Tropes and Clichés – How To Keep Your Writing FRESH
by Cary Christopher & Lisanne Harrington The OC Writer’s Blog theme for the month of April is “Fresh”, so what better time to discuss clichés? Nothing will kill a fresh Continue reading
Tag: Horror
RED
By Lisanne Harrington and Cary Christopher This month’s theme on the O.C. Writer’s Blog is “Red”. When horror writers think of red, they think of one word: Gore. There may Continue reading
Setting: Embracing the Ordinary to Heighten the Extraordinary
by Lisanne Harrington and Cary Christopher Believability. Setting is an important element of any good story, but even more so in horror fiction. Readers of horror expect to be entertained Continue reading
Female Monster Archetypes
by Cary Christopher and Lisanne Harrington This month we thought we’d do something a little different and talk about female monsters in movies. (They’re all in novels, too.) When you hear Continue reading
Writing Like a Mad Scientist
by Cary Christopher and Lisanne Harrington So this month’s theme is resurrection. Who better to write about it than two people who love stories about things coming back from the Continue reading
Monstrous Writing Growth
by Cary Christopher and Lisanne Harrington Growth. Like the Boogeyman, it’s all around us. Our gardens are filled with growing flowers and, if we have a brown thumb like Lisanne, Continue reading
A Monstrous Temptation
by Cary Christopher and Lisanne Harrington Temptation. It’s one of a writer’s greatest challenges when it comes to focusing on what’s important. You’ve got a great idea for a brand Continue reading
Conquering the Productivity Monster
by Cary Christopher and Lisanne Harrington Productivity. Now there’s a word packed with horror, designed to wreak havoc on writers like us. We write stories filled with monsters, both human Continue reading
Spook: On the Psychology of Horror
by Seth Wagerman In 1973, Warner Bros. released what would become one of the highest-grossing films in history – the first in its genre to be nominated for Best Picture, Continue reading
Monster Madness: Crafting a Realistic Creature
by Lisanne Harrington I’ve loved monsters for as long as I can remember. I even raised my kids on monster movies. We have a lot of fun quoting lines from Continue reading