Friday, September 12, 2014

Writers as readers

The types of books I like would be horror, because ever since I was little I would watch scary movies and write little horror stories. I love horror because it lets the writer get a taste of the dark side of things, like if it were over the actual killer in the story it makes you just hope he doesn't get caught, the same with a victim because horror lives up to its name, giving thrills. When I write I think of the readers feeling, do they get the sense that this will scare them? Will they be expecting more and be disappointed? Anything along those categories I worry about, because in most of my poems I like giving a person the feeling the writing is coming alive. When I write about myself, I express all the bad emotions so I can open up to the good to make a better poem when I'm happier to make something readers would like. I believe anyone could read my writings, as long as they don't have a weak stomach and have an interest in horror. Currently I have been writing a book, I've worked on it since I was in fourth grade, it's called "Biofest", its about a disease that's killing the earth, making human beings and non-reptilian creatures die and come back to life as zombies. So some scientists get the bright idea to bio-engineer humans with reptilian DNA to make something that can fight against the disease, their first project subject zero or Drake Shade is the protagonist. It talks about his life, the conditions he lives under and the survival of his cloned family. I believe someone who reads a lot would become a better writer, because it gives you an interest, whether it be an authors style or vocabulary. Like I like Edgar Allen Poe so most of my writings are in the poetry/horror genre. The first book I remember reading was the little green dragon goes to sleep, it was a bunch of stories of this green dragons adventures where in the end he eventually goes to sleep, the art style had realism to it, so as a kid it interested me, so I got into art and writing then I made comics when I found out you could mix the two. My favorite book series of all time would have to be he cirque du freak books I read all twelve in less then four days, my favorite would have to be the eleventh because of the violence and suspense. I love the series because it places you in the mind of the vampires assistant, a young man who against the law became a vampire.

1 comment:

  1. I love that you have been adding to a book for so long--I hope it ends up being just what you want it to be. Sounds like a promising plot. My husband is a big fan of horror books as well; I don't guess I've ever read one now that I think of it. I really like what you said about how use your writing to "express all the bad emotions so I can open up to the good." Words are such a powerful outlet, aren't they?

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