Tag: writing

• The Uses Of Horror

  We don’t have to understand why art works to enjoy that it works, but as craftspeople it can be helpful to consider how stories function. Most writers enjoy words, so our natural tendency if a story feels wrong is to fiddle with the prose. Sometimes, however, the reason a story isn’t working isn’t because the…

  raven

  September 29, 2025

  Halloween, horror books, monsters, Philosophy of Horror, Philosophy of Writing, Stories, writing

  catharsis, fear, Fiction, Halloween, horror, John Carpenter, monsters, psychology, Raven, story mechanics, writing, writing theory

• A FORK IN THE ROAD TO HORROR

  “When you are consumed with thoughts, write. When you are uninspired, read.” -Stephen King I came across this quote scrolling online Monday, and I have to say, the second half fits me. While many authors say to put your butt in the seat and write every day, that has only worked for me twice. Once…

  Will Mowass

  December 26, 2024

  horror movies

  film, horror, inspiration, writing

• Attractive and Monstrous Vampires

  When people learn I write about vampires, they often ask what kind of vampires I write about. They want to know if I write about monstrous vampires or attractive vampires. Monstrous vampires are the ones closer to the folkloric roots of vampires. These are the frightening wraiths that stalk the night. Examples might include Count…

  David Lee Summers

  February 1, 2024

  The Craft, vampires

  Anne Rice, attractive vampires, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dracula, Fiction, historical fiction, monstrous vampires, Nosferatu, Scarlet Order Vampires, writing

• (Blood) Letting Things Flow

  I started watching Scream again. You probably know the franchise, made famous by Wes Carpenter of Nightmare On Elm Street. The young woman alone at home gets the dread phone call asking, “What’s your favorite scary movie?” Yeah. It was a killer when it first hit, and spawned five sequels plus some spoofs. But I…

  Will Mowass

  April 27, 2023

  Philosophy of Horror

  blood, evil dead, fear, horror, horror movies, indie author, scream, short story, splatterpunk, writing, writing fiction

• Tim Sorrensen on Writing Part 2

  Welcome back. The next step I take is to cut and paste the story parts in order. At this stage you may notice we have some names. Jack J. Novak, Jules Sinclair, and Isabel Novak. I chose these on the fly as I wrote. Note the syllable ratios. Jack J. Novak=1:1:2. Jules Sinclair=1:2. Isabel Novak=3:2.…

  Tim Sorrensen

  January 5, 2023

  The Craft

  Fiction, how to, short story, writing, writing fiction, writing step by step