The “Press Room”
Welcome to the official George Elmer press room. Designed to be an easy reference for media professionals and conference coordinators, it contains the latest information about George and her works.
Contact Information
Full name: George Elmer
E-mail address: george [at] georgeelmer.co.uk
Website: www.georgeelmer.co.uk
Instagram: @the_creative_george
100-word bio
George Elmer is a dark urban fantasy author, which is awesome because she writes books. She lives in rural England, an excellent source of both potential horror stories and rich history to chuck into those horror stories. She’s written creepy stories since she knew what a pencil was for. It’s just taken her forever to finish the projects she starts. When she’s not writing, George is researching medieval history or planning how to kill off characters in violent and unusual ways. You can visit her website at www.GeorgeElmer.co.uk.
Headshots
Click link, then right click on image to save it to your computer. Please note photographer’s credit.
Pensive Staring
This is the staring off into the distance photo used as profile pictures all over. Please note the photographer’s credit is Michelle Elmer.
In Front of a Lake
This is the standing in front of a lake picture used as alternate author pictures. Please note the photographer’s credit is Michelle Elmer.
On A Bridge
This is where George is leaning on a bridge surrounded by greenery. Please note the photographer’s credit is Chloe Elmer.
On the Grass
This is where George is sitting on the grass. Please note the photographer’s credit is Chloe Elmer.
Tip Sheet
What do you think are the characteristics of your writing style? Would others agree?
Cynical, sarcastic, morbid. I know people would call my writing cynical. I also have a habit of doing nasty things to innocent characters (Precious Vile Things), I don’t do fluffy romantic comedies unless I can criticise them. It links back to my cynical nature.
At what point in writing do you come up with a title?
Most of the time, it happens before I write the first draft. I’ll come across a phrase or quote I like and think, “That’s it, that’s the title.”
That Way Madness Lies, (the original name for Valerian Bone) These Kind of Knaves, Out of the Grave, and Precious Vile Things are all quotes from various Shakespeare plays.
What do you envy in other writers?
Their ability to manage everything and produce a fantastic story. I read stories with complex characters in detailed, made-up worlds, who develop throughout the novel. I aspire to create stories like that, but I can barely manage to create a character arc for one character.
Where do you get your ideas?
Their ability to manage everything and produce a fantastic story. I read stories with complex characters in detailed, made-up worlds, who develop throughout the novel. I aspire to create stories like that, but I can barely manage to create a character arc for one character.
How would you describe your writing process?
Manic. I spend a bit of time mulling over an idea, and only if I can stick with the story long enough to draft it does it become a book. The outlining process is mad and I ask myself a lot of questions about it. The actual writing takes place in the morning. I aim to write three scenes a day every day and make that word count over 1,000 if I can. I’ve used NaNoWriMo to help me either finish or get a good half of my books written.
Tell us the meta about your writing that you really want to ramble to people about. (Symbolism you’ve included, character or relationship development that you love, hidden references, call-backs or clues for future scenes.)
I hide a lot of references in my stories, so much so I can barely remember half of them, and they were obscure at the time of writing. I also reference and/or mention mythology quite a bit, tie it into the mythos of my own worlds and get as close to the myths as I can.
I’m also a research buff, quite a few of my stories are as accurate as possible, even if I never get around to writing them. I go down quite a few rabbit holes to find the things I need for my story, such as the age limits for Medieval Knights, who wore what when in the year 1507, and how to create a course syllabus from scratch.
Many people ask many questions about my sanity.