English major moment

I actually self-referred myself to two stories today to try and figure out a specific technique. I could actually hear the professor voice in my head doing saying "and you should look at these and pay close attention, see if you can figure out how they make it work." I'm still convinced that anything I do will be a pitiful imitation, but I'm starting to figure out how the stories work.

And my research seems to be morbid and a little graphic, just the way I like it.

Now if I could just figure out a way into my story. My goal today? 50 pages, at least one of it should be coherent.