Horror needs to work on you, the author. You need to be troubled, a littleunsettled, by your own material. Write about what scares you. Doesn’t matter what it is or how absurd — hell, some people think that being terrified of clowns is ridiculous, until you realizehow many people fi...
This writer's guide explains how to write short stories and horror fiction for children and adults. The author shows how to build on the inital idea and develop characters and plot. There are ideas for selecting and approaching publishers and information about contracts and publication.Guy N. ...
Themes and subtext are the underlying messages or ideas that permeate a story, adding depth and nuance to the narrative. By exploring themes relevant to the human experience, you can create a horror story that transcends mere entertainment and encourages readers to reflect on deeper issues. This ...
Perhaps the hardest thing about writing a good thesis statement is narrowing down a broad topic to a clear thesis that states an arguable point of view. The following guide with examples just might help you write a good thesis statement for a research Premium Roman Empire Constantine I ...
“He was able to say, ‘Let me tell you about New Orleans, this was our world,’ and I could write about all the beauty. Even the most fictional stuff in there was somehow out of my real world. It fell into place and was coherent.” This story turned into her best-selling first ...
If your monster represents a larger theme from the real world, it might be even scarier than if it were just a simple scare because it makes readers question their own ideas and livelihoods. Maximize fear: This is one you probably already know, but maximizing fear by using peoples' fears ...
Conversations with Dead Serial Killersis sprinkled with so many fun facts about serial killers that even if you think you know it all, you’ll find a brand new nugget of trivia somewhere in these pages. Most importantly, though, it tries hard to remind us that these murderers and their vi...
For the 2024 November PAD Chapbook Challenge, poets are tasked with writing a poem a day in the month of November before assembling a chapbook manuscript in the month of December. Day 24 is to write a "If You (blank)" poem. By Robert Lee BrewerNov 24, 2024 ...
[staring into space for a long time… ] ………I’m thinking very hard what to write about this movie… still thinking… thinking… …I give up! Retribution is really crap. The pace of the show is so tediously slow. It gave so much screen time for the actors to complete their tasks...
[translate] aI have always loved BIG IDEAS,and so I enjoy writing fantastic stories.And I also write horror stories.I think they are like the old fairy tales,and can teach you important things.[translate]