Women in Horror Month 2024: An Interview with Jeani Rector

      What inspired you to start writing? In fifth grade, I loved both art and writing. My teacher told my mother, “Encourage her writing over her art.” Which meant I was no good at art, LOL. Also, fifth grade was when I began devouring books. But it wasn’t until I read Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot that I began to focus on the horror genre. I would be willing to bet that most writers today began loving the craft as far back as elementary school. Once they began writing in earnest, it became almost compulsive. Most writers today feel…

NUTS & BOLTS: INTERVIEW WITH “THE HORROR ZINE” JEANI RECTOR

By Tom Joyce If you ever get despondent over the state of the publishing industry, think of Jeani Rector. Alarmed about all the publications closing after the economic collapse of 2008, she decided to start The Horror Zine—now in its 14th successful year. In this month’s edition of Nuts & Bolts, Jeani talks about how she got started, what makes for a good author/editor relationship, and what she looks for in a submission.   Q: How did The Horror Zine get started? A: Back “in the day”, I used to write fiction and submit it to various magazines and ezines.…