@law0413 Your grandfather sounds awesome!

Thanks! Who knows…maybe I’ll work up the nerve to post a section of it on the forum some time. 🙂

@sam-m that sounds incredible! My grandfather was an undercover cop for years so I love all things mystery and true crime. I’d love to read it sometime!

@law0413

Hi, Laurel. 🙂 Your story sounds super interesting! I’m especially intrigued by the psychological part. I love mysteries. Incidentally, I’m working on a mystery novel right now, where the protagonist is trying to solve his parents murder and take down the crime boss who killed them (and a lot of other people).

Also, I’m seeing a ton about Dracula and I just finished it for class! Jonathan and Mina Harker are lowkey marriage goals

@sam-m Hi! It’s about three middle schoolers lost in the woods after a tornado, kind of playing around with the nerd, class clown, and school bully dynamic. One of the characters is separated from the other two and isn’t sure if he’s dead or alive, which is where the psychological bit comes in. For the other two, the story follows the…[Read more]

@law0413

Hi, Laurel. 🙂 Your story sounds interesting. What’s it’s about?

Hey guys! I’ve never read any horror novel per se, but I kind of find the book I’m writing turning into some kind of psychological/supernatural-ish thriller. I can’t quite tell if it’s actually scary or not, but that’s probably because I’ve read it a bazillion times.

I don’t write much horror other than some supernatural themed books which could freak someone out, but they’re more fantasy than horror. I love the It movies, and I can’t find anyone else in my bubble who does, so… yep.

@taylorclogston

I’m more amused than worried, but that is good to know.

@sam-m

Those are good points. Thank you for reading the story!

@vivian-grant I really don’t think what seem like similarities to ET matter at all. You really only have a few surface level similarities. Even the “sharing wounds” is more like “when the alien gets sick, the main character gets sick” in the movie.

@vivian-grant

First off, I enjoyed your story -thanks for letting me read it. 🙂

I do have a few suggestions:

#1 I feel like your story could benefit from more showing and less telling. For example, when Wendy is in the woods, instead of saying she’s scared, you could do something like: “Wendy’s breath became strained as they rushed further…[Read more]