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Breaking Into Horror with MJ Mars

MJ Mars, author of The Suffering from Wicked House Press, drops by today to share what it was like to break into the horror genre, her process, and some a few personal stories. MJ has been featured in a plethora of magazines, anthologies, and podcasts - including her story Better Then Mardis Gras on season 13 Ep. 16 of The No Sleep Podcast.

 

Connect with MJ Mars at https://mjmarsauthor.com

Get The Suffering at https://www.amazon.com/Suffering-Novel-MJ-Mars-ebook/dp/B0BTMPKHHK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1V69CPK7EE4OB&keywords=the+suffering+mj+mars&qid=1700477551&sprefix=the+suffering+%2Caps%2C200&sr=8-1

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Tanner Rutledge

Tanner Rutledge writes small-town mysteries and supernatural thrillers. Before turning to fiction, he spent 15 years as a private investigator, working on everything from missing persons to homicide cases. Those years gave him an intimate understanding of motivation and the quick thinking it takes to crack a case.

Tanner’s love of storytelling started early. He was the kid who wrote spooky tales for his second-grade classmates and stayed was always up late reading Stephen King and RL Stine under the covers. In college, he studied criminal justice but couldn’t stay away from creative writing and literature classes. When the world shut down in 2020, he finally gave himself permission to shift his focus back to writing and hasn’t looked back since.

He also hosts The Killer Prose Podcast, where he talks about the craft of writing, creativity, and the strange overlap between true crime and the paranormal.

When he’s not writing, you can usually find him spending time with his family or hanging out with his little black cat, Broccoli—his constant companion and occasional editor.