TIH 010: Stephen McGeagh on Habit, Manchester and Creative Writing

Michael Wilson, This Is Horror Founder and Editor in Chief

Michael Wilson, This Is Horror Founder and Editor in Chief Michael Wilson, This Is Horror Founder and Editor in Chief

TIH 010: Stephen McGeagh on Habit, Manchester and Creative Writing TIH 010: Stephen McGeagh on Habit, Manchester and Creative Writing

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In this podcast we interview Stephen McGeagh, the author of Habit, a brand new horror novel from Salt Publishing.

[3:02] The genesis of Habit

[5:00] Working with Nicholas Royle

[5:44] Sense of place and Manchester in Habit

[7:20] Critical response and praise from contemporaries

[9:19] Twisted Tales event

[11:20] The blurring of genres within Habit

[13:50] The first person narrative

[15:00] Plotted VS Free writing

[17:35] Lessons learned from Habit

[20:19] The Creative Writing course

[24:30] When to and not to take on board constructive criticism

[26:35] Forthcoming projects

[29:13] Juggling the writing routine with other commitments

[32:12] Tips for aspiring writers

[34:45] What makes a good horror story

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