Brian Hodge

Born :

1960

I wrote my first story in second grade, and was trying novel-leng... by Brian Hodge

I wrote my first story in second grade, and was trying novel-length by sixth.

stories trying firsts

A year after I'd graduated college, I went to a weeklong conference intensive in Boston, and that's when things kicked into high gear. My workshop leader was a Harvard professor and editor. At the end of the week we met one-on-one over breakfast, and she said, in essence, "Look, you're ready to turn pro." She gave me a list of literary agents to query once I had something to show them. I came home and wrote my first real novel, and the agent that sold it to Tor Books was on that list.

real home book

One of my favorite things to do within horror is explore this feeling that a lot of people seem to have from time to time, of there being currents of another reality running beneath, or alongside, what we see and interact with every day.

running reality people

My first crime novel, "Wild Horses," sold at auction, and that ch... by Brian Hodge

My first crime novel, "Wild Horses," sold at auction, and that changed my life at an ideal time.

crime-novels horse auctions

I'm the type of person who always has to be making something. by Brian Hodge

I'm the type of person who always has to be making something.

type persons

Writing for publication is an art, a craft, and a business, so you need to develop skill sets in multiple areas. You need to learn how to be a marketer just as much as you need to get past your influences and develop your unique prose voice. And you can't do it alone. You need a strong emotional support system to help cope with the frustrations and setbacks.

strong writing art