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What It Takes to Write a Book that Becomes a Movie Brooke Maddaford, Reedsy editor and former editor at a Big 5 publishing house, shares her tips on what your book needs to be made into a movie, based on her experience editing A Futile and Stupid Gesture: How Doug Kenney and “National Lampoon” Changed Comedy Forever, which was recently adapted into a Netflix Original Movie.
To sum up, here are the main things to keep in mind when writing a ghost story: Use the unknown to turn your readers’ imagination against them Exploit the uncanny valley to make your readers uncomfortable Write simple language to paint a sinister picture Create empathy to manipulate your readers’.
Stephen Dobyns of Westerly is the author of the 2012 horror novel, The Burn Palace, and 22 other novels, along with a dozen poetry collections. The recipient of numerous awards, including three NEA fellowships, he teaches writing in the writing program at Warren Wilson College and has taught at the University of Iowa and Sarah.
If, like me, you're looking for tips on how to write a horror story that will scare the bejesus out of your readers, then I recommend reading Talia Vance's aptly named article, Writing Scary. Talia's article deserves to be read and re-read, but if you're a skimmer (like me) here are the highlights.
How to write horror comics This month I’d like to look at the actual craft of writing horror comics. In particular I’d like to concentrate on the relationship between the writer and the artist and my experience of writing scripts for someone else to draw.
When Mary Shelley set out to write Frankenstein over two centuries ago, she said that she wanted to create a book that would “speak to the mysterious fears of our nature and awaken thrilling horror — one to make the reader dread to look round, to curdle the blood, and quicken the beatings of the heart.” We can safely say that she succeeded.
How to Write a Scary Story: 3 Keys for Frightful Scenes The key to a well-written scene that frightens your readers isn’t just about gore or shock value. And despite the popularity of modern horror movies, jump-scares don’t really work in book form.