Lucy Snyder

Oct 13, 2023 | powells.com | Chelsea Summers |Stephen Jones |Gerardo Sámano Córdova |Lucy Snyder

Happy Friday the 13th, dear readers! And in October, no less, a month when sinking into our newest horror obsessions isn’t only recommended — it’s encouraged. Today, we’re kicking off a few weeks of horror-themed lists on the blog with one that focuses on all things fleshy, bloody, and meaty. In the weeks to come, we’ll be recommending more fright-season-appropriate books about creatures and ghouls and ghosts and cryptids for your reading pleasure.

Feb 21, 2023 | crimereads.com | Lucy Snyder

Description is critical in good, immersive fiction. It first and foremost enables the reader to richly imagine the world that a writer has created. But good description does more than provide the sensory and physical details crucial in setting, characterization, action, and world building. The ways in which characters see and describe their worlds deepen personality, establish point of view, convey motivation, ratchet up tension, and move the plot along.