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Story Structure for Horror Stories: Part Two
Continuing my last post on story structure for horror, I wanted to take another look at structure, this time dissecting it using the 10 steps to story structure from K.M. Weiland. Let’s first take a quick look at those steps and then see how they can be applied to horror. 1. The Hook What is…
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Seppuku
The sun is setting on this warrior of the rising sun. Pierced by an arrow, his sword arm useless, he has failed his Daimyo. An arrow! The weapon of cowards. He will never see the face of the man who has killed him. No matter. His duty is clear, and his faithful katana will be…
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The Sky Frightens
As I slowly (and I do mean slowly) eek out an episode here and there of In The Light Of… on Kindle Vella, I watch lots of YouTube videos for inspiration. What’s my story about? A friendly guy in the present day who helps people deal with UFO abductions. I’m trying to make the UFO…
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Indie Horror Film: The Stink of Flesh
From August 23-25, I attended Bubonicon 55, an annual convention of literary science fiction, fantasy, and related genres in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I was a panelist and a vendor. My vendor table, which featured books published by my company Hadrosaur Productions, was next to the table for Horrifying Hot Sauce. D. Ryan Mowry, the company’s…
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Other than Print, or A Feast for the Ears
The other day I re-read Andrea Merchak’s post on audiobooks. You can read it here. Andrea brings up a valid point regarding audiobooks: does the return on investment justify the cost? In most cases for most authors the answer is no. The ROI just isn’t there. Already there is too much competition, plus the too…
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Horror Games: Why Aren’t Books the Biggest Source of Inspiration for Them?
I’m a big fan of everything related to Horror: books, movies, TV shows, art, even games. If it’s Horror, I’m interested. Lately I’ve been paying special attention to Horror games. Horror games have been successful since the time when Atari, now obsolete, was the best gaming platform. But no matter where you play, PlayStation, Xbox,…
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Story Structure for Horror Stories: Part One
They say that there are two types of writers: those who plot and those who fly by the seat of their pants. Those who “pants” their stories are probably looking at this title and immediately clicking away. Don’t! It’s ok! There is absolutely no pressure to follow this outline, and this is just one option…
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Ninja
The warrior waits. . . Waits for his war. . . Waits for his enemy. . . Waits for someone to test his blade. . . A fear I have is that of the unfulfilled purpose. Living my life, whether it be long or cut short, I fear dedicating my life to an endeavor that…
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