Meet Jason!

Name: Jason Offutt
Novel Title: The Girl in the Corn
Genre: Horror/dark fantasy
Release Date: January 2022
Website/Platform Name: www.jasonoffutt.com
Contact Information: [email protected]
 
1. Can you give me a brief overview of your novel?

An entity has always haunted Thomas Cavanaugh; in the guise of a fairy, a young girl, a teenager and finally his girlfriend. The entity convinces him he must confront an evil that threatens his world. Is she the evil?

2. What inspired you to write it?

Watching a Disney Tinker Bell movie with my young daughter and knowing, in mythology, fairies aren’t like that—not at all.

3. Tell me about the main characters in your book. What makes them unique or relatable?

Thomas Cavanaugh is a farm boy who grows up to be a young man traveling aimlessly through life. His one constant is the fear of the fairy coming back to him.

4. What themes or messages do you hope readers take away from your novel?

There is evil in this world, but there is good. Good should always strive to do better.

5. How did you approach the writing process for this book?

I put my butt in a chair and typed.

6. Do you have any writing rituals or habits that you follow?

Write at the same time, for the same length, every day.

7. Were there any challenges you faced while writing this novel? How did you overcome them?

A proper ending is always a challenge. I overcame it when my editor told me to change my original ending!

8. What advice do you have for aspiring authors who are working on their first book?

Simple. Finish it. You can’t fix the first draft of an unfinished manuscript.

9. Can you share any upcoming projects or future plans in the world of writing and literature?

The sequel to The Girl in the Corn--The Boy From Two Worlds—is due out in June.

10. Is there a particular moment or review from a reader that stands out to you and made your journey as an author more meaningful?

When a reviewer says my book gave them the willies.

11. Finally, if there's one thing you'd like your readers to remember about you and your work, what would it be?

They had fun reading it.