Will

@willcouper

Scottish. Writer of unwanted stories. Angry. Frustrated. Watches some films. Plays some games. Sometimes writes about both. Neither award-nominated nor award-winning. Writing enquiries: willcouperbooks@gmail.com

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Will@willcouper· Sep 16

Felt like it took me ages to get in over here. Those invites were elusive way back when.

Bluesky celebrating 10,000,000 users. My number in 410,326, in the first ten percent, so it says. From joining on 29 July 2023. A lot of info here and it doesn't mean very much at all.

Will@willcouper· Jun 25

Day 25. Worst writing advice? Hm. Outside of weird punctuation dislikes, I'm drawing a blank. #HorrorWriters #30DaysofQandA #AuthorQuestions

Will@willcouper· Jun 24

Day 24. My favourite bit of writing advice? Just start. Stopping talking about it. Get something down, and mess around with it after. #HorrorWriters #30DaysofQandA #AuthorQuestions

Will@willcouper· Jun 23

Day 23. Nope. Don't really think about celebrities when I'm writing. Perhaps after and very occasionally. #HorrrorWriters #30DaysofQandA #AuthorQuestions

Will@willcouper· Jun 22

Day 22. There're things I notice after the fact. For instance I'm looking over work from a few years ago and there is *so much* shrugging. Don't know what was going on in my head then. *shrug* #HorrorWriters #30DaysofQandA #AuthorQuestions

Will@willcouper· Jun 21

Day 21. There could be a list. I read a lot of Dean Koontz over a decade. Got One Rainy Night and it was a preachy, half-written, load of Christian crap. Broke a spell. #HorrorWriters #30DaysofQandA #AuthorQuestions

Will@willcouper· Jun 20

Hot dog.

Will@willcouper· Jun 20

Day 20. SA is a big put-off for me. It's something I rarely touch on in my own work as a result. Present tense can also leave me cold. #HorrorWriters #30DaysofQandA #AuthorQuestions

Will@willcouper· Jun 19

Day 19. Beta readers are a luxury I can't afford. For a while my wife was looking over my work. Now I'm just out here flailing on my own. #HorrorWriters #30DaysofQandA #AuthorQuestions

Will@willcouper· Jun 18

Day 18. Most of them. Or it feels like it, given the number of rejections I have. I really love my story "I Am Stickxz" and it gets no love. #HorrorWriters #30DaysofQandA #AuthorQuestions

Will@willcouper· Jun 17

Day 17. I don't have a favourite or best opening line. It's something I've been racking my brain over for days. And now I'm contemplating what that means. #HorrorWriters #30DaysofQandA #AuthorQuestions

Will@willcouper· Jun 16

Day 16. No, I've never really dreamed of my characters or stories. I've had dreams that inspired stories, but story elements haven't crossed over the other way. #HorrorWriters #30DaysofQandA #AuthorQuestions

Will@willcouper· Jun 15

Day 15. Yeah, a section of a novella called "Mister Bomblefetch" I wrote a few years back gave me a chill. #HorrorWriters #30DaysofQandA #AuthorQuestions

Will@willcouper· Jun 12

Day 12. Rituals and superstitions around writing? I don't think I have any. Other than the standard, sit-at-desk-and-hope-I-remember-how-to-use-a-keyboard. #HorrorWriters #30DaysofQandA #AuthorQuestions

Will@willcouper· Jun 10

Day 10. It might sound like a cop-out answer, but everything inspires me to one degree or another. Good, bad, random, it will spark something. My wife's support is a big factor, too. #HorrorWriters #30DaysofQandA #AuthorQuestions

Will@willcouper· Jun 9

Day 9. Favourite authors? Right now, I don't think I have one. Author I admire most, and have done for a long time, is Alan Moore. #HorrorWriters #30DaysofQandA #AuthorQuestions

Will@willcouper· Jun 8

Day 8. Not sure how to answer this. I mean my favourite horror from being a kid was from film: The Thing, Halloween, The Howling, and An American Werewolf In London. #horrorwriters #30DaysofQandA #authorquestions

Will@willcouper· Jun 7

Day 7. This took a turn. Not sure how to answer this, because I'm afraid it gets way too dark. Leave it at: I have to. #horrorwriters #30DaysofQandA #authorquestions

Those thirty questions. Twenty-three days left.

Will@willcouper· Jun 6

Day 6. Short on space here, so I have to write in the living room. #horrorwriters #30DaysofQandA #authorquestions

Will@willcouper· Jun 5

Day 5. I'm a metal head. I've listened to various bands over the years. Way back when it was a mix of Cryptopsy and Corrosion of Conformity. Now it's Unleash the Archers and Deftones. With a smattering of other bands. #horrorwriters #30DaysofQandA #authorquestions

Thirty questions. One per day. Until course has ended or sick of it.

Will@willcouper· Jun 4

Day 4. Tropes? That's something I try not to think about. Feels like we get a bit hung up on them. I mean my most obvious one is the everyman, mundane people with not much going on getting screwed over by the universe. #horrorwriters #30DaysofQandA #authorquestions

Will@willcouper· Jun 3

Day 3. My current favourite character from my own work is the main character from my novel. He's an ordinary guy and a bit of a doofus. Likeable though. #horrorwriters #30DaysofQandA #authorquestions

Will@willcouper· May 29

This just happened.

Ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine words. A few moments before hitting 100,000 words.

Will@willcouper· Apr 30

What's a "comfort" horror watch you don't mind playing often? Wonderful nonsense that just makes me smile every time I watch it.

The Lost Boys poster with the young members of cast in black-and-white and posing all cool-like on a red background.

Will@willcouper· Apr 5

You can't pick Spidey or Batman, who is your favourite comic book character?