scary scene

November 3, 2014

A Writer’s Basic Toolbox

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As promised in the last issue of the Misfits & Daydreamers, I’ll share links to past posts each Monday throughout NaNoWriMo. Why no new content? Well, I did a survey a few weeks ago, and of the 100 amazing people who responded, I’d say ~90% asked for content I’ve already delved into quite thoroughly. I realized that […]

June 6, 2011

LTWF: How to Write a Scary Scene

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Because Something Strange and Deadly has ghosts and walking corpses, I was recently asked, “How do you write a scary scene?” So I sat down and thought about what makes a scene scary–how I crafted the frightening bits and what I find scariest in movies/books. I’m sure there are better posts out there that discuss […]