{"id":222,"date":"2021-05-10T12:44:58","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T12:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xavier-black.com\/?p=222"},"modified":"2021-05-10T12:45:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T12:45:00","slug":"tools-of-the-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xavier-black.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/10\/tools-of-the-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"Tools of the trade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In writing, tools are an important part of a story, especially for thrillers, horrors, and anything with suspense. Making sure you use the right kind of tools in the story can make or break a story. I think it’s essential to pick interesting tools, especially when trying to portray a world of horror. Such as using kitchen tools that no one would think of as being used for evil things and using them in a way that can make a person\u2019s toes curl. In my book, escapees, since I portray criminals, some of who have an evil ideology, I think that using tools in ways that are not necessarily seen as possible put more fear and horror into the world of my book. But one thing I do believe is important that if the book is written in the real world, then the writer must make sure that whatever is used as a tool or done is realistic to the reader. It is one thing writing a fairy tale with things that are impossible or unnatural. But when writing in a real-world scenario, the writer should make sure that it is something possible yet not something that a normal person would think about doing. That I find brings out how imaginative a writer can be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s an excerpt from my book, escapees, for an example<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen he took a peeler and started to peel the skin off Jerry\u2019s other foot, flaying into the skin, taking a chunk of skin.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n