Posts tagged "horror" | For Authors

Things that go bump in your novel: Tips for writing a monster

Posted on 07/14/2020 at 02:24 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Maybe reality is scary enough for you and your readers right now – or maybe it’s only whetting your appetite...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Horror, Joanna Penn, Writing advice

Posted on 11/11/2019 at 11:25 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

No matter what you’re writing, it can be hard to quiet the critical voices in your head as you work....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Horror, Joanna Penn, Thriller, Writing advice

Posted on 10/26/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Would this be a dream come true or a nightmare come true? Stephen King and his wife have received rezoning...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Horror, Writer's block / writing prompts

Posted on 09/20/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We have several literary birthdays this week and tomorrow especially, but few of the other authors were as generous with...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Horror, Writing advice

Posted on 02/15/2019 at 11:18 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Alright, Valentine’s Day is over, and we can turn our attention away from love and romance and to something decidedly...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Horror, Joanna Penn, Marketing, Podcast, Writing advice

Posted on 11/07/2018 at 10:57 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Horror sometimes gets a bad rap as being all about blood, guts, and other types of gore. Alan Baxter —...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Horror, Joanna Penn, Plot / narrative, Writing advice

Posted on 10/28/2018 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Interested in writing horror or incorporating some of its elements into other genres? Check out Dustin Grinnell's analysis of how...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Horror, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Posted on 10/21/2018 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Phil Athans believes that most people breathe along with their reading as if they’re speaking out loud. That tendency can...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Horror, Plot / narrative, Thriller, Writer's Digest, Writing advice