Interview with Jeff Menapace - By David Kempf
When did you first become interested in writing? Since I was a kid. I used to draw a lot, and then write stories to go with the drawings. I only started getting serious about writing in my late teens, but it was always considered a hobby. I never thought I could make a career out of it. How did you get involved in horror? It was what I primarily read growing up, and still do this day, though I do read most everything. I don’t really consider myself a “horror writer” per se, but I can see how easy it is to be labeled as such when you write about dark things LOL. How did you make this a full time job? Through loooong hours and years of hard work and sacrifice. It did NOT happen overnight. I truly sacrificed a lot to follow my goal of writing full-time. But if you want something bad enough . . . How did you go from teacher to full time author? I was a teacher because it was a stable job to pay the bills. I enjoyed it as much as I could, but deep down I always wanted to b...