Monday, October 14, 2013

Horror

I'm almost finished reading The Ocean at the End of the Lane. The boy is in the fairy circle, surrounded by all the spectres of seven years, and I have come to a sudden realization about why I don't write. As I am crying, and blowing my nose, and breathing in hiccoughs, I realize that I am afraid of writing and being a writer because I am afraid that I will write stories like this. Horror stories. Stories that I do not like to read.

1 comment:

Mark Bessey said...

I've read that Stephen King says that the reason he writes those stories is to get them *out* of his head. On the other hand, if you can't read the story while/after you're reading it, you're going to need an *excellent* editor...