3Q’s Special – Hailey Piper knows the sea doesn’t like us!
I’ve had a number of folks DM me to see if today’s guest would be doing a 3Q’s! Sometimes it’s about timing and sometimes it’s about deadlines, and sometimes it just works out!
Today’s author is both a master at short fiction and long reads. She’s quickly become a sought after contributor for exciting anthologies as well as releasing her own novels and novellas that leave readers scared for their lives. She’s a Bram Stoker Award winning author and I’m so happy she is today’s 3Q’s Special Guest!
Welcome Hailey!
Steve: What does your process look like once you finish your first draft? Do you immediately dive back into it, or do you take some time away?
Hailey: I try to take some time away, but usually I fail. By the time I’m finishing the first draft, I have a pretty good idea what the story’s about and where I synced up with that plus where I failed to, so the urge to jump in and fix it is strong. I can usually leave it for a day or two at least before the itch to start moving things around and writing revision notes wins over. The second draft is the hardest for me; there are expectations of quality that a first draft doesn’t have to care about.
Steve: What’s the one thing you’d change now if you’d have known it when you started writing?
Hailey: Not to worry what people will and won’t accept. I learned that pretty fast, thankfully, but it’s never too early to learn. The art has to be an expression, or it doesn’t have a true purpose.
Steve: Of the books or stories you’ve released, which is your personal favorite and why?
Hailey: Oh dear, I never know! I love different ones for different reasons. “Feast for Small Pieces” is where I feel I really solidified my voice, while “Toad Man, Toad Man” has scared people, and that means a lot. Or “The Turning” as I got to do a really personal story that was also about teenagers turning into pterodactyls. I’ll go with that one; nothing’s sweeter than a B-movie concept written with social commentary and thematic purpose.
Steve: Bonus Fun Question! Would you rather be lost at sea or in the mountains?
Hailey: Definitely the mountains. I think at least then you have a chance, but the sea has made it pretty clear that it doesn’t like us.
Hailey, I think you’re right!
Thank you so much for doing this!
To find more of Hailey’s work, check the links!
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Hailey-Piper/author/B07HDYFL2C
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HaileyPiperSays
Website: https://haileypiper.com/
