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: So, pages to edit for the magazine, then working on... the Christmas piece I'm sending to Chicken Soup for the Soul.
help.
/[Real Life]/ : So, pages to edit for the magazine, then working on... the Christmas piece I'm sending to Chicken Soup for the Soul.
/[Real Life]/ : So, pages to edit for the magazine, then working on... the Christmas piece I'm sending to Chicken Soup for the Soul.
help.
I honestly can't wait to send the latter my writing CV.
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There may be a gap between blood curdling and heart warming, but they're both visceral reactions, so I got this.
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Also.... the best horror has elements of its opposite for a contrast.
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I have no patience with people who seem to think good horror has to be a spook a second with no chance to catch your from the previous spook.
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The best way to build tension is to relax it every so often.
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Had to run some real quick errands as well....
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This piece is the definition of a scratchy rough draft, and that's just fine!
timeywimey
Hiiiii 
timeywimey
Whoooo for getting stuff done 
timeywimey
and you're right, build up the suspense
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Hey there,
timeywimey
!
timeywimey
the shock horror is so bland
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Ugh, it is. o.o
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It's why Stephen King has been about one of the most successful horror creators: his books aren't just about the haunted house or the things in the haunted house.
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They're about the people who live in the haunted house, too.
timeywimey
Mmmm
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So you end up relating to these people and caring about what happens to them and wanting to see them defeat the thing.
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Annnd that's a rough draft! Revisions and additions tomorrow.
timeywimey
Whoooo
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I swore I would focus on finishing the unfinished stuff sitting in the stack of journals, but this is a small piece (~1200 words, thereabouts) and a good warm up.