Their vehement quarrels resulted from his attempts to desert her.Īvon published the first Night Huntress novel, Halfway to the Grave, on October 30th, 2007. It came to her that the woman was a half-vampire and her husband, a full vampire. She envisioned a couple in a heated argument. Jeaniene Frost derived the idea for the Night Huntress novels from a dream. Paranormal mythology and mystery have always fascinated her. The horror movies she recalls watching as a child add a suspenseful dimension to her books. She often uses these places as references and delves into the backgrounds of battlefields to enrich her novels. Preferring the older ones, she adores them for their peaceful setting and rich history. Jeaniene Frost draws her inspiration from the cemeteries she strolls around. She takes into account her readers’ voices and always reads their email critiques.

She exchanges ideas with other authors constantly.

She then adds the locations where various scenes take place, all of which she researches.Ĭollaborating with others boosts her success. For her, a plot that is too rigid loses its appeal. Once she has shaped these characters, she drafts a skeletal outline of her plot first, as this is subject to change. She mulls over the backgrounds, attributes and quirky flaws of both her heroines and her villains. The author spends weeks or months crafting a detailed picture of her characters in her creative mind. For her, creating plots and characters are subjective processes. She shares her writing process at these conferences.Īn organic writer, she is a non-believer in a specific formula for creating a novel. Jeaniene Frost astounds audiences at reading conventions with gripping keynote speeches. She has cited Selene from the Underworld movie series and Blade from the Blade series as her favorites. Not surprisingly, the fictional characters that resonate with her are vampires. The horror buff puts Signs and the Underworld movie series on her best-loved movies list. The avid reader relishes poetry, travelling, spelunking and the occasional movie. Jeanine Frost resides in North Carolina with her husband, Matthew Frost, who has accepted that she seldom cooks on weekends.

Readers can find them in libraries all over the world, including those of Australia, Canada and the universities of South Africa. To date, over 20 countries have obtained the foreign rights to these novels. Fans have lauded her for creating engaging plots and vampire characters that both scare and mesmerize. Her best known works, the Night Huntress and Night Huntress World series, are on the best-selling lists of the New York Times and USA Today. Jeaniene Frost, born on June 13th, 1974, is an American fantasy author.

Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost