Hallie Baur
What’s your genre?
Historical & Speculative Fiction
Are you published?
Indie press publisher
What inspired you to become a writer?
My inspiration to write involves a great amount of duality. Writing serves as both an outlet for my imagination, as well as a tool for presence. Whether I need an escape or a grounding moment, writing is there for me. It’s a bonus when readers want to join me for the ride.
What author do you admire and how have they inspired you writing?
I admire the works of Pamela Des Barres, Margaret Atwood, and Stephen King; all three have shaped my writing style. Pamela Des Barres writes in a truthful, relatable way. I enjoy that she hasn’t led a “traditional” life. My first formal writing class after high school was an online course with Atwood. She takes stories way beyond the limits of typical imagination, and I cannot absorb enough of her brilliance. King holds the same quality of disregard for limits, not only in his stories, but in the writing world. Though my genre differs from these authors, I highly revere and appreciate their works.
Name three of your favorite books and their authors
First is On the Road by Jack Kerouac. Themes of adventure and irreverence continue to influence me. Second must be I’m With the Band by Pamela Des Barres. She poetically breaks down the complications of experiencing a wild yet beautiful world as a young woman. Third is Life by Keith Richards.
What’s one thing readers should know about you?
Human connection, nostalgia, and subconscious revelations play into my stories (good and bad aspects.) I don’t always follow the classic statutes of writing, not out of disrespect, but because I chose not to follow the path of most traditional authors.
What one piece of advice would you give a budding writer?
Use the ideas you can’t stop thinking about. Move the bead. More ideas will come to fill in the gaps.
Author bio
Hallie Baur, historical fiction novelist and poet, views the world through a nostalgic lens and uses her fascination with the past to transplant readers into the settings of her stories.
Baur lives in the Midwest with her husband and Maine Coon cat. When she’s not writing she can be found dancing, making her way to the front row of a concert, and seeing the world.
