… I feel like I’m a much better rewriter than I am a writer. CA: Do you find yourself editing yourself while drafting or do you do a full draft and then go back and revise?ĪB: Mostly it’s just a free for all when I first write. … You can’t just grind somebody into the dirt and leave them there. you can end in defeat, you can end in bittersweet or sad feelings, but you have to end with your character having a way out of the woods. CA: How do you feel about endings where the good guy loses, or sad endings?ĪB: … Here There are Monsters does not end happily. CA: Do you have a favorite first line?ĪB: … the opening paragraph of The Haunting of Hill House is just …] perfection.
CA: And do you have any favorite techniques or something you could recommend to young writers for building tension?ĪB: One thing that I would recommend is look at a scary movie… what steps does it take to move from everyday life into this really heightened state of suspense? CA: Do you have a favorite plot twist, either from your own work or from another work of fiction?ĪB: My favorite thing that I’ve come across lately is a book called Rules for Vanishing.
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