A story comes to you; it isn't like you choose it. You have no real control.
There are a lot of reasons to doubt things.
They always talk about teenagers thinking their lives will never end. I expected my life to end at any minute, every day.
I think Stephen King must be the most terrified person in the universe.
I was terrified of funerals.
I've come to the conclusion that you can't write scary books unless you're easily scared yourself.