{"id":2930,"date":"2016-09-29T21:56:35","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T21:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=2930"},"modified":"2016-09-29T21:56:35","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T21:56:35","slug":"interviewing-with-extreme-prejudice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/interviewing-with-extreme-prejudice\/","title":{"rendered":"INTERVIEWING, WITH EXTREME PREJUDICE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <em>greydogtales<\/em> interview \u2013 A cutting-edge tool with which to dissect a writer&#8217;s tragic ignorance of lurchers, or ask a leading artist about his or her favourite colour of pencil. The place where editors can share their tax returns, and independent publishing houses can admit they turned down Clive Cussler&#8217;s <em>Top Ten Hip Replacements<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2933\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2933\" style=\"width: 373px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/interview-851440_960_720.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2933\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2933\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/interviewing-with-extreme-prejudice\/interview-851440_960_720\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/interview-851440_960_720.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"interview-851440_960_720\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;our standard interview equipment&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/interview-851440_960_720.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/interview-851440_960_720.jpg?fit=474%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-2933\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/interview-851440_960_720.jpg?resize=373%2C280\" alt=\"our standard interview equipment\" width=\"373\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/interview-851440_960_720.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/interview-851440_960_720.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/interview-851440_960_720.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2933\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">our standard interview equipment, ready for action<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We started doing these things last October, with the first outline being despatched almost exactly one year ago. We were following a keenly researched five year strategic plan, and we can now reveal that the plan had three key elements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>To save us having to write so many original features<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>To make it look as if we vaguely knew cool people<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>To promote people we sort of liked anyway on a random basis<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>To latch on to current trends in an utterly shameless manner<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Or maybe four key elements. We can&#8217;t write and do maths at the same time. Anyway, it worked. Quite a lot of people read these interviews. An astonishing number of people read some of them. And not long after we started, a slightly confused old man in Dorset clicked on a link by accident and bought someone&#8217;s book. After a couple of months, Amazon begged us to stop promoting people, as their warehouse robots were running out of oil trying to fulfil so many orders.*<\/p>\n<p>In fact, such is the growing influence of <em>greydogtales<\/em> that most of our interviewees are still working in their chosen field, albeit on a reduced salary.<\/p>\n<p>This October we start up again, with seventeen or eighteen overdue interviews to pack in to the next few months. We will delve again into the world of editors and magazine publishers, delight at discovering thrusting authors of weird fiction, young and old, and find artists who do neat stuff (a technical term amongst us creatives).<\/p>\n<p>The reason we&#8217;re overdue is that we seriously try to read a writer&#8217;s work, investigate an artist&#8217;s portfolio or get to know a publisher before we go ahead. Which is a slow, stupid alternative to just making everything up. We don&#8217;t learn. And we often seek out people who haven&#8217;t been interviewed that much, because we like sign-posting new talent.\u00a0 To make it harder. With well-known people you merely copy what they said somewhere else and change the order round. Or something like that.<\/p>\n<p><em>*This was shortly before we were sue for constantly exaggerating our importance.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2934\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2934\" style=\"width: 390px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/job-interview-437026_960_720.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2934\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2934\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/interviewing-with-extreme-prejudice\/job-interview-437026_960_720\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/job-interview-437026_960_720.jpg?fit=960%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"job-interview-437026_960_720\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;a typical mistake for young interviewers &#8211; trying to get your leg between the other guy&#8217;s legs&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/job-interview-437026_960_720.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/job-interview-437026_960_720.jpg?fit=474%2C316&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-2934\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/job-interview-437026_960_720.jpg?resize=390%2C260\" alt=\"a typical mistake for young interviewers - trying to get your leg between the other guy's legs\" width=\"390\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/job-interview-437026_960_720.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/job-interview-437026_960_720.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/job-interview-437026_960_720.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">a typical mistake for inexperienced interviewers &#8211; trying to get one leg between the other guy&#8217;s thighs to promote disclosure<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But before we roll our sleeves up, we want to pay tribute to those who have gone before, those generous souls who had no particular reason to put up with our questions. Given our skills at tagging and categorisation, we can be confident that at least some of the following were real people, and that some of the links next to their names work.<\/p>\n<p>Read their wise words, buy their magnificent creations, and be glad that you didn&#8217;t have to go through the process\u2026<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">THE ROLL OF HONOUR<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>(Probably forgetting someone jolly important)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Matthew M Bartlett<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=2802\">TAG TEAM HORROR<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tom Breen<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=2802\">TAG TEAM HORROR<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Jeffrey Shanks<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=2668\">SECRETS OF SKELOS UNVEILED<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/13701066_1206382282706794_1972205975041839859_o.