Archive - The Art & Craft of Writing

How to Write a Horror Story: Setting

Jan 19, 2024 •

Active versus Passive Voice: Crafting an Engaging Sentence

Engaging writing is an artful combination of elements: vivid descriptions, varied sentence structures, effective language use, and a liberal application…

Jan 12, 2024 •

How to Write a Horror Story

What is the structure of a horror story, and how does it differ from the general narrative framework?

Jan 8, 2024 •

Compelling Storytelling: Give Your Characters Something to Die For

Jan 7, 2024 •

The Structure of a Murder Mystery

I love murder mysteries!

Jan 4, 2024 •

February 2022

How to write a blog post

What makes a blog post interesting?

Feb 11, 2022 •

June 2021

Hereditary: A Review (5/5 Stars)

A Horror Movie That Would Terrify Demons

Jun 22, 2021 •

The Structure of a Horror: The Setting

The importance of isolation

Jun 3, 2021 •

My goals for my Substack

Jun 2, 2021 •

The Structure of a Horror: The Protagonist

An introduction

Jun 2, 2021 •

May 2021

The Structure of Genre

Analyzing story structure by genre

May 15, 2021 •

February 2021

Information and encouragement for writers

Feb 19, 2021 •

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