Other than the horror genre, what else has been a major influence on your writing? I like to cook, because I love to eat good food and I was raised by some of the best cooks in the world. I also enjoy spending time with my son and going out for a drink with friends. Hi, I’m Michelle, and my drug of choice is escapism. I suppose you could call me a narrative junkie.
And, I love watching TV shows and movies. So, instead I listen to audiobooks while I’m walking to work or doing chores around the house.
I love to read, but lately I don’t feel like I have a lot of time to do that. What do you like to do when you're not writing? When it isn’t at the top of my list, when I’m not writing every day, my mood shifts and I get very cranky. The historical events and social climate of that time helped to shape the person I am today, and they have had an influence on my voice as a writer and what I choose to write about.īut, I’m also a single mom who works full-time, so balancing the priorities of my life can be challenging. I was born in the early 70s, which was a chaotic time of racially charged outrage and political protest. I grew up in a homogenously white, rural community and dealt with varying degrees of bigotry and racism that masqueraded as acceptable social norms. But I suppose my origin story has something to do with being a multiethnic woman of color born and raised in Pennsylvania in the United States. Because identity is always evolving and mutating, I never feel like the same person from day to day. I never know what to say when I’m asked to tell people about myself. She lives in South Central Pennsylvania with her son.Ĭould you tell the readers a little bit about yourself? Her debut novel, Invisible Chains, will be available from Haverhill House Publishing July 2019. Her short fiction appears in the anthologies Dark Holidays, and Terror Politico: A Screaming World in Chaos. In January 2015, Michelle graduated with an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University. Her work includes elements of fantasy, horror, romance, and occasionally erotica. Lane writes dark speculative fiction about women of color who battle their inner demons while falling in love with monsters.