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Writing Articles Imagination Unchained: BIRD BOX Author Josh Malerman on Film Adaptations, Theatrical Book Readings and More Jess Zafarris

Writing Genres Writing Scary Stories & Horror for Kids: 4 Lessons from Goosebumps Author R.L. Stine Kerrie Flanagan

Writing Genres Scare Tactics: 7 Tricks for Writing Terrifying Horror Fiction & Monster Stories Jessica Page Morrell

Writing Techniques Surprise vs. Suspense and How to Pair Them in Your Writing Jane Cleland

Writing Genres Reading, Breathing and the Long Sentence: How to Write Horror That Frightens Readers Philip Athans

Writer's Digest Podcast The Writer’s Digest Podcast, Episode 9: Using Your Words for the Power of Good — Interview with Heather Graham Jess Zafarris

Writing Techniques What a Coincidence: 7 Clever Strategies for Harnessing Coincidences in Fiction Steven James

Writing Genres Playing with Common Horror Tropes for Comedic Effect Jonathan Rosen

Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy Who Ya Gonna Call? Writing Paranormal and Supernatural Phenomena Realistically and Authentically Mark Stemper

Writing Genres 5 Lessons Studying Sleight-of-Hand Can Teach You About Writing Suspense Michael Kardos

Writing Your First Draft How to Create a Protagonist Who is Very Different From You Michael Mazza

Writing Your First Draft Why Point of View Is So Important for Novel Writers Joseph Bates

Writing Your First Draft 10 Rules of Writing a Novel From a Copywriter Helen Klein Ross

Write Better Fiction 6 Things American Horror Story Can Teach Us About Writing Cris Freese

Write Better Fiction Write Like Stephen King: How to Create Scary Monsters Philip Athans