Be careful what you
let in…
Siler House has stood silent beneath Savannah’s moss-draped oaks for decades.
Notoriously haunted, it has remained empty until college-bound Jess Perry and
three of her peers gather to take part in a month-long study on the paranormal.
Jess, who talks to ghosts, quickly bonds with her fellow test subjects. One is
a girl possessed. Another just wants to forget. The third is a guy who really
knows how to turn up the August heat, not to mention Jess’s heart rate…when
he’s not resurrecting the dead. The study soon turns into something far
more sinister when they discover that Siler House and the dark forces within
are determined to keep them forever. In order to escape, Jess and the others
will have to open themselves up to the true horror of Siler House and channel
the very evil that has welcomed them all.
Michelle has always loved storytelling. When she was a child,
her favorite stories were of monsters and things that lurked in the dark.
Telling stories often frightened her classmates and got her into a lot of
trouble with her teachers. They had no sense of humor.
As an adult, Michelle traded her love of writing for the
corporate life where she was an IT professional. Today, she's doing what she
loves best - writing and storytelling.
Michelle grew up in Chicago, but currently lives in NE Georgia
with her husband and their two dogs. She loves scary books, funny movies,
sports cars, chocolate, dogs, and changes of season.
How did you come up with
the idea for your book?
During a trip to
Savannah, I visited the Sorrel-Weed house, which is reported to be Savannah’s
most haunted house.
What is different about
this book compared to others you’ve written?
For starters, The Haunting
Season is New Adult. Secondly, the main characters are not supernatural beings.
Most unique or unusual
research you’ve ever done for The Haunting Season?
Besides visiting the
Sorrel-Weed house? Asking a former mortician about embalming methods in the
early to mid 1900’s and how embalming and burial procedures have changed and
why. It’s both fascinating and a bit gruesome.
What is the hardest part
about writing?
Keeping my butt in the
chair for as many hours as I need to per day. Resisting the urge to jump on the
internet when I’m having difficulty with a scene.
If you could meet any
author who is no longer living, who would it be?
Tough call. Edgar Allan
Poe, probably. But I’d also like to meet Rod Serling and Alfred Hitchcock.
Can you tell us a little
about your next project?
It’s a adult dark fantasy
novel with action, castles, and gargoyles.
It’ll be out early this summer.
If you could do one
thing over again in regards to writing, what would it be?
Write faster.
Vanilla or chocolate?
Chocolate.
Food you like the most?
The least?
I tend to like Italian
food the most. I can’t stand brussel sprouts or peas.
Favorite television
show?
Supernatural
What weapon would you
choose in the zombie apocalypse?
Harry Potter’s wand or
maybe Dean Winchester. He’d be a formidable weapon against zombies, right?
What scares you?
Humanity. The way people
treat others, animals, or the environment.
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