In this podcast, Marcus Kliewer talks about writing horror Stories for Reddit, stop motion animation, the story behind We Used to Live Here, and much more.

[3:10] Conversation start/life lessons growing up.
[13:30] First horror movie watched.
[18:25] Watching Saw.
[20:05] Horror fiction and Christian horror fiction.
[24:55] First story wrote.
[29:35] Stop motion animation.
[38:40] Writing horror stories for Reddit.
[52:15] We Used To Live Here.

Full podcast show notes are available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-680-marcus-kliewer-on-writing-horror-stories-for-reddit-stop-motion-animation-and-the-story-behind-we-used-to-live-here

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In this podcast, Max Doty talks about The House That Eats the Dead, Reddit horror stories, writing lessons from video games, and much more.

[3:30] Early life lessons growing up.
[5:00] Early horror movie watching experiences.
[5:55] First stories written.
[13:00] Almost Kings.
[14:00] Creative writing lessons.
[27:10] The House That Eats the Dead genesis.
[29:30] Pacing and growing tension.
[31:00] What would Max do if he owned the house that eats the dead.
[36:45] The writing process.
[47:40] Writing on Reddit and getting a literary agent.
[54:40] How many drafts did the book go through before submitting to a publisher.
[1:01:50] Writing routine.
[1:08:10] Lessons from screenwriting and video games that can be applied to writing for the page.
[1:14:50] Leaving the video games industry.
[1:17:15] The pandemic and unexpected challenges.
[1:22:45] Best and worst writing advice.
[1:33:50] Advice to eighteen-year-old self.

Full podcast show notes are available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-679-max-doty-on-the-house-that-eats-the-dead-reddit-horror-stories-and-writing-lessons-from-video-games

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In this podcast, Ryan Lowell talks about Freight, dialogue-heavy fiction, his writing routine, and much more.

[3:20] Conversation start/the elevator pitch for Freight.
[8:40] Planning and writing Freight.
[10:45] Pros and cons of writing dialogue-heavy fiction.
[18:40] Movie references and influences.
[30:00] The influence and inspiration from philosophy and psychology.
[36:50] Literary agent.
[40:00] The word count of Freight and if it being a short novel impacted publication or shopping the novel.
[54:20] Writing routine.
[1:04:45] Connect with Ryan.
[1:05:35] Final thoughts.

Full podcast show notes are available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-678-ryan-lowell-on-freight-dialogue-heavy-fiction-and-writing-routine

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