Write a Horror Novel from Start to Finish – Part 5a
What do three books on screenwriting have to do with writing a horror novel from start to finish?
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Trying to Reach You
This is why he’s having the nightmare. He’s been watching sh*t like this his entire life. From HALLOWEEN to CHRISTINE to IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS. How much Carpenter had he consumed?
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Write a Horror Novel from Start to Finish – Part 4
For years the best I could do with a character arc was run them through the plot points and hope that they came out different at the other end. Sometimes I got lucky, but most of the time I wasn’t even close. Then I learned how to crack the character arc with The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting by Jill Chamberlain.
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Write a Horror Novel from Start to Finish – Part 3
We learn from Lajos Egri that we need a premise or “a statement of belief about what will result from a particular universal value placed in conflict.”
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WINNERS!!! – Free Autographed Copy
Congratulations to the 10 lucky winners of the Free Autographed Copy of THE END AS WE KNOW IT
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Quick Update
Spent yesterday verifying that the site was secure so I was unable to continue the “How to Write a Horror Novel from Start to Finish” series. I will have the next chapter regarding “Character in a Nutshell” up for you all on Valentine’s Day. Also, I’ll make the official announcement for the winners of the
Write a Horror Novel From Start to Finish – Part 2
If we want to write meaningful horror stories we have to start with a theme we want to explore and a character that will guide us.
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Write a Horror Novel From Start to Finish – Part 1
Most people never finish writing a book. In fact they claim that only 3/100 people that start reach the end.
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WIPs for January 2024
Got almost 15k words written thus far on my next horror novel WHAT HAPPENED IN STORYVILLE and I’m eyeing 4 – 5 WIP’s for my next project. Here’s a peak: 1. WHAT HAPPENED IN STORYVILLE – 3 brothers must escape a wedding part at a rural bed and breakfast when one of them witnesses a
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