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In these columns, Lisa L. Hannett - the award-winning author behind Bluegrass Symphony, Lament for the Afterlife, and Song For Dark Seasons - turns her attention to the topics of writing, horror, and her adopted country of Australia.
Drawn from her popular Southern Dark column, Wide Open Fear collects Hannett's advice on selecting new monsters for horror literature, capturing the Australian gothic, embracing the I in horror, avoiding the overuse of literary techniques across the breadth of your career, and more.
Whether you're an aspiring author looking advice, an established horror scribbler looking to hone your technique, or simply a fan Hannett's work seeking a glimpse behind the scenes, Wide Open Fear offers insights into the practice and philosophy of an extraordinary writer of horror and weird fiction.
Lisa L Hannett
Lisa L. Hannett has had over 80 short stories published, including in Clarkesworld, Fantasy, Weird Tales, Apex, The Dark and Year's Best anthologies in Australia, Canada and the US. She has won four Aurealis Awards, an Australian National Science Fiction Award, an Australian Shadows Award, and has twice been nominated for a World Fantasy Award.
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