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Writing convincing ghost stories can be challenging. You might think you can get away with more in fiction than nonfiction. That’s not necessarily true. You’re competing with accomplished writers like Jane Goldman, Heather Graham, Stephen King, and Nora Roberts. Past greats include Edgar Allan Poe, Henry James, and Shirley Jackson. Fiction If you’re writing fiction,…

Authors often ask me how to write (or even begin) a realistic novel about ghosts and haunted houses. They’re usually asking about typical haunted house stories: The team that spends the night locked in the haunted house. The individual or couple stranded on the road, who take shelter in the only nearby house. Or, the…