Hey everyone,
I’ve posted another extract of my novel. I know you’re all just foaming at the mouth to read it. Let me know what you think.
Your humble writer,
Eric
Hey everyone,
It’s been a while. But just recently a sudden burst of inspiration forced me to make more progress in my novel, The Nest. Don’t know where it came from. I’m certainly not complaining. Just wished these bursts were more frequent. In any case, I’m almost at the ‘50% done’ mark. That’s not too bad considering I started writing this story at the beginning of 2014, and have been thinking about it since high school, right? Oh well, carry on!
Your humble writer,
Eric
Hey everyone. After tallying the feedback I received from my request to you to vote for your favorite short story (I NEED YOUR HELP!), I finally submitted the one with the most votes to a writing contest on Inkitt. Follow the link below to check it out. Send me a vote if you like it.
In what ways can setting be used to establish the sub-genre of psychological horror in a Post-Apocalyptic novel?
The culmination of familiarity destroyed, setting as character and isolation establishes not a horror that you can see, taste or touch but one that you think you can smell or hear or feel on the back of your neck – the sixth sense ‘that haunts our lives and our literature’ as Sol Stein explains it in Solutions for Writers (1998). Continue Reading
In what ways can setting be used to establish the sub-genre of psychological horror in a Post-Apocalyptic novel?
Horrors are more frightening when characters are alone. ‘When you isolate a character, you’re usually ruling out rescue, so the protagonist must struggle alone (or with a small group) for survival’ (Morrell 2006, p.163). In THE NEST, the students are on their own. They are cut off from the outside world, and, for reasons unknown to them, there are no adults in the school to protect them and maintain order. Continue Reading
In what ways can setting be used to establish the sub-genre of psychological horror in a Post-Apocalyptic novel?
A school is an institution of learning and development, yet what is happening within this environment in THE NEST is the exact opposite as social decency degenerates within a post-apocalyptic setting. ‘There is nothing so shocking as innocence defiled or order destroyed’ (Morrell 2006, p160). In similar works of horror or of drama in which familiar, everyday settings are destroyed to drive the plot forward, the characters caught within are forced to deal with their mental anguish as the world they know is torn apart. Continue Reading
In what ways can setting be used to establish the sub-genre of psychological horror in a Post-Apocalyptic novel?
The genre of any story is apparent the moment you open a book. Readers should not have to waste time trying to figure out if what they are reading is drama, action or comedy. But an author does have some flexibility to toy with the tone of a story at a secondary level. If it is a comedy, than it might amuse an audience to ponder whether or not the premise can be considered a dark comedy. Establishing the sub-genre in itself can be difficult and is often not even attempted in most works of fiction. But if a novelist feels adventurous and wants to add another layer to his story, then writing in a sub-genre can help the reader dive further into the plot. Continue Reading
Hi everyone! I recently completed my MA in Professional Writing at Falmouth University. So it’s time to get back to writing my novel full time. I’m 20,000 words in. Here’s another extract for you. I’ll be posting more teasers, articles and progress reports under THE NEST tab. Stay tuned! As always, let me know what you think.
Your humble writer,
Eric
[Hi everyone. This is the final Part of my three part industry analysis.]
Where should a dark sci-fi, horror novelist start his writing career? Canada or the US?
Returning to my investigation on identifying the best market to launch a writing career, I contacted numerous literary agents, publishers, editors, book promoters and writers over Twitter and email and asked them: ‘Where do you think post-apocalyptic sci-fi, horror is more popular: Canada or US?’ Continue Reading
Adrift On Dark Waters 