Mylo carbia biography sample
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Bestselling Horror Author Mylo Carbia Talks About Her Book, ‘Violets are Red’
I often have the pleasure of talking with directors, producers, and actors, but unfortunately, it’s not often that I have the opportunity to talk with an horror author. So when a friend introduced me to Mylo Carbia, I just knew I had to get to know her.
Mylo Carbia is a best selling horror author and screenwriter who just recently came out with a new book called Violets are Red. I chatted with her about her writing career, details on her new book, her favorite characters, and more. Enjoy!
How long have you wanted to be a writer?
Mylo Carbia – To be honest, I don’t think I ever wanted to be a writer. I just was a writer. Like many others in the industry, I was compelled to write from a very young age, whether anyone read my work or not. The idea of sitting in solitude with my typewriter, day in and day out, never seemed appealing to me as a young girl. At the time
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Q. Your first novel, The Raping of Ava DeSantis, became an immediate best-seller. Because of the subject matter, did you find it an emotional experience to write?
Q. Welcome to The Horror Zine! I understand you got your start with screenwriting. In fact, you began as a playwright at the tender age of 17. Since then, you have written in a variety of film genres. What attracts you now to the horror genre?
A. I feel that Horror is the most impactful literary genre in that it teaches society moral lessons of Good and Evil without the need for organized religion, it helps individuals face and conquer anställda fears and phobias, and illustrates to the world possible negativ future outcomes if we collectively maintain a dangerous course –– all while providing adrenaline-spiking entertainment that sparks poignant conversation among individuals at home. In other words, a great horror story can completely change the global zeitgeist which is why inom now write exclusively in the horro •Mylo Carbia
Bio
Mylo Carbia is a Hollywood screenwriter turned #1 bestselling author, widely known for her work in the horror-thriller genre and trademark of surprise twist endings. Ranked 7th in the "Top 10 Horror Writers Alive Today," and among the "Top 250 Most Influential Authors" by Richtopia.com, her award-winning writing style has been described as "A perfect mix between Stephen King, M. Night Shyamalan, and Quentin Tarantino, but infused with a signature female sharpness that is all her own." Born in Jackson, New Jersey, Carbia famously spent her childhood years writing to escape the terrors of growing up in a severely hemsökt house. By the age of 17, Carbia was already well established as a prolific ung playwright. By the age of 30, her very first screenplay was optioned only 28 days after completion, earning Carbia a three-picture-deal, and the cover of Hollywood Scriptwriter in 2003. Soon after, Carbia moved to Manhattan and quietly penned numerous television and film