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James Newman is that rare breed of storyteller where reading him is akin to being transported to the other side of his kitchen table as he recounts his latest experience. You can just about feel a cool breeze blowing in from an open window to carry his voice far beyond the written pages they were intended for. His natural, intimate writing style easily pulls in all who read him so that they\u2019re not just enjoying his tales, but made to feel a part of them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

From his critically acclaimed debut novel, <\/span>Midnight Rain<\/span><\/i>, to several novels and novellas since including <\/span>Ugly As Sin, Animosity<\/span><\/i>, and <\/span>Night of the Loving Dead,<\/span><\/i> to the film adaptation based on his novella <\/span>The Special<\/span><\/i> (co-written with Mark Streensland), Newman continues to prove why he\u2019s worth keeping a sharp eye on.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It also doesn\u2019t hurt that he\u2019s probably the nicest dude in the business, which boded well for this interviewer as nailing down a bit of time with the writer, father, and all-around rock n\u2019 roller took a minimal level of sacrifice to pull off (the details of which I am legally obligated not to discuss). In all seriousness, it\u2019s time to clear the table, grab a seat, and discuss Newman\u2019s latest book, <\/span>Ride Or Die<\/span><\/i>, in which we chat about what happens when scare tactics involving a cheating father and his mistress turn into a nightmare situation where survival trumps getting even.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

(Interview conducted by\u00a0Rick Hipson<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n

CEMETERY DANCE: James, I loved how you fit so many genre tropes into the telling of this one. It was a revenge piece, a coming-of-age story, it was a gut-wrenching monster next door fright tale with heart, and so much more. How do you personally sum up Ride Or Die<\/em> when a stranger on the elevator asks you about it?<\/b><\/p>\n

\"coverJAMES NEWMAN: Thanks so much, man!\u00a0 This one was so much fun to write. <\/span>Ride Or Die<\/span><\/i> is the story of fifteen-year-old Amelia Fletcher, a good girl who decides to turn naughty for just one night after she discovers that her father has been cheating on her mother.\u00a0 But what starts as nothing more than a bit of teenage mischief — broken windows, sugar in a gas tank, spray-painted insults to scare Dad\u2019s \u201cother woman\u201d away — soon turns into a night of terror when Amelia and her friends learn that this was no ordinary affair.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Were there any real-life references that spurred the content of this particular tale in any way?<\/b><\/p>\n

Not at all.\u00a0 It\u2019s from the POV of three teenage girls!\u00a0 I certainly can\u2019t relate.\u00a0 But I mean that in more ways than one.\u00a0 My father was loyal to my mother and vice versa.\u00a0 There\u2019s nothing autobiographical about this one for sure.\u00a0 I was responsible for my share of teenage shenanigans back in the day.\u00a0 For me it was nothing more than stupid fun, though, and I can\u2019t recall ever doing anything that resulted in serious property damage).\u00a0 Unlike my protagonists in Ride or Die<\/em>, I\u2019ve never had any reason to intimidate someone or get revenge on them.\u00a0 I\u2019m not a vengeful person.\u00a0 In fact, I always try to avoid conflict if at all possible.\u00a0 Hell, I\u2019m the type of guy who will go out to a restaurant and if they screw up my order I\u2019ll eat whatever the waiter brings me.\u00a0 I won\u2019t even mention it, usually.\u00a0 As long as we\u2019re not talking about a maggot wiggling through my enchilada (I actually know someone who lived through such a traumatizing experience — pretty sure I would never leave the house again).<\/span><\/p>\n

Jeez, how did I get on that?<\/span><\/p>\n

At what point did you decide to put together your Spotify soundtrack? Is this what you had blasting while writing?<\/b><\/p>\n

This one was actually created long after the novella was finished, just for fun and to put out there for readers to enjoy as part of the promotion for the book\u2019s release.\u00a0 When I\u2019m writing I usually prefer music without vocals.\u00a0 More often than not, I find rock n\u2019 roll distracting when I\u2019m creating my first draft (if for no other reason than I want to stop and sing along, maybe rip into a masterful air-guitar solo that puts all others to shame).\u00a0 I mostly listen to John Carpenter soundtracks, creepy ambient music by Lustmord, stuff like that.\u00a0 At least until it\u2019s time to start editing.<\/span><\/p>\n

As an author whose work appears as short stories, novels and novellas, do you usually know how long a piece will need to be to tell the story in mind before you sit down to write it?<\/b><\/p>\n

I usually have a pretty good idea whether a project will be a novel or a novella.\u00a0 I\u2019m right more than I\u2019m not.\u00a0 Sometimes, though, especially because I trim mercilessly during the editing phase — \u201ckill your darlings\u201d and all — what I thought will be a short novel will end up being a novella.\u00a0 Whatever works best for the story.\u00a0 I\u2019m all about proper pacing and momentum and getting rid of anything that doesn\u2019t help keep the narrative rockin\u2019 and rollin\u2019.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When it comes to marketing, do you find much of a difference as far as your approach to marketing a novella verses a full-fledged novel, or the returns you might expect from each?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

No, I handle them both the same way.\u00a0 I think there used to be a difference, once upon a time, but that was more in regards to finding a publisher than promotion once the book is finished.\u00a0 These days, publishers don\u2019t tend to shy away from novella-length as much as they once did — especially small-press publishers.\u00a0 Probably because readers adore them!\u00a0 Good thing, because novellas are my favorite to write.\u00a0 Not that I don\u2019t love investing my time and energy into a big fat novel, but overall I\u2019m most comfortable in that 20,000-30,000 range.\u00a0 I\u2019m sure that\u2019s obvious based on the last few books I\u2019ve published.\u00a0 With the exception of only <\/span>The Wicked,<\/span><\/i> I\u2019m pretty sure, all of my novels fall on the shorter side of the standard word-count for that format.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As a devoted family man and a dude who also holds down a day job to help keep the lights on and the ink flowing, do you have any specific routines or schedule for getting the words out in between everything else that requires your attention?<\/b><\/p>\n

