Genre : Spooky / Horror
Meet your Spooky/Horror Writing Coach : Lindsay Currie
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Lindsay Currie is an award-winning author of five middle grade novels, Including The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street, Scritch Scratch, What Lives in the Woods, The Girl in White, and It Found Us. She grew up on Nancy Drew and loves a good mystery. Bonus points if it's spooky! When she's not writing, Lindsay can generally be found looking for an adventure of her own. She loves researching the forgotten history in her city, Chicago, taking long walks with her family, and as pretty much everyone knows . . . Disney World!
Coming soon: THE MYSTERY OF LOCKED ROOMS (April 2024, Sourcebooks Kids) and IT'S WATCHING (Spring 2025, Delacorte/Penguin Random House)! For more details on Lindsay's upcoming books, please visit the My Books tab at the top of the page. |
Lindsay's Books
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Why Do I Write Spooky Books? |
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"Writing scary stories is a way to confront scary things in real life.
... like riding a roller coaster. It's a sense of accomplishment." |
What's the Hardest Part of Writing a Scary Story? |
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"No matter what's happening with my characters, I want you to feel in (the action) with them.
... In order to do that, I have to use a lot of descriptive language." |
Lindsay's Advice for Writing Spooky Stories |
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"Follow your instincts."
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