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Hello, my name is Steve Stred… and… this… is… 3Q’s! BAH DAH BUM!!!!!!!

Welcome back to another fun, fantastic, phenomenal (with an F!) 3Q’s.

Today’s guest is none-other than Bram Stoker Nominated author S. Alessandro Martinez!

Welcome, S!!

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Steve: What does your writing time look like? Do you try to write at the same time each day? Do you have a word count you attempt to hit?
S.A.M.: I try to write every weekday, starting around 10:00 and going until 4:00 or 5:00. I take weekends off, but I usually end up writing a bit anyway. I don’t have a word count I try to hit. Just getting any writing down is good for me. I’m also reading and researching topics related to what I’m working on, which I count as part of the writing process.

Steve: If you started a series and for some reason had to have another author finish it, who would you choose?
S.A.M.: That’s a tough question. I write horror as well as fantasy. I have already started writing a fantasy series (currently working on Book 2), so I think I would want Brandon Sanderson to finish it. Now for a horror series, I think I’d love it if Adam Nevill completed it.

Steve: Tell me about your newest release (novel/story/poem/novella) and why someone should read it!
S.A.M.: My debut novel, Helminth, came out last year! Four best friends decide to get away for the weekend after one of them suffers a great tragedy, and drive up to a lakeside cabin in the forests of the Pacific Northwest. It seems like an idyllic location, that is until the women start experiencing unexplained phenomena such as disembodied whispers, shadowy figures, unnatural fog, someone moving in the house, oh, and something begins to call to one of them from beneath the waters of the lake. It’s got lots of things for horror lovers to enjoy: ghosts, hauntings, nightmares, monsters, cosmic beings, cults, dark rituals, blood. Did I mention it was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award? You can grab a copy on Amazon!

Steve: Bonus Question: If they made a movie about your life, what actor or actress would you suggest they get to play you?
S.A.M.: Hmm, I’m going to go with Charlie Cox. He seems like a nice guy. He’ll have to go a bit goth though.

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