Writing in the Dark

WINNER OF THE 2022 BRAM STOKER AWARD FOR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN NONFICTION. Like Tim Waggoner's Bram Stoker Award-winning Writing in the Dark a manual for how to write horror fiction this workbook covers a wide variety of topics ranging from monster idea and plotline creation to avoiding clichés and developing the art of suspense. The workbook however foregrounds practice over discussion to help writers master these concepts. Both texts stand on their own while working together to provide you with the direction and tools you need to maximize your ownThe wealth of examples exercises and tutorials in Writing in the Dark: The Workbook are designed to inspire and stretch the imagination. Waggoner draws from his own experiences in addition to other professional writers among them Laird Barron Maurice Broaddus Nadia Bulkin Ramsey Campbell Mort Castle Tananarive Due Christopher Golden Grady Hendrix Daniel Kraus Joe R. Lansdale Elizabeth Massie Graham Masterton Seanan McGuire John Shirley and many an introduction by Michael A. Arnzen Writing in the Dark: The Workbook will resonate with young authors who are just getting started on their careers as well as veterans of the horror genre and craft.