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2511\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2511\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/black-is-the-new-black-milton-davis-on-the-rise-of-sword-soul\/13701066_1206382282706794_1972205975041839859_o\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/13701066_1206382282706794_1972205975041839859_o.jpg?fit=678%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"678,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"13701066_1206382282706794_1972205975041839859_o\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/13701066_1206382282706794_1972205975041839859_o.jpg?fit=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/13701066_1206382282706794_1972205975041839859_o.jpg?fit=474%2C671&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2511\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/13701066_1206382282706794_1972205975041839859_o.jpg?resize=212%2C300\" alt=\"13701066_1206382282706794_1972205975041839859_o\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/13701066_1206382282706794_1972205975041839859_o.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/13701066_1206382282706794_1972205975041839859_o.jpg?w=678&amp;ssl=1 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Milton Davis<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=2504\">BLACK IS THE NEW BLACK<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Luke Spooner<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=2250\">HOW TO ILLUSTRATE CLIVE BARKER<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Scott R Jones<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=2233\">CTHULHU ON MARS<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Rich Hawkins<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=2216\">THE LAST WRITER<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Alan M Clark<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=2123\">DARK WORLDS, DARK LIVES<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Joanne Hall<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=2100\">FIGHT LIKE A FANTASY AUTHOR<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_8113-623x510.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2073\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2073\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/come-freely-go-safely-dracula-returns-scott-handcock-rules\/img_8113-623x510\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_8113-623x510.png?fit=623%2C510&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"623,510\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_8113-623&#215;510\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_8113-623x510.png?fit=300%2C246&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_8113-623x510.png?fit=474%2C388&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2073\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_8113-623x510.png?resize=300%2C246\" alt=\"IMG_8113-623x510\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_8113-623x510.png?resize=300%2C246&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_8113-623x510.png?resize=623%2C510&amp;ssl=1 623w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Scott Handcock<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=2069\">COME FREELY, GO SAFELY: DRACULA<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=1142\">CARNACKI LIVES!<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Lynne Jamneck<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=2037\">VOICES FROM THE WITCH-HOUSE<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Brian J Showers<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=1942\">SWAN RIVER SECRETS<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Darin Coelho<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=1915\">THE EMPEROR OF DREAMS<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/John-Guy-Collick.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1874\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1874\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/a-colossus-of-mars-john-guy-collick\/john-guy-collick\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/John-Guy-Collick.jpg?fit=989%2C1402&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"989,1402\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D300S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1404822287&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;112&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"John Guy Collick\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/John-Guy-Collick.jpg?fit=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/John-Guy-Collick.jpg?fit=474%2C672&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1874\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/John-Guy-Collick.jpg?resize=212%2C300\" alt=\"John Guy Collick\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/John-Guy-Collick.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/John-Guy-Collick.jpg?resize=768%2C1089&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/John-Guy-Collick.jpg?resize=722%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 722w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/John-Guy-Collick.jpg?w=989&amp;ssl=1 989w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>John Guy Collick<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=1869\">A COLOSSUS OF MARS<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Jim McLeod<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=1748\">A GINGER HORROR<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Cobweb Mehers<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=1680\">EOLITHS AND NEPHILIM<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Joshua M Reynolds<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=1643\">ROYAL OCCULTIST WITH A WARHAMMER<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1604\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1604\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carcosaXXXIV.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1604\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1604\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/michael-hutter-interviewed-carcosa-and-beyond\/carcosaxxxiv\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carcosaXXXIV.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"carcosaXXXIV\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;carcosa XXXIV, hutter&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carcosaXXXIV.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carcosaXXXIV.jpg?fit=474%2C474&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1604\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carcosaXXXIV.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"carcosa XXXIV, hutter\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carcosaXXXIV.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carcosaXXXIV.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carcosaXXXIV.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carcosaXXXIV.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carcosaXXXIV.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carcosaXXXIV.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1604\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">carcosa XXXIV, hutter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Michael Hutter<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=1590\">CARCOSA AND BEYOND<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dan Starkey<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=1538\">DR WHO &amp; THE DETECTIVE<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Matt Willis<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=1423\">SEA-SERPENTS &amp; SHIP&#8217;S BISCUITS<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Cameron Trost<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=1355\">THE BRISBANE FACTOR<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/scarywomen2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1313\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1313\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/hurrah-its-scary-women-again\/scarywomen2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/scarywomen2.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"scarywomen2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/scarywomen2.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/scarywomen2.jpg?fit=474%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1313\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/scarywomen2.