Guest Post by Sharon Wagner
How Favorite Topics, an Antique Typewriter and Family Stories Spark a Writer’s Creativity
I try to bring my S-game to my monthly newsletter. S stands for Sharon and supernatural!
Talking about my book is always an afterthought to entertaining readers. Topics have included alien conspiracies, news of the weird, food waste warriors, the fear of despicable reviews, and books that have inspired me.
One of my favorite newsletters was a funny fake interview with wacky movie director David Lynch. My Halloween newsletter is the most comic to write. I love to be spooky. You can read all my newsletters in my newsletter graveyard. But you won’t win any prizes.
My mother’s antique typewriter was the catalyst that triggered my shift from illustrating children’s books to painting with words. The old typewriter was the sole survivor of the auction that preceded the sale of my family farm. After the auctioneer rattled his final call, the typewriter remained, and I took it as a sign. I’ve loved a good ghost story since my high school English teacher, Mrs. Laverty, praised my book report on Charles Dicken’s classic, A Christmas Carol.
But real-life tales of my aunt’s psychic dreams and child-like curiosity about extraterrestrial abductions ignited a spooky flame. Television shows like The Planet of the Apes and all the hoopla surrounding the Bermuda Triangle fueled the fire. I can’t imagine writing anything else. It would be boring. I also find inspiration from travel and put my favorite destinations into my books.
Bio: Sharon Wagner is a supernatural author, inexhaustible travel blogger, and illustrator of children’s books, including Maya Monkey. When she’s not traveling the jungles of Central America, she lives in Minneapolis with her husband and two cats.
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