The making of a horror novelist.
Butt in chair, fingers on keyboard: word counts, first drafts, second drafts, and the occasional serendipitous sentence.
Why My Daughter is the Best Daughter Ever She lives in another state and gave me a virtual 5k race for Mother’s Day. Isn’t that a clever gift when we have to be socially distant? We started the race at the same time but in different cities, and we FaceTimed afterwards. The image above is … Continue reading Mother Loves Spiders
What have I been working on lately? Here’s a mishmash of writing updates. Novels I finished the second draft of my Spheksophobia novel. It’s still a mess, but early drafts are messy. The novel I worked on ad nauseum last year, Witch of the Manor House, has been tucked away in a drawer (or a … Continue reading Writing Update
It’s National Poetry Month, so let's take a look-see at some poetic prose. Recently, in two horror novel reviews on Amazon, I claimed both books were full of poetic prose. Did the authors really write with lyricism, or was I just blowing smoke? Let's examine a couple of text excerpts to find out. This is … Continue reading Poetic Prose in Horror
I started a short story every day in February. It was part of Kathryn Ptacek’s February Story Starts challenge. (Ms. Ptacek is the Horror Writers Association's newsletter editor.) You start a new story each day, but you don’t aim to finish it. The challenge is about consistency and creativity. I know from NaNoWriMo that I … Continue reading 29 Short Story Starts
Thank you, Priscilla, for letting me be a guest on your blog today! To celebrate Women In Horror Month, I’d like to share something about my newest work-in-progress. Hi, I’m Yawatta Hosby, a horror and suspense author. I’m working on a story now about a serial killer using urban legends to murder college students. Right … Continue reading Guest Post: How Urban Legends Shaped My Newest Story by Yawatta Hosby
I’ve been tagged! Horror writer Rami Unger, the talented author of Rose, tagged me on his #FirstLineFriday post. My assignment? To post the first one or two lines of a WIP or a completed story. The rules of the meme: On a Friday, create a post on your blog titled #FirstLineFriday, hashtag and all.Explain the … Continue reading #FirstLineFriday
