Write a Southern Gothic Story by Priscilla Bettis Do you like to read Southern Gothic stories? Here are some tips for writing your own.
Southern Gothic stories must be set in the South. Unless you’re Toni Morrison. Her novel Beloved is everything Southern Gothic except that it’s set in Ohio.
Strive for atmospheric descriptions. Make readers feel the humidity, flinch at the lightning, smell the decay.
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