Horror 101: The Way Forward: Career advice by seasoned professionals (Crystal Lake's Horror 101 Book 1)
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Horror 101: The Way Forward: Career advice by seasoned professionals (Crystal Lake's Horror 101 Book 1)
Horror 101 is a 2015 Bram Stoker Award nominee
Ever wanted to be a writer? Make money online? Make a name for yourself writing online? Perhaps you’ve already realized that dream and you’re looking to expand your repertoire. Writing comic books sounds nice, right? Or how about screenplays?
Horror 101, although written by horror authors, is a must read for any person interested in becoming a writer, be it writing for a hobby or a career. Or maybe you just want to see what goes on behind the scenes in a writer's life.
Then this non-fiction best seller, Bram Stoker Award nominee, is the book for you.
Horror 101: The Way Forward – a comprehensive overview of the Horror fiction genre and career opportunities available to established and aspiring authors.
Horror 101 is not your average On Writing guide. Horror 101 focuses on the career of an author. It covers not only insights into the horror genre, but the people who successfully make a living from it.
Covering aspects such as movies, comics, short stories, ghost-writing, audiobooks, editing, publishing, self-publishing, blogging, writer’s block, YA horror, reviewing, dark poetry, networking, collaborations, eBooks, podcasts, conventions, series, formatting, web serials, artwork, social media, agents, and career advice from seasoned professionals and up-and-coming talents, Horror 101 is just what you need to kick your career into high gear.
Horror 101: The Way Forward is perfect for people who: • are suffering from writer’s block
• are starting their writing careers
• are planning on infiltrating a different field in horror writing
• are looking to pay more bills with their art
• are trying to establish a name brand
• are looking to get published
• are planning on self-publishing
• are looking for motivation and/or inspiration
And it’s only 99cent.
Here are just a few of the great articles and essays you can expect:
Making Contact by Jack Ketchum What is Horror by Graham Masterton Avoiding What’s Been Done to Death by Ramsey Campbell Bitten by the Horror Bug by Edward Lee
Balancing Art and Commerce by Taylor Grant
From Prose to Scripts by Shane McKenzie
Writing About Films and for Film by Paul Kane
Screamplays! Writing the Horror Film by Lisa Morton
Screenplay Writing: The First Cut Is the Deepest by Dean M. Drinkel
Publishing by Simon Marshall-Jones
Weighing Up Traditional Publishing & eBook Publishing by Robert W. Walker
Audiobooks: Your Words to Their Ears by Chet Williamson
Ghost-writing: You Can’t Write It If You Can’t Hear It by Thomas Smith
What a Short Story Editor Does by Ellen Datlow Self-Publishing: Making Your Own Dreams by Iain Rob Wright
Partners in the Fantastic: The Pros and Cons of Collaborations by Michael McCarty
A beginner’s guide to setting up and running a website by Michael Wilson
Poetry and Horror by Blaze McRob
Horror for Kids: Not Child’s Play by Francois Bloemhof
So you want to write comic books… by C.E.L. Welsh
Horror Comics – How to Write Gory Scripts for Gruesome Artists by Jasper Bark
Writing the Series by Armand Rosamilia
Running a Web serial by Tonia Brown
The 7 Signs that make Agents and Editors say, "Yes!" by Anonymous
Filthy Habits – Writing and Routine by Jasper Bark
Do You Need an Agent? by Eric S Brown
Ten Short Story Endings to Avoid by William Meikle
Editing and Proofreading by Diane Parkin
How to Dismember Your Darlings – Editing Your Own Work by Jasper Bark
From Reader to Writer: Finding Inspiration by Emma Audsley
Writing Exercises by Ben Eads
The Year After Publication… by Rena Mason
Writing Horror: 12 Tips on Making a Career of It by Steve Rasnic Tem Networking at Conventions by Lucy A. Snyder
Pitch to Impress: How to Stand Out from the Convention Crowd by RJ Cavender
You Better (Net)Work by Tim Waggoner