Johnny Compton (Author of The Spite House)

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Can you tell us a two-sentence horror story?

Johnny Compton No one on Earth can explain how a chunk of the moon went missing overnight, but that isn't the scariest thing. What's scaring everyone most is what ap鈥辞谤别No one on Earth can explain how a chunk of the moon went missing overnight, but that isn't the scariest thing. What's scaring everyone most is what appears to be a fang left in one of the lunar seas.(less)

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Johnny Compton Read less writing advice; read more writing.

I've seen many questions online that could be answered by reading more of the types of books the aspiring 鈥辞谤别Read less writing advice; read more writing.

I've seen many questions online that could be answered by reading more of the types of books the aspiring author wishes to write. And much of the advice I've seen online, well-intentioned as it is, could be summarized as, "How to write just like me."

Even great pieces of advice by masters of the craft are reduced and filtered online into being useless at best, misleading at worst. For instance, Elmore Leonard's "rules" of writing, which is a fine article (of course, it's written by Elmore Leonard) full of nuance and counterpoints to his own recommendations, which is then robbed of the abundance of its substance in reductive, abbreviated lists, which then get regurgitated by people who never read the original article.

Even having said that, I think reading the books on Elmore Leonard's favorites list (available on his site) is better for the aspiring writer than just reading his article. I'd recommend that approach with anyone you're getting advice from. Instead of just reading what they say to do, read what they've read and enjoyed. Often times their favorite books flagrantly violate the suggestions that they're presenting as laws, and that's okay. You're not reading their books to say, "Gotcha! You said never do X, but your favorite book does X twice in Chapter One alone!"

You're reading the books to get better.

Read less writing advice; read more writing.(less)

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	The Spite House 3.52 avg rating — 12,123 ratings — published 2023 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Devils Kill Devils 3.13 avg rating — 1,242 ratings — published 2024 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rack: Stories Inspired by Vintage Horror Paperbacks by Tom Deady (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Editor), Will Errickson (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Introduction), Max Booth III (欧宝娱乐 Author) 4.09 avg rating — 557 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Obsolescence: A Dark Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Anthology by Alan Lastufka (欧宝娱乐 Author), Kristina Horner (欧宝娱乐 Author), Kealan Patrick Burke 4.22 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death in the Mouth: Original Horror by People of Color by Sloane Leong (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Editor), Cassie Hart (Editor), Jolie Toomajan (欧宝娱乐 Author) 4.46 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sneak Peek for The Spite House 3.77 avg rating — 26 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Civilized Monsters: A Collection 3.81 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cosmic Scream: Digital Horror Fiction Anthology (Digital Horror Fiction Short Stories Series One Book 5) by Johnny Compton (欧宝娱乐 Author), Sandra M. Odell (欧宝娱乐 Author), Joe Powers really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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