us, and we must give battle in the end.”
― Daphne Du Maurier, Rebecca

tags: adversity, growth, life, trials

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“This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.”
― T.S. Eliot

tags: apocalypse, despair, poetry

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“Maybe they know what I know, that the true way to a man's heart is six inches of metal between his ribs. Sometimes four inches will do the job, but to be really sure, I like to have six.”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, Narcissus in Chains

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Dec 08, 2017 07:51AM

David wrote: "Thanks for letting me join you, Annie. I saw that we have similar literary interests--some very close and some diverse. I knew some Neugebauers in Texas growing up. Is that also your family?"

I'm always happy to connect with book people! And wow, yes, it does look like we have quite a lot of books in common. There are actually many Neugebauers in Texas (common German surname, lots of German farmers here), and some of them are mine. :)

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Dec 06, 2017 02:37PM

Thanks for letting me join you, Annie. I saw that we have similar literary interests--some very close and some diverse. I knew some Neugebauers in Texas growing up. Is that also your family?

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Feb 10, 2014 04:08PM

Chad B. wrote: "Thank you Annie for the Goodreads connect :)
Wishing you the very best in 2014!

Chad"

Thank you! You too.

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