Writing in the Dark

Teaching how to plot is hard. In essence, you’re trying to teach someone how to build something when they can’t touch the materials they’re ...

  Why I Don’t Believe in Ghosts By Jennifer Loring I don’t believe in ghosts. I think this ironically played a large part in why ...

“So what, if anything, scares you ?” I get this question sometimes, the assumption being that since I write horror, I’m so used to wallowi...

LEARNING THE ART OF THE COLLECTION by Simon Strantzas   It always starts with such clarity of vision. Time has a way of fogging thi...

THE (EXTREMELY) SHORT GUIDE TO WRITING HORROR Recently, I attended the Horrorhound convention in Cincinnati. It was sponsored by Samh...

Here's an assessment form that teachers and members of writing groups can use to provide feedback/assess fiction. Feel free to use this,...