Nancy Holder

About Nancy:
o Nancy Holder is the author of many best selling horror titles.
o Nancy was born in Los Altos, California but lived abroad.
o Her father, taught at Stanford joined the navy and the family traveled throughout California and lived in Japan for three years.
o When Nancy was sixteen, she dropped out of high school to become a ballet dancer in Germany.
o Eventually she returned to California, graduating from the University of California in San Diego with a degree in communications.
o Soon after she began to write, her first book was a young-adult romance novel titled Teach Me to Love.
o She now lives in San Diego, California, with her daughter Belle, their two Corgis, Panda and Tater; and their cats, David and Kittnen Snow.
Writing Style:
o Nancy Holder’s writing style is very complex and creative.
o Nancy’s writing is very honest. She is extremely authentic in her writing style. She stays extremely deep in emotion and she lets her readers know that they’re not alone if they’re feeling sad, or scared or overjoyed.   She has written middle grade, young adult and “adult” fiction.
o The type of horror she writes is mainly Quiet Horror and Dark Suspense.

“Writers have great imaginations, and I tend to imagine my story more clearly in my head than I seem to be able to convey it onto the page.   The longer I write, the more aware I am that I have options in my use of the language, and the freedom I feel can overwhelm me.   When I do fall into the flow, it's the most wonderful feeling in the world...aside from getting a hug from my daughter”
Best Known for:
o Nancy co-authored the bestselling series Wicked for Simon and Schuster alongside Debbie Viguié.
o They have continued their collaboration with the Crusade series, also form Simon and Schuster.
o Nancy is also known for the young adult horror series Possessions for Razor bill.
o She has sold many novels and book projects set in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Saving Grace,... [continues]

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