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Peter Clines
Clines at the 2018 Phoenix Comic Fest
Born	(1969-05-31) May 31, 1969 (age 55) Cape Neddick, Maine, U.S.
Occupation	Writer, novelist
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Massachusetts Amherst
Genres	Science fiction, horror, speculative fiction, suspense
Notable works	Ex-Heroes The Fold 14
Website
www.peterclines.com

Peter Clines (born May 31, 1969) is an American author and novelist best known for his zombies-vs-superheroes series, Ex-Heroes, and Lovecraftian inspired Threshold 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. 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. At age 11, he received his first professional rejection letter from Jim Shooter, 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, 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 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 (1998), Psycho Beach Party (2000), and Veronica Mars (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. 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 series

Ex-Heroes series

Standalone titles

Anthologies

References

1. "Review, Exclusive Excerpt, and Giveaway: Ex-Heroes: A Novel". Wired. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
2. ^ Teetor, Paul. "Peter Clines' Cult Novels Pit Superheroes Against Zombies". LA Weekly. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
3. ^ "HEP, Episode 178: Love and Automata". Human Echoes Podcast. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
4. ^ Sagliani, Devan. "Horror Author Spotlight - Peter Clines". Escapist Magazine. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
5. ^ Scalzi, John. "The Big Idea: Peter Clines". Whatever. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
6. ^ Sambuchino, Chuck. "Debut Author Interview: Peter Clines, Author of EX-HEROES and EX-PATRIOTS". Writer's Digest. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
7. Hartwell, Elena. "Spotlight On Peter Clines". Arc of a Writer. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
8. "WRITER on WRITING: Frequently Asked Questions". WRITER on WRITING. 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2018-09-19.

External links

• Peter Clines at IMDb
• Writer on Writing, Blogger

• 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