But with the market developing, as it has been over the last decade or so, there really seems to be this place now where we can play with some of those worlds, some of those concepts, characters, situations for that middle-grade audience. So to your point about Stephen King, there is this wisdom in.we'll see if it's wisdom, but in the publishing industry that kids, especially some boy readers may be disenfranchised readers, they sort of bounce out of middle grade, right around that age group and go up to, you know, adult horror, adult thriller, adult fantasies, and science fiction. And, I guess, it's kind of cathartic for me as well because I write about things that I might be afraid of, so, you know, once you have the mastery of that story, you could do what you want with it and kind of face your fears, so, you know, it's just something I'm drawn to in all mediums, whether its books, movies, whatever. I like those weird places in the dark, you know, and the imagination that you can write about. So, I said, "Oh, I want to be like a Southern Gothic-type writer." But I've always been drawn to kind of the fantastical, and the spooky, and the supernatural, so it just seems to fit for me. And I thought it was more Southern Gothic. Although when "Hoodoo" first came up, people called it horror. And I still don't think of myself as a horror writer. I mean, there was Stephen King but, you know, there's a lot more of that today.
Horror really wasn't a big thing when I was growing up. But, you know, as a kid, I read a lot of fantasy and science fiction, not horror so much. Ronald: But a ghost or a demon always shows up and demands to be put into the book. I've tried writing normal, contemporary stories but like, you know. I've asked myself that several times and I don't really know the answer. Where do you think that this sort of worldview came about for you? Why are you sort of attracted to these world characters and premises? And I'm very happy to have you and to talk a little bit more about your work but also, your journey.
So yes, that's what I do and I'm really happy to be a writer for young readers. Most of my books are spooky and kind of supernatural. Smith and I'm an author of several middle-grade novels. Smith, but he said I can call him Ron, which is very lovely.
With me today, I have middle-grade and more, author Ronald L. Hello, everybody, this is Mary Kole with Good Story Podcast. With me, you will hear from thought leaders related to writing, and sometimes not, about topics important to writers of all categories and ability levels. Mary: Hello, this is Mary Kole and "The Good Story Podcast," helping writers craft a good story.
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