Jonathan Janz interview about his new horror novel “The Raven” (Flame Tree Press, 2020)

Jonathan Janz interview about his new horror novel “The Raven” Check the book out here https://amzn.to/39n98tX Interview Timeline Jonathan Janz has written over a dozen novels focusing on horror. He recently recently the post-apocalyptic horror novel “The Raven”. We spoke about the book and his writing process. 0:31 – Jonathan talks about why he wrote “The Raven”. 2:17 – Jonathan discusses the genres he used in the novel. 4:41 – Jonathan talks about mixing genres in other novels. 5:57 – Jonathan talks about how he presents his monsters. 7:16 – Jonathan talks about why he set The Raven in a post-apocalyptic setting. 9:15 – Jonathan talks about researching the science aspects of his novel with a scientist friend of his. 12:55 – Jonathan goes into whether his monsters or more science based or magical. 14:44 – Jonathan talks about being inspired by Josh Malerman, writer of Birdbox, and Ryan Lewis who helped produce the movie. 18:00 – Jonathan talks about cheesy horror films. 20:40 – Jonathan discusses Karate Kid. 21:45 – Jonathan said The Raven might have a Junkie XML soundtrack or an Ennio Morricone one. 22:57 – Jonathan talks about his approach to writing. 24:50 – Jonathan talks about what makes horror. 27:14 – Jonathan talks about a play he thinks is horror but no one else properly does. 30:30 – Jonathan talks about Salem’s Lot. 32:16 – Jonathan talks about his writing process. 34:25 – Jonathan talks about how rough his editing process is. 36:12 – Jonathan talks about what he edits in his work. 38:52 – Jonathan talks about the complexities of his characters in relation to other characters. 42:29 – Jonathan talks about how he maps his characters and he talks about how he teaches film history. 45:13 – Jonathan talks about how his writing has changed over time. 49:36 – Jonathan talks about overwriting his novels. 51:47 – Jonathan talks about how quickly he writes. 53:53 – Jonathan talks about being a big Star Wars fan and loving the Neverending Story. 59:57 – Jonathan talks about working with deadlines. 1:04:20 – Jonathan can be found at twitter @jonathanjanz and on instagram @jonathan.janz Links of interest https://amzn.to/39n98tX https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.janz/ https://twitter.com/JonathanJanz Contact Information For more “Full Contact Nerd” please follow me at crisalvarez.com, on Facebook at CrisAlvarezFCN, on youtube at Cris Alvarez on twitter @CrisAlvarezFCN, on Instagram @crisalvarezscifi, and on Apple Podcasts / Google Podcasts / Stitcher / Spotify for the podcast. Please see historyrabbithole.com for a list of my dozen or so blogs and podcasts. You’re sure to find something you like. Guests: Jonathan Janz Host: Cris Alvarez Tags: Books,