Peter Clines (31 May 1969), born in
Cape Neddick, Maine is an American author and novelist best known for his zombies-vs-superheroes series, ''Ex-Heroes'', and
Lovecraftian inspired
Threshold
Threshold may refer to:
Architecture
* Threshold (door), the sill of a door
Media
* ''Threshold'' (1981 film)
* ''Threshold'' (TV series), an American science fiction drama series produced during 2005-2006
* "Threshold" (''Stargate SG-1''), ...
novels
14 and ''The Fold''. His short stories can be found in a variety of anthologies, including ''
X-Files: Trust No One,'' edited by
Jonathan Maberry
Jonathan Maberry (born May 18, 1958) is an American suspense author, anthology editor, comic book writer, magazine feature writer, playwright, content creator and writing teacher/lecturer. He was named one of the Today's Top Ten Horror Writers.
...
. Before becoming a full-time writer, Clines worked as a
props master in the film industry for 15 years.
Early life
Clines was raised in
Cape Neddick, Maine,
where his love of storytelling was apparent from a very young age. While in third grade, he used his handwriting practice paper to pen his first story, ''Lizard Men From the Center of the Earth''.
Clines continued telling stories as a kid, sometimes using Micronauts and Star Wars figurines to create scenes,
and other times in writing. As a self-professed "comic geek",
Clines created hero characters all through grade school.
He submitted various comic book scripts to
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...
. At age 11, he received his first professional rejection letter from
Jim Shooter
James Shooter (born September 27, 1951) is an American writer, editor and publisher for various comic books. He started professionally in the medium at the age of 14, and he is most notable for his successful and controversial run as Marvel Comic ...
, the then editor-in-chief at Marvel.
Clines describers it as "a very personal, very polite and professional" rejection letter.
Being taken seriously as a young writer, first by Shooter and then by Marvel's
Tom DeFalco
Tom DeFalco (born June 26, 1950) is an American comic book writer and editor well known for his association with Marvel Comics, with long runs on ''Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Thor'', and ''Fantastic Four''.
Career
While in college, DeFalco "wrote fo ...
, who also sent an encouraging and helpful rejection letter a few years later, encouraged Clines to continue working on his craft.
Clines graduated from
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst, UMass) is a public research university in Amherst, Massachusetts and the sole public land-grant university in Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Founded in 1863 as an agricultural college, i ...
in 1991
with a degree in English Literature. As a student, he worked as a local roadie crew for traveling bands.
After a 16-month stint selling men's suits, he moved to San Diego and began working as a props master. He worked, among others, on ''
Chairman of the Board
The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the grou ...
'' (1998), ''
Psycho Beach Party
''Psycho Beach Party'' is a 2000 comedy horror film based on the off-Broadway play of the same name, directed by Robert Lee King. Charles Busch wrote both the original play and the screenplay. As the title suggests, ''Psycho Beach Party'', set in ...
'' (2000), and ''
Veronica Mars
''Veronica Mars'' is an American teen noir mystery drama television series created by screenwriter Rob Thomas. The series is set in the fictional town of Neptune, California, and stars Kristen Bell as the eponymous character. The series prem ...
'' (2004).
Career
While Clines worked as a props master, his writing turned from props to focus on scripts.
In 2006, after the end of a film project, he dedicated himself to writing full-time. He worked for ''Creative Screenwriting Magazine'', writing interviews, reviews, and articles.
While at Creative Screenwriter, Clines interviewed, among others, George Romero, Frank Darabont, Seth Rogen, Diablo Cody, Sylvester Stallone, and the late Nora Ephron.
Clines made his first fiction sale, ''The Hatbox'', to online journal
The Harrow
''The Harrow'' was an online magazine for fantasy and horror fiction, poetry, and reviews, launched in January 1998 by founder and editor-in-chief Dru Pagliassotti. The magazine has an all-volunteer editorial staff and reviewer pool and uses a d ...
. He continued to sell zombie and Lovecraftian short stories to anthologies before he began writing his first published novel, ''Ex-Heroes'', in 2008.
Bibliography
''
Threshold
Threshold may refer to:
Architecture
* Threshold (door), the sill of a door
Media
* ''Threshold'' (1981 film)
* ''Threshold'' (TV series), an American science fiction drama series produced during 2005-2006
* "Threshold" (''Stargate SG-1''), ...
''
series
''Ex-Heroes'' series
Standalone novels
Anthologies
References
External links
*
Writer on Writing Blogger
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1969 births
Living people
People from York, Maine
Writers from Maine
American science fiction writers
American male novelists
21st-century American novelists
21st-century American male writers