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The Expectations of Blood and Gore

Good fiction and film requires conflict. And usually when we’re talking about genre, that conflict often includes violence and some amount of blood. How...
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Seven Ways to Make a Great First Impression

The most deluded thing a writer can tell a prospective publisher about their recently finished manuscript is that “it gets better as it goes.”...
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The Female Gothic: Three Steps To Creating Authentic Women in Horror Literature by Meg...

There is a notion of the kick ass woman. She is strong, perhaps even muscular. She is a natural leader, tough, and quick-thinking. We’ve...
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Reclaiming “Write What You Know”

‘Write What You Know’ is one of the oldest pieces of writing advice around. Even folks who’ve never even planned to write a book...