Writing Horror
Lately I haven’t being writing much, so I decided to go through my pile of shelved stories and books. What prompted me to do this? Well, before I became a writer I had a small group of close friends with whom I engaged in almost daily conversations. After I decided to be a writer and shared some of my stories with them, I noticed they became distant. I attributed this to life. We are all busy with life. But then someone asked me “ Where do you come up with these stories? They’re a tad violent!” At the time I didn’t put too much thought on the question until a few weeks ago when I read another writer’s dark stories. See, I am not capable of watching horror or scary movies without having nightmares for weeks. I prefer comedies, children movies (Puss in Boots is my latest favorite children’s film) and romance. I’m sensitive and kind or so I’d been told. So, when I started reading a virtual friend’s work it clicked! This virtual friend (You know ...