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…