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"scarywomen2\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/scarywomen2.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/scarywomen2.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/scarywomen2.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Laura Mauro<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=1308\">SCARY WOMEN AGAIN<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>V H Leslie<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=1308\">SCARY WOMEN AGAIN<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>David Senior<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=1277\">AN ANTIQUARY IN DUNWICH<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Ray Cluley<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=1235\">SURFACES FOR AIR<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Neil Baker<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=1120\">ONCE IN AN APRIL MOON<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1091\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1091\" style=\"width: 241px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/corpsebirds.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1091\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1091\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/andy-paciorek-the-weirdfinder-general-pt-2\/corpsebirds\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/corpsebirds.jpg?fit=436%2C603&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"436,603\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"corpsebirds\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;corpse birds, by the great andy paciorek&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/corpsebirds.jpg?fit=217%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/corpsebirds.jpg?fit=436%2C603&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-1091\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/corpsebirds.jpg?resize=241%2C333\" alt=\"corpse birds, by the great andy paciorek\" width=\"241\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/corpsebirds.jpg?resize=217%2C300&amp;ssl=1 217w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/corpsebirds.jpg?w=436&amp;ssl=1 436w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">corpse birds, by the great andy paciorek<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Andy Paciorek<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=1074\">WEIRDFINDER GENERAL Pt 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=1046\">INTERVIEW WITH THE WEIRDFINDER GENERAL<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Paul Watson<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=1012\">DARK (FOLK) ARTS<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Clarissa Johal<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=911\">SCARY WOMEN<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Anita Stewart<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=911\">SCARY WOMEN<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Jorgen Bech Pedersen<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=789\">ART OF NORDIC FOLKLORE<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rlyeh2_1024.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-776\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"776\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/john-coulthart-axioms-other-dark-beasts\/rlyeh2_1024\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rlyeh2_1024.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rlyeh2_1024\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rlyeh2_1024.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rlyeh2_1024.jpg?fit=474%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-776\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rlyeh2_1024.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"rlyeh2_1024\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rlyeh2_1024.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rlyeh2_1024.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rlyeh2_1024.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>John Coulthart<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=779\">AXIOMS &amp; OTHER BEASTS<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Ted E Grau<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=732\">VOICE FROM THE NAMELESS DARK<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Raphael Ordonez<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=714\">FRACTALS &amp; FANTASIES<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sebastian Cabrol<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=685\">SECRETS OF SOUTH AMERICA<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_658\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-658\" style=\"width: 258px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/apocryphawm.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-658\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"658\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/m-wayne-miller-an-artist-speaks\/apocryphawm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/apocryphawm.jpg?fit=1132%2C1600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1132,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"apocryphawm\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;apocrypha, thunderstorm books (2014)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/apocryphawm.jpg?fit=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/apocryphawm.jpg?fit=474%2C670&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-658 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/apocryphawm.jpg?resize=258%2C365\" alt=\"apocrypha, thunderstorm books (2014)\" width=\"258\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/apocryphawm.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/apocryphawm.jpg?resize=724%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 724w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/apocryphawm.jpg?w=1132&amp;ssl=1 1132w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/apocryphawm.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-658\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">apocrypha, m wayne miller, thunderstorm books (2014)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>M Wayne Miller<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=652\">AN ARTIST SPEAKS<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Richard Mansfield<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=568\">SHADOW OUT OF DENMARK<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sam Gafford<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=500\">CRITICAL VOICES<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>John C Wright<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=436\">THE INHERITORS 3<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Julia Morgan<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=318\">THE VOICE OF HORROR<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Willie Meikle<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=369\">THE INHERITORS<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We may do a piece about what goes wrong at some point, and how interviews fall flat or collapse, but at the moment we&#8217;re feeling dynamic, so we won&#8217;t worry about that today, dear listener.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><strong>Now we have hundreds of odd questions to write, far too much to read, and we must do some lurcher posts soon. Probably quite a lot of dogs and William Hope Hodgson in October&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The greydogtales interview \u2013 A cutting-edge tool with which to dissect a writer&#8217;s tragic ignorance of lurchers, or ask a leading artist about his or her favourite colour of pencil. The place where editors can share their tax returns, and independent publishing houses can admit they turned down Clive Cussler&#8217;s Top Ten Hip Replacements. 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