Showing posts with label Koontz Stephen King. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Koontz Stephen King. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Expressions of Horror: Emotional Storylines

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Copyright 2012 by Gary L. Pullman In Danse Macabre , Stephen King admits, “If I cannot horrify, I’ll go for the gross-out.” These two...
Saturday, August 13, 2011

Renewal

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Copyright 2011 by Gary L. Pullman Like any other artist, the writer faces the challenge of keeping his or her writing fresh. How to mak...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Monstrous Variations

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Copyright 2011 by Gary L. Pullman There’s a limit, perhaps, to the number of horror villains that the genre’s writers can imagine. ...
Sunday, April 3, 2011

From Story Idea to Story

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Copyright 2011 by Gary L. Pullman A common question that aspiring writers ask the pros is "Where do you get your ideas?" Steph...
Saturday, March 12, 2011

For a Writer, Too, Two (Or More) Heads Are Better Than One

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Copyright 2011 by Gary L. Pullman Dusted: The Unauthorized Guide to Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Lawrence E. Miles, Lars Pearson, an...
Thursday, November 18, 2010

Implications of the Fantastic

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Copyright 2010 by Gary L. Pullman The fantastic. . . lasts only as long as a certain hesitation. . . [in deciding] whether or not what ...
Sunday, September 5, 2010

Everyday Horrors: Bacteria!

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Copyright 2010 by Gary L. Pullman Although some bacteria are, from a human point of view, good guys, many of them wear black hats or mon...
Friday, September 3, 2010

Narrative and Dramatic Technique

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Copyright 2010 by Gary L. Pullman Lately, I have become more and more interested in narrative and dramatic technique, in the use o...
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Morality “Under the Dome”

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Copyright 2010 by Gary L. Pullman Stephen King has been writing for a long time. His first novel, Carrie , was published in 1974. A natural-...
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Sunday, July 11, 2010

Team Spirit “Under the Dome”

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Copyright 2010 by Gary L. Pullman Following the riot at Food Town, in which most of the injured are the police themselves, including several...
Saturday, January 16, 2010

Quick Tip: Setting as Character

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Copyright 2010 by Gary L. Pullman Our surroundings, to a large extent, reflect who we are. After all, when one has reached the point that he...
Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Quick Tip: Offer Readers More Than a Story

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Copyright 2009 by Gary L. Pullman One of the pleasures of reading is experiencing (or, at least, being introduced to) new sights. Reading is...