Writers Workshop of Horror is a collection of articles and interviews on the craft of writing horror with some of the biggest names in the horror and dark fiction genres. The book focuses solely on honing the craft of writing horror. It includes solid advice, from professionals of every publishing level, on how to improve one’s writing skills.
Table of Contents:
* Elizabeth Massie – Once Upon a Scary Time: Creating Effective Beginnings
* Michael Laimo – Middles: The Meat of the Matter
* J.G. Gonzalez – The Grand Finale
* Gary A. Braunbeck – Connecting the DOTS
* Tim Waggoner – And Horror the Soul of the Plot
* Scott Nicholson – What’s The Point and Who’s On First: Character POV
* Thomas F. Monteleone – We don’t get too many strangers around here… Or: Using Dialogue to Tell Your Story
* G. Cameron Fuller – A Claustrophobic Locked in an Isolated Room: The Power of Setting and Description in Horror Fiction
* Rick Hautala – The Hardest Three: Tone, Style, and Voice
* Michael A. Arnzen – Stripping Away the Mask: Scene and Structure in Horror Fiction
* Jonathan Maberry – Fight And Action Scenes In Horror
* Tom Piccirilli – Exploring Personal Themes
* Mort Castle – New Fiction Blend: History, Fantasy, Horror
* Jeff Strand – Adding Humor to Your Horror
* Joe R. Lansdale – Cross Reading
* Brian Keene – Time, and How to Make It
* Deborah LeBlanc – A Face by Any Other Name
* Ramsey Campbell – The Height of Fear
* Michael Knost – The Aha! Moment
* Jason Sizemore – Be a Conformist: A Guide to Manuscript Formatting
* Lisa Morton – CUT! Or, Why Writing Horror Screenplays is REALLY Scary
* Gary Frank – It’s All About the Series: An Interview with F. Paul Wilson
* Tim Deal – It’s All About the Work: An Interview with Tom Piccirilli
* Michael Knost – It’s All About the Craft: An Interview with Ramsey Campbell
* Lucy A. Snyder – It’s All Part of the Fun: An Interview with Clive Barker
* Jack M. Haringa – The Agnotology of Horror; Or: Lies the Internet Told You
* Robert N. Lee – How Stephen King’s Writing Advice Broke My Heart and Smashed My Dreams
* Brian Yount – Top Ten Things an Editor/Publisher Hates To See
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