Ten Questions with… Belinda Frisch
Today for Ten Questions, I welcome Belinda Frisch!
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Author Bio: Belinda Frisch’s fiction has appeared in Shroud Magazine, Dabblestone Horror, and Tales of Zombie War. She is an honorable mention winner in the Writer’s Digest 76th Annual Writing Competition and the author of the horror novel, DEAD SPELL, the short story compilation, CRISIS HOSPITAL, TALES FROM THE WORLD, THE WARD, AND THE BEDSIDE and the newly released novel CURE, the first in the Strandville Zombie Series.
Blog: http://belindaf.blogspot.com
You can find her books at http://amazon.com/author/belindafrisch or on her blog, and soon Barnes & Noble!
About the Writer
1. What five words describe you?
Quirky, methodical, curious, dark, and determined.
2. What was the first story you ever wrote? I mean the really bad one we all have that you’re trying to hide in the back of closet now that you’re published?
To be honest, I have NO IDEA the first story I ever wrote. I’ve been writing stories since my early teens and a lot has transpired since then. I don’t have any of my old notebooks or journals, though I’d love to know where they all ended up. Maybe someday they’ll surface. I can guarantee it was horror, whatever it was.
3. What inspires you?
Other writers inspire me, either directly or through their work. Sometimes I read or watch something and I set off immediately for a blank page. Wonder Boys might be one of those books/movies that get me every time. Almost Famous and Inception are two others.
4. What distracts you?
Currently, our new granddaughter distracts me. She’s only four months old and we spend a lot of time with her. Kudos to the writing moms out there that have figured out how to write with an infant. I just can’t manage it.
5. What’s your favorite story? This can be specific, as in a particular book or even story-driven movie, or general, like “I’m a sucker for a hero looking for redemption story.”
Hmm…Belinda by Anne Rice has been a favorite tale of mine since I was a teen. Rice is who originally started me reading voraciously. Oddly enough, she wrote a character that was a lot like I was, back then. I think it’s the way a reader relates to characters that makes their story a favorite.
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About the Writing
1. Tell us about your currently available titles.
Fiction-wise, I have a YA horror novel titled DEAD SPELL which is the proverbial bloodletting tale. Harmony, my main character, nested just beneath my skin and begged me to let her out. She’s touched some people, for sure, and writing her was therapeutic.
CRISIS HOSPITAL is a collection of short stories that were previously published including one which won me honorable mention in the 76th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition.
CURE is the first mainstream horror novel in a planned series and is hot off the presses as of June 17, 2012. For fans of zombies and medicine, this one covers the events leading up to the zombie apocalypse in a scientific way that is fast-paced and twisted.
2. What’s your favorite part about writing these stories?
My favorite part about writing these stories is probably the research. I love learning new things and CURE, especially, speaks to my inner medical gal. I’ve spent 15 years in medicine and have only recently exited corporate America to write full-time.
3. What would your characters say about you? Be honest!
What would they say about me? I bet it’d be easier to answer what they’d say to me, like “stop torturing me.” Depends on the character, but I’ll stick with Harmony from DEAD SPELL since she’s my favorite. I think she’d say I am stronger than I give myself credit for.
4. Who would play your favorite character if they made a movie of their story?
That’s so tough and I hate to pick someone so popular because of the Twilight series, but Kristen Stewart would rock the role of Harmony. I base this on her portrayal of Joan Jett, not Bella Swan.
5. Do you have any projects currently in the works you want to talk about?
CURE is so new that it is my pet project right now, but AFTERBIRTH, its post-apocalyptic sequel, is in the works. I’m outlining and writing the chapters in between launching CURE. Stay tuned for more on this one.
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Thank you, Belinda, for joining us today! Good luck with your writing!
