 Who are you? I’m Penny Jones and I’m a writer of horror fiction. (Occasionally other types of fiction, and the odd bit of nonfiction. Basically I’ll write anything if asked.) Your signature style: I tend towards a first person narrative, in quite a lyrical style. Characters are a big part of my stories, and it’s how they react to what is happening, rather than what is happening, that I’m most interested in. Toot your own horn: I’m still a really new author, but I remember hearing Alison Littlewood talking about being invited to be in an anthology (as opposed to open submissions). And I remember thinking, if that ever happens to me I’d be ecstatic. I was, and still am. So my first ever invite would have to be my greatest achievement. Books read: I’m doing a lot of Beta reading at the moment, so can’t really talk much about what I’m currently reading, other than it is science fiction and brilliant. The other books I’ve beta read recently are Robert Shearman’s We All Hear Stories in the Dark (PS Publishing) which is a poignant magnus opus collection of Rob’s short stories. Georgina Bruce’s Honeybones (TTA Press) which was released earlier this year and is beautifully bonkers dark novella. And Charlotte Bond’s The Watcher in the Woods (Black Shuck Books) which is due to be released on the 30th April, and is a lyrical collection of horrific folk and fairy tales. Movies watched: I’m usually years out from managing to catch up on films, but with the recent lockdown I’ve actually managed to catch up on some I wanted to see, and seen some great surprises. Finally saw Midsommar and Parasite, which had been on my list to see for a while. I’ve also seen Vivarium and Extra Ordinary which were both new to me, and absolutely brilliant. Games and/or music played: Currently playing Mystery Case Files: Moths to a Flame, which is a hidden object game. I don’t play many computer games as I find them quite stressful, but do like a hidden object game. Also been playing Othello the old fashioned way across the dining table. Looking forward to being able to meet up with people and play Drinking Fluxx again though. Music is old. I like comforting music, so I’m listening to some old favourites; Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Enya, REM and Bon Jovi at the moment. Words written: I’m currently working on a submission for Tartarus’s open submission period, but as you can see from the fact that their closing date is in just over 24 hours and I’m writing this instead, procrastination levels are high. Just before lockdown I did manage to write an entire short story in a day, whilst staying at my friend’s (and fabulous author’s) house. That one is currently submitted, but I won’t say where for fear of jinxing it. Future stuff: Once my Tartarus submission is completed, I have a haunted house novella that I’m working on. I’d like to have a first draft completed by Stokercon in August. Brain worms: “At what point does biting your fingernails or chewing on the skin around your nails become auto-cannibalism?” PENNY JONES Penny Jones knew she was a writer when she started to talk about herself in the third person (her family knew when Santa bought her a typewriter for Christmas). She loves reading and will read pretty much anything you put in front of her, but her favourite authors are Stephen King, Shirley Jackson and John Wyndham. In fact Penny only got into writing to buy books, when she realised that there wasn’t that much money in writing she stayed for the cake. Suffer Little Children by penny jones Black Shuck Shadows presents a collectable series of micro-collections, intended as a sampler to introduce readers to the best in classic and modern horror.In Suffer Little Children, Penny Jones offer six stories of juvenile peril.   Comments are closed.
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