![]() ![]() She encouraged me to read and always kept tons of books in the house. MB: What inspired you to begin writing? What was your first published story? Were there some early career missteps (or at least things you wish you had avoided)?īM: I’ve been a lifelong reader, thanks to my mother. If there was ever a time to take the plunge, it was then. I figured-what the heck, I’ve got five books under contract for decent money, and I’m a single guy. I had just published DARK CORNER, my second novel, and had landed a deal for DARK DREAMS and two more novels. Banks and Tananarive Due. Going back to the beginning, what were you doing at that time and how’d you come to the conclusion to pursue writing full time?īrandon Massey: When I took the plunge into full time writing, I was working as a systems analyst and writing in the mornings and evenings, around my day job. ![]() ![]() Maurice Broaddus: Your career includes six novels, a collection, three anthologies as editor, and a novella collection with L.A. It’s been a long time since I’ve had a chance to catch up with Brandon Massey. We first met at HorrorFind IV where we were on what was probably the first “black people who write horror” panel. I had two stories published in his (controversial to some) anthology series, Dark Dreams. And then he generously became a part of my discussion with black horror writers. Several books and a marriage later, Brandon appears to have hit his stride and is now a full time writer. ![]()
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