I asked a group of lovely ladies if they would like to appear on my blog. Some of them actually took me up on it! So here we are, having a word with Emerian
Rich.
Who in the hell are you? What are you doing
on my blog!
ACK! It’s just me Emz!
Oh…
that’s right, I invited you. *ahem* I meant to say, take a moment to introduce
yourself.
My name
is Emerian Rich. I am an author, artist, and Horror Hostess for the podcast
HorrorAddicts.net.
If you could pick one word to describe your
creative side, what would it be, and why?
Insane.
(Insanity? Not sure which form you want it in.) When ideas come to me, they
just come and they don’t stop until I’ve cramps from writing so much or paint
from head to toe. My characters, whether they be in fiction or picture, tend to
be relentlessly harsh on me.
What do you like on a baked potato?
Butter
and pepper, naturally.
What do you think lead you to do that
voodoo that you do so well?
It’s
a compulsion. I can’t stop myself and I’m hyperactive. It doesn’t matter what I
happen to be doing at the time, everything must stop to jot down the idea
before it gives me a stroke.
Who do you consider your biggest influence
in your field?
Has
to be Anne Rice. I started writing before I read her, but when I read her work,
I loved the stories so much, I wanted to expand on them. I loved those
assignments when I was young and the teacher would write on the board something
like, “Joe got a bouncy ball for Christmas and…” I loved filling in what
happened after and got in trouble all the time from mom for saying, “What if…”
What’s the biggest potato you’ve ever
eaten?
I’d
have to check my potato-eating records to be sure and they are locked in a high
security vault in Belgium. Can I get back to you?
If you had to pick between the three primary
colors—yellow, red and blue—which do you think the world could do without?
Omg!!!
None. As an artist, it would be blasphemous to call out any of the colors. I’d
like to do without yellow, but then you’d have no orange or green. Get rid of
blue and there goes your purples and aquamarine! And we must have red. If we
didn’t have red… what color would blood be? Yellow? If CSI had to figure out
what happened to a body, they’d have to send it to the lab to check if it was
blood or urine! Or taste it, and that’s just disgusting.
Do you prefer granny panties or thongs? Or
perhaps neither?
A
lady does not speak of unmentionables. That is why they are called
unmentionables. Since I’m not a lady, I’ll tell you… I like mens boxer briefs
or boyshorts. How come men get the comfy clothes?
In fifty lying words or less, tell us why
they call those little buds on potatoes ‘eyes.’ (In other words, I am not
looking for the real reason. Be creative!)
They
are portals to bug world. The bugs stare out of the “eyes” into our world,
awaiting passage into our realm. When we aren’t watching, they shoot out of
them and infect our kitchens! Leave some out for a few weeks, you’ll see nats
multiple out of thin air!
In one word, describe the secret to success.
Denial.
Why is it I can never find a parking place
when I am in a rush? Every time I go somewhere just for funsies or goofing off,
there are twenty places right up front. But if I am in a rush? Nope! Not a
space in site!
I’m
sorry, that’s my fault. I told everyone you were in a rush and they did my evil
bidding. Mwhwhahaha
How many potatoes do you think you can you
lift? I am talking standard Idaho, approx 13.5 oz. What? I am NOT obsessed with
potatoes! You’re like the third person this week to say that. Just answer the
question.
I can
lift precisely 13.3 and not an ounce over! Therefore, if you want any potatoes
lifted, you must cut them carefully so I don’t sprain my precious wrists. (How
come I feel like I’m in Alice in Wonderland? Lmao)
If you could treat any one person to dinner
and a movie for all they have done for you, who would you take, where would you
eat and what movie would you see?
It would be my husband and a sitter would
have to be included for my eight year old autistic son. I’d take him to his favorite
British pub here in San Francisco, he’d eat Yorkshire Pudding and I’d have salad.
He’d want to see some Marvel crap and I’d want to see some haunting horror with
a romantic twist. We’d finally end up agreeing to something stupid we both
hate. That’s as specific as I can get because we haven’t gone in so long, I
don’t know what’s out!
What projects do you have on the burner right now?
My brain just exploded. I have so many I
don’t know where to start. The new season of HorrorAddicts.net starts in April,
I have one (maybe two) romance novels coming out before then, and I have a
horror podcast novel coming out to accompany my horror book, Artistic License,
about a girl who inherits a house where everything she paints on the wall comes
alive. That’s the short list.
If you had to
have a few words of warning about yourself tattooed on your forehead to alert
others of your dangerous nature, what would it say? (Hint: Mine would probably
say, “Beware of gassy emissions.”)
“Never Underestimate.”I am a 5 ft “happy”
goth who no one really knows how to react to. A lot of times they think I’m
just some kid because my voice sounds like Minnie Mouse. Often I find myself
being judged by my appearance or voice. They don’t really take me seriously
until they listen to me give a lecture or read something I’ve written.
Say goodnight, Gracie.
I
will not speak to that cat like she’s a person! She is not my sister, damnit!
Sorry…my mom has a cat named Gray-See because she’s Gray, see? And she always
says my sister is talking to me. -.-
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Emerian
Rich is a writer, artist, and Horror Hostess of the popular international
podcast, HorrorAddicts.net. She is the author of the Night's Knights Vampire Series and also writes the Sweet Dreams Musical Romance Series
under the name Emmy Z. Madrigal.
For
more information about Emz, visit emzbox.com.