Sheryl Kayne is an award winning writer, children’s book author, book ghostwriter, storyteller and former StandUp comic. Four of her books are included in the Westport Library's collection: Immersion Travel USA: The Best & Most Meaningful Volunteering, Living & Learning Excursions, recipient of the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation’s Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award in Best Travel Guidebook category, and Volunteer Vacations Across America, named on Amazon’s List of Best New Travel Books; along with children's books, Queen of the Kisses and Queen of the Kisses Meets Sam Under a Soup Pot. Stay tuned: August 2019 for her newest children's book, Terror in Texas, part of the Scary States Series by Bearport Publishing. Currently at work on a series of mystery thrillers, children’s books, and nonfiction, she's thrilled to be included in the Frankenstein anthology Imagining Monsters with her contribution: “A Conversation Between Mother and Son.”
3-Question Interview with Sheryl Kayne
about her short story "A Conversation Between Mother and Son"
published in
Imagining Monsters: A Collection of Short Stories Inspired by Frankenstein
"A Conversation Between Mother and Son" - Mary Shelley writes the last installment
of Frankenstein's story.
Aside from Frankenstein, where did you draw inspiration for your story?
I'm currently writing two novels with female characters and was most interested in exploring Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's relationship with her writing and her son, along with the added twist of creating a female monster.
All the proceeds from Imagining Monsters anthology sales are going to the WestportWRITES program at the Westport Library, which is a true haven for local writers in Fairfield County, Connecticut. As a writer, where is your haven - where do you write, and what do you need to help you write?
I thoroughly enjoy participating in WestportWRITES events. On days I do not have to leave home for teaching writing and speaking at Sacred Heart University, appointments, or obligations, I write in my office. On days I need to be out, I stay out; writing in Panera (free refills on decaf coffee), Whole Foods (they are open until 10:00 pm), and Westport Library.
What's next on the horizon for you?
Four of my books are in the Westport Library collection: Immersion Travel USA: The Best & Most Meaningful Volunteering, Living & Learning Excursions, winner of the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation’s Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award in the Best Travel Guidebook Category, and Volunteer Vacations Across America, named on Amazon’s List of Best New Travel Books. Queen of the Kisses and Queen of the Kisses Meets Sam Under a Soup Pot are in the children's section. My newest children's book, Terror in Texas (Bearport Publishing) is due out August 2019. When not working on my own projects, I am a ghostwriter helping professionals write and publish books to promote and establish themselves as authorities in their field for pod casts, speaking engagements, and television and radio interviews. I love writing.
I'm currently writing two novels with female characters and was most interested in exploring Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's relationship with her writing and her son, along with the added twist of creating a female monster.
All the proceeds from Imagining Monsters anthology sales are going to the WestportWRITES program at the Westport Library, which is a true haven for local writers in Fairfield County, Connecticut. As a writer, where is your haven - where do you write, and what do you need to help you write?
I thoroughly enjoy participating in WestportWRITES events. On days I do not have to leave home for teaching writing and speaking at Sacred Heart University, appointments, or obligations, I write in my office. On days I need to be out, I stay out; writing in Panera (free refills on decaf coffee), Whole Foods (they are open until 10:00 pm), and Westport Library.
What's next on the horizon for you?
Four of my books are in the Westport Library collection: Immersion Travel USA: The Best & Most Meaningful Volunteering, Living & Learning Excursions, winner of the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation’s Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award in the Best Travel Guidebook Category, and Volunteer Vacations Across America, named on Amazon’s List of Best New Travel Books. Queen of the Kisses and Queen of the Kisses Meets Sam Under a Soup Pot are in the children's section. My newest children's book, Terror in Texas (Bearport Publishing) is due out August 2019. When not working on my own projects, I am a ghostwriter helping professionals write and publish books to promote and establish themselves as authorities in their field for pod casts, speaking engagements, and television and radio interviews. I love writing.