WWJ V: The Broken Souls

[Sleepy Ranger]

Originally Posted by JennyHallu

Your writing itself is very good. I'm not really a fan of gore-style horror, however.

Thanks, on another note my book doesn't really have much of either of those elements. In fact theres pretty much no gore at all.

Originally Posted by JennyHallu

You do well at creating a feeling of horror, and you've been improving throughout the game at terror...but I don't yet really get a feeling of dread. I think you move from dread to horror too quickly, maybe?

I write borderline horror, despite what I say my aim isn't really to totally freak the reader out. I just want to take them to the edge and then pull them back before they fall off.

Originally Posted by JennyHallu

Suggested reading: Lost Boys by Orson Scott Card, Watchers by Dean Koontz (not the creepiest of his novels, but the most memorable)...I can't think of any more off the top of my head.

My to read list is a bit too long to add anything at the moment. :/