Saturday, March 24, 2018

Jamey Bradbury

Jamey Bradbury's new novel is The Wild Inside.

From her Q&A at The Qwillery:

TQ: Describe The Wild Inside in 140 characters or less.

Jamey: Stubborn, feral Alaskan girl hunts animals, maybe stabs a guy, and hates being grounded. Finds people irritating, but likes dogs.

TQ: Tell us something about The Wild Inside that is not found in the book description.

Jamey: Since Tracy and her dad are mushers, they have about forty dogs they raise, train, and take care of. A lot of the dogs are named after dogs I know personally. For instance, Zip and Stella, in real life, are a Jack Russell terrier and a labradoodle I used to dog sit for. Homer and Canyon are actually two yellow labs that belong to some friends who took me sailing one time. The other dogs in the book have theme names, just like a lot of litters that belong to actual mushers—like the “words that convey movement” litter (Fly, Chug, Pogo).

TQ: What inspired you to write The Wild Inside? What appeals to you about writing a psychological thriller?

Jamey: The Wild Inside started as an attempt to write a horror novel because that’s what I love to read—especially horror that’s mashed up with what critics might deem “literary” fiction. I like books that seem steeped in...[read on]
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--Marshal Zeringue