Another fun one today (but ain’t they all?!) and I’m excited as today’s guest is a fellow Canuck!

Andrew McManaman may only have a debut novel out, but I suspect we’ll see more from him coming soon!

So, let’s dive deeper into what makes Andrew tick!

Welcome, Andrew!

Steve: What does your writing time look like? Do you try and write at the same time each day? Do you have a word count you attempt to hit?

Andrew: During the week, I write in the very early morning, and on weekends, late morning. During early hours( after a coffee, of course), my mind is fresh, and my environment is quiet. It is a great environment to be creative if you’re an early bird: just you, your coffee and the story.

Steve: You win the lottery and the only condition is that you need to fund another author’s book to be made into a movie. What book would you choose to be filmed?

Andrew: Wow, what a great, tricky question. I don’t think I can choose at the moment. But here is the list I’d have to choose;

-The Hunger by Alma Katsu (Historical Horror)

-The Whisky King by Trevor Cole (Canadian True Crime)

-Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy (Western)

-The Forgotten Island by David Sodergren (Horror)

-The Shuddering by Ania Ahlborn (Horror)

Steve: Tell me about your newest release (novel/story/poem/novella) and why someone should read it!

Andrew: My debut novel is out, and it’s called Dollhouse. It’s a horror-thriller mystery that’s a love letter to the 80’s horror films I grew up watching. Its brutal violence, menacing characters, unputdownable pace, and clever mystery with nerve-shaking scares will have you up at night turning pages until the following day.

I worked incredibly hard over four years to get this book right and am so fortunate and thankful for those who supported the project and took the time to read and review it. It currently holds a 4.3 out of 5 on
Amazon, and words can’t describe how grateful I am to the horror community and those who supported me.

Steve: Bonus Question! If you could be an extra on any TV show, which one would it have been and why?

Andrew: The show just finished, but it would have been Peaky Blinders. It’s one of my all-time favourite series, and I would have loved to be on set in a world dressed and placed in the 1920s-30s Birmingham.

Thanks for this, Steve, and those who took the time to read. Happy writing, reading and creating. Cheers!

Cheers, thanks for doing this Andrew!

As always, if you want to stay up to date on Andrew’s adventures, click the links!

Website: https://www.popcornpaperbacks.com/

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Andrew-McManaman/e/B09KQ71CC8