Sawan -- been writing for 22 years... NEVER judge your own work. You write it -- finish it off -- then have some friends that enjoy horror and reading read your work and give you honest critique. Record their critique or take accurate notes. Repeat this with several friends (but only...
Horror stories don’t have to be long to create a solid scare. Here are 9 tips for writing sinister microfiction from the September/October 2022 issue of Writer's Digest. By Ran WalkerFeb 24, 2023 Mystery/Thriller Using Life Experiences To Craft an Authentic Spy Novel ...
one novel, two books of nonfiction, and more than fifty stories in various venues. I’ve been inBest Horror of the Yearon several occasions. Maybe more important to this topic, I’ve been writing full-
Senior Editor Robert Lee Brewer identifies four common ways to write effective hooks for books—based on actual elevator pitches that work for published authors. By Robert Lee BrewerFeb 6, 2025 Writing Habits and Practices The Lost Art of Boredom: How... ...
Different formats of stories have different structures. For example, many plays, films, and novels follow a three-act structure that suggests placing specific plot points, or “story beats,” at specific points in the story. If you’re writing a short story, on the other hand, you have muc...
Similarly, shorter stories are an outlet for new ideas that don’t fit into your magnum opus. If you watch a Marvel movie and get excited about writing a superhero story, write a superhero novelette instead of adding superheroes to your cosmic horror series. That will definitely benefit your...
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The handy template above and your own brilliant writing are all you need! Do you have any tips for how to write a bio?Let us know inthe comments. PRACTICE Takefifteen minutesto write a fifty-word biography. This is the length of biographies Alice, my editor, asks for on The Write Pract...
Stephen King’s first paid writing job was in high school in the mid-1960s as a sports reporter for the weekly newspaper in Lisbon Falls, Maine. When he turned in his first stories, the editor John Gould told him: “When you write a story, you’re telling yourself the story. When yo...