Michael Laimo is a horror fiction author. He has written and published five novels, plus over 100 shorts stories. His first novel ATMOSPHERE was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award in the category of first novel, and his second novel, DEEP IN THE DARKNESS was nominated in the novel category. His third horror novel, THE DEMONOLOGIST, was published in May, 2005. Laimo’s latest work, DEAD SOULS, is in stores now with his upcoming new novel, FIRES RISING, is due to be released in March of 2008. He also the author of the dark S/F-Suspense novel, SLEEPWALKER, which came out in Limited Edition hardcover from Delirium Books, publisher of his two short story collections, DEMONS, FREAKS, AND OTHER ABNORMALITIES, and DREGS OF SOCIETY.


More recently, his stort fiction has found its way into the pages of IN DELIRIUM, A WALK ON THE DARKSIDE, LOST ON THE DARKSIDE, HOT BLOOD XII: STRANGE BEDFELLOWS, SURREAL MAGAZINE, INHUMAN MAGAZINE, THE BEST OF EPITAPHS, plus many more anthologies and magazines. Some of his work has been optioned for film, including his short story ANXIETY, and his novel DEEP IN THE DARKNESS, both of which are in development, and will be filmed by Burning Grounds Motion Entertainment.

1. What drives you to write?

I’ve always sought some form of creative release, all my life. When I started writing in my late twenties, it gave me a chance to feed this urge on my schedule, and allowed me to be creative in a genre that I loved: horror. The drive in me is innate—there’s no explaining it other than it has become an addiction of sorts, something I need to do. The end result of seeing my work in print is the reward I garner from my hard work.


2. What do you consider to be your most significant accomplishment?

Well, it would have to be the publication of my first novel Atmosphere. If that hadn’t happened, then none of my subsequent works would have ever happened (well, maybe Sleepwalker, my second written book, but that’s it).


3. Outside of writing, what are your other passions/interests?

I love progressive rock music, and love to explore the libraries that many of these very talented bands have to offer. I also love collecting live concerts on DVD, and have a lot of them. I also love to read, and watch great TV shows on DVD. But my number one passion is my two daughters.


4. What is your advice to young writers/first time authors?

Read a lot, try to figure out what made the piece your reading publishable. Write every day if you can. And do not give up, or be discouraged by rejection. I still get rejected all the time, and it doesn’t feel good. But I use that as a springboard to something else.


5. What do you want the world to remember you for the most?

I’d like to think that someday people will look back and say I made a mark on the genre of horror fiction, that folks will be seeking out my books for years to come.


For more information please visit www.laimo.com or http://www.myspace.com/michaellaimo.

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