Bloody Twine Presents #2: Knucklebones…is here!

Bloody Twine Presents #2: Knucklebones…is here!

Writing Rant #2: The Rise of “Elevated” Horror

Okay, if you’re reading this, I’m sure you’re familiar with the concept of “elevated” horror, horror that tries to bring the horror genre to a “higher standard.” Yeah, don’t fall for it. Here’s why, and it all boils down to a very old fight, a fight that’s been going on long before I was born, and that fight is:

Writing Rant #1: Expressive Dialogue Tags

Now, I’m not going to get into the fight over literary dialogue (he said, she said) versus descriptive dialogue (he breathed, she sighed), because that argument is stupid. Write it however you want; I don’t care. No, this is about one specific dialogue tag and about what one particular professional editor said on YouTube, and that is…

Bloody Twine Presents #1: Verdant and Verdigris…is here!

Bloody Twine Presents #1: Verdant and Verdigris…is here!