Mission accomplished . . . but of course I had expert help from the fourteen talented writers who attended the presentation.
Together, we considered how to effectively present strange creatures in genre fiction. With a nod to Christopher Priest’s novel The Prestige, the discussion explored how some of the most effective monster scenes in science fiction, fantasy, and horror basically employ three elements:
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