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McAnally's (The Community Pub) => Author Craft => Topic started by: KevinEvans on June 22, 2010, 06:05:44 AM

Title: So if you are writing..
Post by: KevinEvans on June 22, 2010, 06:05:44 AM

Writing Horror, and you scare yourself enough that you can sleep, are you doing it right?

(Grin)
Regards,
Kevin

Title: Re: So if you are writing..
Post by: Enjorous on June 22, 2010, 06:06:55 AM

I'd say you are, have you tried scaring anyone else with it?

Title: Re: So if you are writing..
Post by: KevinEvans on June 22, 2010, 06:23:13 AM

Actually my wife is editing our SF/Mystery/Horror book that we will be pitching at Nasfic. The last scene was so traumatic that she had to "walk it off" when she realized that she was walking out side in the dark. (Grin) I got a call immediately at work.

Regards,
Kevin

Title: Re: So if you are writing..
Post by: Enjorous on June 22, 2010, 03:33:36 PM

Sounds like you're doing something right then.

Title: Re: So if you are writing..
Post by: meg_evonne on June 22, 2010, 09:42:55 PM

I confess that I don't read Stephen King...  *shudder* for just that reason...

Title: Re: So if you are writing..
Post by: RobJN on June 23, 2010, 12:14:29 AM

My mom read me some Stephen King for a bedtime story one night when I was a wee lad...


And I scare myself with my writing, but it's more about form and structure, rather than the subject matter ;)