Board Thread:Suggestions/@comment-9804195-20130521220710/@comment-4883034-20130522022552

Javer80 wrote: Let me chip in on a few things.

First, you want to write horror. Great! That makes us very happy.

Hold on.

Understanding the emotions you want to create in your reader is an important part of writing fiction (or nonfiction, for that matter). There are many types of fear, disgust, and other yucky feelings that we want from a horror story.

The problem is that we can't tell you what to shoot for! Then it would become our story, not yours. Let's say I tell you to write a pasta about Mischief Makers for the N64. Well, what if you've never played Mischief Makers? You'd have no idea what to say, or how to twist it into an interesting narrative.

If you're dead-set on writing a gamepasta, the best option is to think about the games you already enjoy. Imagine sitting down and playing them. How could an afternoon of gaming be transformed into a really frightening experience - the kind that makes your guts twist in on themselves? That may give you an idea.

It's certainly a better way to start than to ask a bunch of total strangers for ideas. =p  We can help you improve the thing once it's written, but the original plot comes from you.

Hot damn this is some fine ass advice. I need to use a whole bunch of fucking swear to emphasise my point. But yeah, walk familliar territory, imagine being in the readers shoes.