Do it when you can, wherever you can!\u00a0 Even if it means grabbing half an hour of \u201ccreative time\u201d on the laptop while your wife is watching Real Housewives<\/em>.\u00a0 I only use that example because it\u2019s happening as I type this.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If I were to sneak into your office space — theoretically speaking, of course — would I be likely to find any outlines, story notes, various projects in progress, or do you tend to stick with writing one story at a time as the ideas for one strikes, and then on to the next one and so on? Maybe a combination of the two?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve always got notes lying around, one-sentence ideas for something to come back to later or stories I\u2019ve started but then put on the backburner because another project hooked my interest more. I actually started a sequel to Ugly as Sin<\/em> not long after that one was released but now here we are years later and I\u2019ve never gone back to it!\u00a0 I would still love to do it, though.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

When I was younger I used to attempt several things at once, but then it seemed like I never finished anything!\u00a0 For the most part, I only work on one project at a time, with the exception of a quick short story or two if I\u2019m invited to submit to an anthology or there\u2019s an enticing open call.\u00a0 As long as I know right away what I want to do with that quick little \u201cside project,\u201d and it doesn\u2019t take too much time away from a larger novella- or novel-length project that I\u2019ve prioritized over everything else.<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s on the Newman radar now as far as any works in progress or what\u2019s next to be published from you?<\/b><\/p>\n

Nothing super-exciting to report at the moment.\u00a0 I\u2019m about to jump into what I expect to be another novella, followed by a novel collaboration after that.\u00a0 I do have a short story coming up soon <\/span>(<\/span><\/i>\u201cFear of Fallen Leaves\u201d<\/span>)<\/span><\/i> in the next Silver Shamrock anthology<\/a>, <\/span>Midnight From Beyond the Stars<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

I understand you also have a film based on your short story called “The Special” that has been garnering plenty of positive buzz. What can you tell us about that, and about any other scripts or film projects you might be looking forward to seeing get produced?<\/b><\/p>\n

\"coverI became friends with Mark Steensland, my co-writer of The Special<\/em> . . . wow, it must have been at least ten years ago now.\u00a0 We\u2019ve since become collaborators, first with In the Scrape<\/em>\u00a0and then The Special<\/em>.\u00a0 We were contacted a couple years ago by B. Harrison Smith, director of Club Dread<\/em> and Death House<\/em>.\u00a0 He was interested in buying our screenplay adaptation of our novella, and he totally got what we set out to do with The Special<\/em>.\u00a0 The rest, as they say, is history!\u00a0 Mark and I are so pleased with the movie and couldn\u2019t be happier about the way it has been received by horror fans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As far as other film projects on the way?\u00a0 There\u2019s nothing I can legally report right now, because you know how these things go.\u00a0 That said, I suppose I could tease you a little \u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s very possible that Mark and I might have some killer news sooner than you know.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Perhaps the most important question of all, with vaccinations on the rise and (hopefully) this damn pandemic becoming less controlling of all our lives, what concerts or other social events are you most looking forward to in the next year or so?<\/b><\/p>\n

I\u2019m jonesing for live music so bad I can\u2019t stand it.\u00a0 Got a few really cool things coming up in the next few months.\u00a0 I recently purchased tickets to see my favorite living bluesman, Buddy Guy, at the end of October.\u00a0 I\u2019ve seen Mr. Guy in concert once before and it\u2019s hard to believe he\u2019s rapidly approaching 90 years old — dude puts on a show like he\u2019s the biggest rock star in the world, playing guitar behind his back and with his teeth like Hendrix.\u00a0 Amazing.<\/span><\/p>\n

I also discovered just a few days ago that my wife bought us tickets to see Judas Priest two days after my birthday.\u00a0 That\u2019s gonna be a blast, obviously.\u00a0 Glenda\u2019s the best.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks so much as always, James. I always love chatting with you and learning about what\u2019s going on in your world, pal. Any parting words of wisdom, encouragement or other such golden nuggets bursting to be imparted to all us fans of yours?<\/b><\/p>\n

At the risk of sounding like I only speak in clich\u00e9s:\u00a0 Be good to each other.\u00a0 Love thy neighbor.\u00a0 Stand up for those who are unable to stand up for themselves.\u00a0 We\u2019re all in this together.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other than that, please pick up a copy of my new novella, Ride or Die<\/em>, \u2018cause I think you\u2019re gonna dig it.\u00a0 Same for that neighbor I mentioned –buy one for him too!<\/span><\/p>\n

Make sure he\u2019s into this kind of stuff first, though.\u00a0 Just to be safe.\u00a0 After all, as\u00a0 you know, Rick, I\u2019ve written before about how that can turn out.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rick Hipson is a Canadian genre journalist living in Kitchener Ontario with his partner in crime, young spawn and two cats who insist they aren\u2019t vying for world domination. For over twenty years Rick has written for a variety of small press publications in print and online which no longer exist through, assumably, no fault of his own. He continues to share his love for dark culture entertainment through his film and book reviews, interviews and articles, which can be found through\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Rue Morgue Magazine, Cemetery Dance\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Hell Notes<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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