by Rob Baddorf | Mar 29, 2019 | creating Friday Night Monster Club
America came close to losing it, 40 years ago. But losing what exactly? Harrisburg, Pennsylvania? The whole eastern sea-board? Thanks to the automated systems set in place, complete catastrophe was diverted–within one second. But are there lingering effects? In...
by Rob Baddorf | Mar 30, 2018 | Writing
Our friends at the New York Times got Lee Child to write a little op-ed about suspense. Well worth the read! How do you create suspense? I’m asked that question often, and it seems that every writers’ symposium has a class with that title. It’s an important technical...
by Rob Baddorf | Oct 12, 2017 | creating Friday Night Monster Club
Okay, we had to make this video. Why? you don’t ask yourself, but should have. This is what it’s like writing with a partner. The bumps, the redirections, the start-overs, the what-are-you-thinking?! moments all wrapped up into one....
by Rob Baddorf | Aug 16, 2017 | creating Friday Night Monster Club
Monsters are frightening, yes. But NOT as frightening as handing your book to a group of middle schoolers and saying, “Here, read this and tell us what you really think…” But that’s what we did this summer. And then on Wednesday we sat down...
by Curt Sisco | Jun 23, 2017 | creating Friday Night Monster Club
You may or may not know that Curt has narrated a whole bunch of audiobooks over the years. So the chance to record our own creation was a no brainer. If you prefer your books listened to, then please hit play, sit back, and enjoy the next 9 minutes & 41 seconds....
