H.L. Amaral asked C.J. Tudor:

Hey C.J., Love your books! I've read The Chalk Man in just one day, the same with The Hiding Place (It's called "What Happened to Annie" in Brazil). The question I have is, as an writer myself, do you have any tips to creating creepy stories? I love the feel your books have, would be awesome to be able to incite similar reactions with my own writing. Keep the good work and hugs from Brazil!

C.J. Tudor Thank you! Hmmm - well, I think it helps to have grown up being scared of absolutely everything!! As a child I would have terrible night terrors. I saw monsters and ghosts everywhere. And that has stayed with me as an adult. I think you have to be able to embrace all those fears and reflect them in your writing. If anyone ever says, 'What's the worst that can happen?' I can immediately tell them, in great detail. It's always looking for the worst case scenario, imagining an innocent situation turning very dark! x

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