Topics in this episode:

• Watching thrillers and sci-fi fantasy for research
• Samantha’s writing rituals
• The perks of writing in bed
• The process of drafts and redrafts
• Characters taking on a life of their own
• Samantha’s start in reading horror as a child
• The importance of reading as a writer
• A little bit more about Samantha’s novel The Stranger in Our Bed
• The process of book cover art
• Samantha’s fascination with human psychology and their motivations
• Giving characters both good and bad traits
• Growing up fast in a large family
• Samantha’s favourite things to cook
• What it’s like having two authors in the house
• Interpreting vivid dreams
• Having weirder dreams since the start of lockdown
• What’s next for Samantha?