TIH 611: Lena Valencia on Mystery Lights, David Lynch Influence, and Writing Routine

In this podcast, Lena Valencia talks about Mystery Lights, David Lynch influence, writing routine, and much more. [4:30] Early life lessons growing up in LA. [7:00] Lena’s initial interest in creativity. [11:29] Writing routine and writing retreats. [18:37] Balancing publicity vs. writing. [21:44] Querying process for Mystery Lights. [25:39] Mystery Lights thematic concerns. [30:34] What are the Mystery Lights in reality? [38:35] Dogs. [46:37] First horror movies watched. [49:30] You Can Never Be Too Sure and David Lynch influence. [55:26] The oldest story in the collection. [58:26] Bright Lights, Big Deal. [1:03:18] The White Place. [1:09:00] Vermillion and Trogloxene. [1:13:03] The Reclamation. [1:21:22] Reaper Ranch. [1:26:15] Connect with Lena and final thoughts. Full podcast show notes are available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-611-lena-valencia-on-mystery-lights-david-lynch-influence-and-writing-routine Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror