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SOT: What or whom are some of your influences

Screams of Terror Interviews

Dark Poet – Lanaia Lee

 

SOT: What or whom are some of your influences?

Lanaia Lee: My influences in my writing are basically Poe.  He is morbidly refreshing.

SOT: What do you prefer to do more, writing poetry or stories and why?

Lanaia Lee: I like to write poetry because it flows. It comes to me as natural as breathing.
Stories or a novel I have to think and I feel my writing is forced. But writing poetry just flows so I feel as if I am writing from my very soul.

SOT: Why did you decide that you wanted to be a Horror Author?

Lanaia Lee: I became a horror author because I feel really confident in this type genre. I was raised by my grandmother who professed to be a witch so I was raised with the supernatural and I'm very comfy here.

SOT: What is your inspiration?  Where do you get your ideas?

Lanaia Lee: I get a lot of inspiration to write from true things that actually happened to me. Believe you me I was just as surprised as everyone else when I discovered this literary talent.

SOT: Your poetry is more dark than it is horror, although you crossover on many occasions, do you prefer any one style more?

Lanaia Lee:  I really don't prefer writing horror poetry over dark poetry. Both are good. It more or less depends on my mood I guess.

SOT: What are some of the current projects that you are working on?

Lanaia Lee: I am currently working on winding up my second book.

SOT: What is your favorite horror movie? Book?

Lanaia Lee: Actually I have two favorite movies the first being the original DRACULA with the only true Dracula, Bela Lugosi and TITANIC, the old one with Barbara Stanywick and Clifton Webb.  I love this old movie because, you may think I'm weird, but I believe in a previous life I died here.
My favorite book would be LORNA DOONE. I don't know the author. When I was in school we read it and I fell in love.  (Lorna Doone is by R D Blackmore)


SOT: Could you tell our readers where they should go to get your books and other related items?

Lanaia Lee:  All my work is available through Screams of Terror.  Their website tells you how to get to mine.  (hehehe, I knew the answer to that one already!  http://www.screams-of-terror.com/lanaia_lee/ )

SOT: Can you tell us what prompted you to take this direction in your life?

Lanaia Lee: I didn't start out as a writer. Messing around one day I found I could write and I enjoyed it!  So now here I am

SOT: What’s a day in the life of Lanaia Lee like?

Lanaia Lee: A day in my life is very interesting. I'm in a wheelchair from a stroke I had at 35. My husband is also in a wheelchair from a motorcycle accident he sustained at 25. We live totally on our own so each day is a very unique challenge.

SOT: Who are some of the other Authors that you would like to work with and do you have a favorite?

Lanaia Lee: One of my favorite authors is Carl Merrit  Fleet of Angels and Vincent Rosetti he is the voice of horror radio C. E. R. K. He is also a very good poet. I have worked with both and it was and is an honor.

SOT: Are you married? Single? Dating?

Lanaia Lee: I am an old married lady for the third and last time. David and I have been married ten years.

SOT: What has been the highest point of your career so far?

Lanaia Lee: I think being published. The realization that I posses a talent that good. I would have made my mother proud if she had lived.

SOT: Would you let our readers know how to get to your web page and any forums or groups that you may have?

Lanaia Lee: My webpage is http://www.screams-of-terror.com/lanaia_lee/ Here you can buy my book too!

SOT: Where do you see yourself in the future?

Lanaia Lee: The more I write the better I get. I want to be the Edgar Allan Poe of the twenty first century

SOT: What do I have to do to get an autographed copy of your book? (I ask this on all of my interviews) and if a reader purchases your book, how can they get it autographed?

Lanaia Lee:  I haven't planned any book signings yet so I really don't know.  That is a good one for my agent Barry McDonald.  (We will get an address up where you can send your books, along with a SASE to get signed)

SOT: I would like to thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to talk to me, it has been a real pleasure and an honor, is there anything else that you would like to add or say to your fans and the readers here at Screams of Terror?

Lanaia Lee: I just want to thank you for this privilege and wish to thank each person personally for having faith in my abilities and supporting me.



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