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What Makes a Writer? A Change in Perspective
The other day, I was watching Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (a classic, if you haven’t seen it) with my daughter, and one quote stood...

Zoie Dawson
May 145 min read
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Is it "the end?" Letting evil continue past your conclusion
We’ve all seen it: the haunted house is burned down, the killer is dead, the sun rises. Everything’s fine. Except… it’s not. Because good...

Zoie Dawson
May 52 min read
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Writing effective Horror dialogue
In horror, truth is rarely clean—and neither is the way it's spoken. When something’s wrong, people don’t speak in paragraphs . They...

Zoie Dawson
May 52 min read
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Why the Best Horror Stays Hidden
There’s a reason why your heart pounds when the lights flicker, why silence after a scream feels worse than the scream itself, and why we...

Zoie Dawson
May 52 min read
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Mastering the Macabre: 5 Essential Tips for Aspiring Horror Writers
Writing is a skill, an art form. One misplaced word, one grammatical error, one small over sight can reduce the quality of your writing...

Zoie Dawson
Feb 144 min read
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Defining FEAR for fiction writers
Fear is a complex and powerful emotion that has the ability to paralyze us or inspire us into action. It is a primal instinct that has...

Zoie Dawson
Oct 26, 20242 min read
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What is Psychological Horror?
Psychological Horror focusses on internal experiences of fear and anxiety, rather than relying on external threats like villains,...

Zoie Dawson
Oct 26, 20243 min read
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Using 1st Person Narrative in Horror fiction
The first person narrative has long been a popular technique used in horror fiction. By placing the reader directly into the perspective...

Zoie Dawson
Oct 23, 20242 min read
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