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Playing with Common Horror Tropes for Comedic Effect
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Who Ya Gonna Call? Writing Paranormal and Supernatural Phenomena Realistically and Authentically
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How to Create a Protagonist Who is Very Different From You
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Why Point of View Is So Important for Novel Writers
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Write Like Stephen King: How to Create Scary Monsters
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