Interview with Brick Marlin

1. Tell us about Dark Places of Rest.

Dark Places of Rest is part of my other two books The Darkened Image and Saturated and Crimson. What I did was write this tale about one of the characters in the story who goes back and time and is never seen or heard from again.

2. How long have you been writing?

Since I was kid, but was never really serious with the craft until a few years back.

3. What is your favorite genre and why?

Dark fiction, because I like the chilling aspect of the writing. I love to cloud my tales in darkness.

4. How long were you in putting this book together and how did you go about choosing a publisher?

It took a good while to research a few things before I started writing the story. Actually, I chose the publisher because I had already had a few short stories published through their webzine and noticed that they were taking submissions for novelettes.

5. I know this will be your 4 th book, any new books in the works? If so, what about?

Recently, I just received word that another one of my books, a tale about an alliance of werewolf hunters set in a western-type setting, will be published in 2010. It has taken me about a year and a half to get it published.

6. You have quite a list of credits of short story publications, are you still writing short stories now, or are you concentrating on books only?

Lately, I have been on a streak writing short stories. I've written – including the ones that are already published – about eight books. I'm very grateful for all of the editors who have accepted my work so far. Writing, I discovered early on, is not an easy task. Proper grammar, spelling and a good proof reader makes a good combination.

7. I have to ask about your name, is it your birth name, a nickname, or did you make this up?

It is my birth name. My mother saw the movie Cat on a hot tin Roof. Paul Newman's character was named Brick, so, my mother thought that it would be different – which it is, was, and I caught a lot of hell though school for it!

9. What would you like everyone to know about you as a writer, and are you locally known as a writer in your community?

Well, I'm a humble person. I've been told I'm modest. I've also been told by more than one person that I do not look like someone who writes horror. Honestly, I really never thought that anyone would really enjoy my ideas – which, of course, guess I've been proven wrong. People at work and my friends know that I'm a writer, and I guess a few out there who have bought my books at book signings know, but I really haven't been established nationally. If I ever am, that would really be nice.