Reddit mentions of On Writing

I don't want to sound like a jerk but maybe take a creative writing class or something?? Writing good isn't easy, and I feel like there's too much to go over to put in a reddit post.

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or read this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Writing-Memoir-Craft-Stephen-King/dp/1444723251

or this https://www.amazon.com/Stein-Writing-Successful-Techniques-Strategies/dp/0312254210

very helpful books.

If you enjoyed or otherwise appreciated this essay, let me suggest King's "On Writing." It is the story of how he became a published author and continues to write. But it reads like one of his novels.

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I'm not sure about what questions you could ask a coach, but any information i'd ever want to learn about writing can be found in the following books:

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1444723251

Stein on Writing
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0312254210

Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition: How to Edit Yourself Into Print by Renni Browne
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0060545690

Maybe some questions you can answer for us? Why have you sought out a writing coach? What kind of writing do you do? How long have you been writing and at what level?

You may get some better responses after these questions. :)

As u/KynElwynn says, reading horror fiction would probably be a good starting point. One quick tip I can offer is: don't go overboard. If you adorn every sentence with dozens of adjectives they'll quickly lose their power. The same goes for trying to make every scene strange or grotesque. A simple description of something uncanny or disturbing - deployed at the right moment - can have far more impact than an excess of lurid description.

You might find the [trajectory of fear] (https://img.fireden.net/tg/image/1453/84/1453840962349.pdf) useful. Another worthwhile read, depending on how deep you want to go with this, is Stephen King's [On Writing] (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Writing-Stephen-King-x/dp/1444723251).

Good luck!