The whole 'starting with stories, ending with novels' thing, it's probably too ingrained in the industry and the psyche to change it. Stephen Graham Jones changeendindustry Change image and share on social
I feel very at home in L.A., I think, because it's dry, and there's sun, like the West Texas I grew up in. Stephen Graham Jones feelgrowhome Change image and share on social
The short story, it's not a step on the way to becoming a novelist. Stephen Graham Jones novelistshortstep Change image and share on social
You always want to read something that everybody says has gone too far, don't you? That's supposed to not just be charting our decline, but embodying it? Stephen Graham Jones chartdeclineembody Change image and share on social
There's no purer feeling in the world than being scared. Stephen Graham Jones feltpurescare Change image and share on social
Making people laugh is so much more difficult than making them sad. Too much fiction defaults to the somber, the tragic. This is because sad endings are easy in comparison - happy endings aren't at all simple to earn, especially when writing to an audience jaded by them. Stephen Graham Jones audiencecomparisondefault share on social
The way humor's usually used in horror, it's as a pressure-release valve; without it, the drama would escalate out of all control almost immediately. Stephen Graham Jones controldramaescalate Change image and share on social
Joe Lansdale is one of the few writers able to write in whatever genre or mode he wants on any particular day. How? He doesn't ask permission. He just steps in, out-writes everybody in the room. Stephen Graham Jones daygenrejoe Change image and share on social
Where 'Paranormal Activity' really comes into its own is its rhetoric of legitimacy - how it uses itself to authenticate itself, and thus furthers the pretence of being real. Stephen Graham Jones activityauthenticatefurther Change image and share on social
I figure anytime you put an adjective before 'writer,' it's a way of dismissing the writer. Stephen Graham Jones adjectiveanytimedismiss Change image and share on social
