How to grow a tale. An in-depth conversation about "Fabulous Beasts," a story that was a World Fantasy Award winner, a Shirley Jackson nominee, and a selection for both The Best Horror of the Year and The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror.
THE BEAUTY IN THE BEAST: WRITING TRAUMA HORROR WITH HUMANITY WITH KAREN RUNGE
1:00 — 2:00 P.M. CST
Let's take a look at real monsters and traumatic subjects: how to write a disturbing scene with insight and compassion, and how to utilize extreme themes in a way that enriches the emotive power of your story.
How to create and establish a believable setting in fiction and games. If you’re writing supernatural horror, fantasy or science fiction, grounding your story in believable details is critical to “sell” your reader on the speculative elements of your narrative. One way to do this is through excellent world building. In this workshop, students will learn how to create and establish a richly believable world for their fiction that engages and immerses readers.
Literature is full of horror. It creeps into every section of the library from romance to westerns to nonfiction to children's lit. Let's talk about how horror has influenced us—and taught us—even when we weren't reading horror.