About

I spend most of my days and far too many of my nights working on my second novel, prepping for class, and grading papers. Somewhere in between all that, I eat junk food and shower (even though a bath is more productive, creatively speaking. Just keep a pad and pen right by the tub and with soggy fingers write down the next scene. Not that I’ve ever done that….) I’m currently represented by the fabulous Richard Curtis. For more about me, my writing, and to read an excerpt of my fantasy novel, Devouring Winter, please click here.

As for “academic me”–my university courses focus on writing about the strange convergence of fantasy, the surreal, horror, beauty, and humor–i.e., the grotesque, and how this plays out in art, literature, and film. So, you can see how my writing life influences my academic life, and vice versa.

Please feel free to contact me at nhightow@gmail.com

Annie

I also own a sheltie. This has nothing to do with any of the above, but it’s something you should know about me. Some people are cat people. Others are dog people. I definitely am the latter.