What makes a good scary story? Here’s a few pointers on how to write a scary story to start you off in the right direction.
Write simple language to paint a sinister picture Create empathy to manipulate your readers’ emotions Build the fear gradually before springing your scariest scene Finally, the most important advice I can give you is this:read. Immerse yourself in the genre, and you’ll find you naturally improv...
Write about your characters' physical reactions. Instead of telling your readers that your protagonist is scared, describe how her pulse is racing or her hands feel clammy. Once again, the trick to effective writing is to show, don't tell. Use expressive, spooky vocabulary. If you are stuck...
In today’s post, I want to write down what I have done and learned new about helping a shy cat adjust to a new home. And wording it like this is a little misleading because Anthony isn’t just shy, he is terrified and anxious. It is still an ongoing process but we have made som...
日出之前(before sunrise)台词翻译男主角:Ethan Hawke女主角:Julie Delpy导演:Richard Linklater一、 在火车上相识(一对中年夫妻在用德语吵架,声音越来越响,坐在过道对面的女主角看不进书,皱眉,拿包离开,来到男主角过道的对面,瞥了男主角一眼后,坐下看书。男主角很想搭讪,但没有勇气,在那里犹豫。这时中年夫妻从...
How would you like it if you were anxious and someone yelled at you for feeling this way, and grabbed your face or even swatted you on the bum? Would it make you feel calmer? Um, duh, no, it would not. Repeat after me: No punishment your scared dog. You want to fix the ...
These short essays—each with a 350-word limit—are different from the essays you write in school, which tend to focus on analyzing someone else's work.Really, the application essays are much closer to a short story.They rely heavily on narratives of events from your life and on your desc...
The manyfaces of fear— afraid of pain, scared of death or of god, fear of loss, fear of poverty, fear of rejection, fear of failure, fear of commitment, fear of animals and insects, fear of heights and - the fear of everything!
exchanges and debates, anything that would give me more insight. This process of exploring different versions of an event, of noticing how different people might see the same thing, made me more observant. But this also made me think of how others might see me and I became scared of being...
- Remember to number your drawings and if possible write out the premise of the scenes (under the panels) so I can quickly troubleshoot spots where I may get lost in the action. Very rough, simple shapes and forms, strong lines of action, lots of movement, no dialogue. ...