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Episode #47: Kelly Andrew on the Whispering Dark, Murder Chickens, and Inspiration

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Welcome to another LEGENDARY episode! Our Legendaries are special guests who are an expert within their area of storytelling. In this episode, Courtney Shack and Ghabiba Weston have the pleasure of interviewing legendary Kelly Andrew.

Kelly Andrew is an author, wife, mother, and dog-mom from New England. When not busy writing she can be found parsing through flea markets or hand-feeding her crows.

Kelly is the author of THE WHISPERING DARK and the forthcoming YOUR BLOOD, MY BONES, releasing 2 April 2024. You can also find her work in IN THESE HALLOWED HALLS: A DARK ACADEMIA ANTHOLOGY which is out now.

In this episode:

  • We begin with a fun digression about Kelly's pet murder chickens
  • Kelly talks about her inspiration behind THE WHISPERING DARK
  • Kelly discusses her process for reverse engineering her story and her characters
  • We delve into a spirited discussion on Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • Kelly tells us how her beautiful prose is partly inspired by "saying it with less"
  • Kelly reveals that she is perfect for Storybeast with a list of snacks


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    A warm thank you to Deore for our musical number. You can find more of her creative work on Spotify. 

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