Elizabeth Broadbent
Write. Do it every day and don't stop.
Read. Read everything from so-called "high literature" to utter "trash." Notice the quotation marks. You'll learn a lot about plot and technique from those so-called popular books.
Find a community. Community engagement is vital to a writer's success—but find one that builds up others instead of tearing them down. The horror community is an amazing one, and I'm very lucky. I truly believe I'm friends with some of the most talented writers working in indie horror right now.
Read. Read everything from so-called "high literature" to utter "trash." Notice the quotation marks. You'll learn a lot about plot and technique from those so-called popular books.
Find a community. Community engagement is vital to a writer's success—but find one that builds up others instead of tearing them down. The horror community is an amazing one, and I'm very lucky. I truly believe I'm friends with some of the most talented writers working in indie horror right now.
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Cameron Trost
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Elizabeth Broadbent:
I'm reading Ink Vine and from the very first page I'm right there in Lower Congaree. I can smell the swamp, feel the humidity, hear the crows' voices, and I'm tired and hungry. I want to get out, but you've sucked me into this world, and I'm entranced. I have to go along for the ride... in the back of a battered pickup. My question is, from Cameron Trost to Elizabeth Broadbent, how did I get here? Is this witchery?
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Elizabeth Broadbent:
If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?
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