Lunchtime Poll with Joey Powell

Today I’m thrilled to introduce my first horror writer to the Lunchtime Poll, Joey Powell.
Joey lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with his wife, child, and many animals. He spends the majority of his days as a professional techie and the majority of his nights sifting through an ever-growing stack of books. In addition to being a devout consumer and creator of things spooky and weird, Joey is an actor, a book publisher, and the host of the Creatives Getting Coffee Podcast.

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Lunchtime Poll with Jodi May

With all the back-to-school energy in the air it seems only fitting that this month’s guest is New Adult Fiction author and creator of the Hillside Academy series, Jodi May.

I am happy you are here, my friend! I have lots of questions about writing and world-building, so let’s get right into it…
You are almost 20 years into creating your 24 book series set at the fictional boarding school of Hillside Academy. How did Hillside Academy start?
With Lord of the Rings. I used to say I’d never tell people that but here we are.

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