It's Halloween, and today's show is all about the ways we can write scary. Specifically:
What builds tension in a piece of writing?
How can you subvert reader expectations?
What's at stake?
This episode explores only a portion of what it takes to write scary scenes, but hopefully it will get you thinking about how to craft content that's truly frightful. Plus, a review of a new book, a book club announcement, and a bookish activity for those of you not heading out to trick-or-treat.
Links to topics mentioned in today's show:
Nick Basbanes Halloween talk:
https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIqd-yspzMjEtZ9mm4CBt_QwsTcF56kUOIT#/registration
Natalie Portman's book club
https://www.instagram.com/natsbookclub/?hl=en
Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner https://tinyurl.com/2bzj7aud
Grolier Club Billy Budd: https://grolierclub.wordpress.com/2024/09/12/now-open-in-our-second-floor-gallery-melvilles-billy-budd-at-100/
Review of Lake George: https://www.writing4immortality.com/post/lakegeorge
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