Episode 38: WRITING GHOST STORIES WITH LEANNA RENEE HIEBER
Kat, Jen, and Christina welcome Leanna Renee Hieber to talk about writing fictional accounts of ghosts and hosting ghost tours in New York City!
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Full Moon Ghost Hunt of the historical Doty Homestead
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/full-moon-ghost-hunt-doty-homestead-10pm-130am-tickets-160994305301
Leana’s links and social media:
Http://leannareneehieber.com
@Leannarenee on Twitter and @leannareneehieber
Instagram
Leanna Renee Hieber is an actress, playwright, ghost tour guide and the award-winning, bestselling author of Gothic, Gaslamp Fantasy novels such as the Strangely Beautiful, Magic Most Foul, Eterna Files and The Spectral City series. Leanna’s Dead Ringer, a historical paranormal mystery podcast, is forthcoming from Realm. She is expanding her Dark Nest Chronicles with Time Immemorial, a new timeslip novella series for Scrib’d, releasing in digital and audio editions with Leanna narrating. Leanna’s first foray into non-fiction begins in 2022 with an examination of women’s narratives in haunted house and ghost stories for Kensington Books, title forthcoming. A 4-time Prism award winner and Daphne du Maurier award finalist, Leanna’s books have been selected for national book club editions as well as translated into many languages. Her short stories have been included in numerous notable anthologies and she is a licensed NYC tour guide, giving ghost tours with Manhattan’s Boroughs of the Dead. Hieber has been featured in film and television on shows like Mysteries at the Museum and Beyond the Unknown, discussing Victorian Spiritualism and ghostly fascination. For writers’ resources, free reads and more visit: http://leannareneehieber.com
About her writing: She writes Gothic, Gaslamp Fantasy for adults and teens. Gaslamp Fantasy is a specific term for atmospheric books set in a gaslit-era (hence the Gaslamp term) with fantasy elements, distinguishing the genre from Steampunk which utilizes tech and gadgets in a science fiction capacity. Gaslamp Fantasy utilizes magic / psychic elements / paranormal elements to solve problems. They highlight real history and weave in a fantastical premise. Even the paranormal aspects are pulled from real history, pseudoscience, new technologies and the extreme paranormal preoccupations of the late 19th century. She interested in the ways that paranormal storytelling can allow for the concept of secret and alternate histories, allowing diverse casts and strong female heroines to find their places in the world and come together to save the day against all odds.
About her latest novel, A Summoning of Souls; the conclusion of The Spectral City trilogy, the Publisher's Weekly review of the book from its release:
Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Book Review: A Summoning of Souls by Leanna Renee Hieber. Rebel Base, $4.99 e-book (368p) ISBN 978-1-63573-060-9 (publishersweekly.com)
Boroughs of the Dead:
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