Author: Leigh Anderson

This week’s writing prompt is, What I learned when researching my book… When I was writing The Vampire’s Daughter, I did a ton of research on vampires. I also was doing research for my thesis, which was also on vampires, so a lot of the research was academic. One term I came across and used in Read More

This week’s writing prompt is, My Contest Experiences… The first time I won a contest that I remember was in my early teens, and this is really going to date me. I had stayed home from school “sick” and was watching a local talk show. During the show they always had a segment where you could Read More

This week’s writing prompt is, If I never had to do this one task again…. I don’t think it is any coincidence that the day I hired a housekeeper to not only clean, but cook one meal a day, I was able to complete my first novel, one that I had been working on for three Read More

This week’s writing prompt is, Things only my family would understand. “Blood is thicker than water,” as the old saying claims. While I would agree that family bonds can be powerful, my immediate family would vehemently disagree that a family is based on blood ties. I’m not related to my husband – my partner and Read More

This week’s writing prompt is, What I would invent if I were stuck on an island. Oh no! Please don’t ask me this. I’m not technically inclined at all and I cannot create anything with my hands that doesn’t involve typing.  My goal would be to get off the island, but I doubt I’d be Read More

This week’s writing prompt is, Top five things on my bucket list. I don’t really have a “bucket list,” partly because I don’t want to consider my own mortality, and partly because I’m sure that I’ll eventually get to do every amazing thing I wish. For me, goals and bucket lists are rather the same thing. Read More

This week’s writing prompt is, “Five authors (alive or dead) I’d like to meet.” I’m going to go with some of the Greatest Of All Timers here: Stephen King Anne Rice J. R. R. Tolkien (He would bring C. S. Lewis as his date, so that’s a bonus) Jane Austen Pearl S. Buck Those are Read More

This week’s writing prompt is, “A book that has influenced my life.” I have always been a voracious reader. I remember my dad reading me The Hobbit before bed, along with the staples of Dr. Seuss and Shel Silverstein. When I started picking up books, I had the complete Litte House books, dozens of Baby-Sitters Read More