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How To Write Horror

Published on Nov 24, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

HOW TO WRITE HORROR

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DIFFICULTY LEVEL

HOW DIFFICULT IT WILL BE DEPENDS ON YOU, BUT HORROR IS MORE DIFFICULT THAN OTHER GENRES BECAUSE EVERYBODY GETS SCARED BY DIFFERENT THINGS.

TO GORE OR NOT TO GORE?

GORE IS GOOD OCCASIONALLY, BUT TOO MUCH OF IT WILL MAKE YOUR AUDIENCE BORED, AND THERE HAS TO BE A STORY BEHIND IT.
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PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR

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HOW TO COME UP WITH IDEAS

FIND TIME

THIS APPLIES TO ALL FORMS OF WRITING. IF YOU NEVER FIND TIME TO WRITE, THAN ALL OF YOUR IDEAS WILL GO TO WASTE. IF YOU CAN'T FIND TIME, MAKE IT!
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DRAFTS

YOUR WRITING PROBABLY WON'T BE THAT GREAT THE FIRST TIME YOU FINISH IT. SO, WRITE A SECOND DRAFT. AND A THIRD. AND A FORTH, UNTIL YOU ARE READY.
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DETAILS, DETAILS, DETAILS!

WITH HORROR, YOU REQUIRE EVEN MORE DETAILS THAN NORMAL, BECAUSE THE MORE DETAIL THERE IS, THE MORE CHILLING YOUR STORY IS.
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CONCLUSION

LIKE ALL FORMS OF WRITING, HORROR IS A BIT FINICKY, AND THE EXPERIENCE IS DIFFERENT FOR EVERYONE, BUT IF YOU KEEP TRYING, YOU WILL MAKE IT!

FIRST-PERSON OR THIRD-PERSON?

IN FIRST PERSON VIEW, WITH THIS GENRE, YOU CAN PUT THE READER RIGHT IN THE ACTION. WITH THIRD PERSON, YOU CAN DESCRIBE WHAT IS JUST OUT OF SIGHT.
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