false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170621325m/64163.jpg 64163 1 The masters of horror have united to teach you the secrets of success in the scariest genre of all! <P>In On Writing Horror, Second Edition, Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Harlan Ellison, David Morrell, Jack Ketchum, and many others tell you everything you need to know to successfully write and publish horror novels and short stories. <P>Edited by the Horror Writers Association (HWA), a worldwide organization of writers and publishing professionals dedicated to promoting dark literature, On Writing Horror includes exclusive information and guidance from 58 of the biggest names in horror writing to give you the inspiration you need to start scaring and exciting readers and editors. You'll discover comprehensive instruction such as: <P>&bull; The art of crafting visceral violence, from Jack Ketchum <BR>&bull; Why horror classics like Dracula, The Exorcist, and Hell House are as scary as ever, from Robert Weinberg <BR>&bull; Tips for avoiding one of the biggest death knells in horror writing--predicable clichés--from Ramsey Campbell <BR>&bull; How to use character and setting to stretch the limits of credibility, from Mort Castle <P>With On Writing Horror, you can unlock the mystery surrounding classic horror traditions, revel in the art and craft of writing horror, and find out exactly where the genre is going next. Learn from the best, and you could be the next best-selling author keeping readers up all night long. 62302 18 11 2006 On Writing Horror: A Handbook by the Horror Writers Association total:53|5:3|4:3|3:1|2:0|1:0| 53 211 91 10 4 0 false false Thu Jul 31 21:38:21 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 21:39:02 -0700 2008
I was lucky enough to get my copy recently and have just finished my first, but definitely not my last, read through of it from cover ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 26 20:30:48 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 20:43:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 06:47:56 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 29 08:27:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 true false Sat Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Sep 19 11:39:12 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 13 09:53:21 -0700 2009 1 This is a collection of short essays by horror writers put out by the respectable Horror Writers Association. It is a wealth of information packed into 260 some-odd pages spanning all level of writers and focusing on the macabre.
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One need not be interested in the writing of horror to glean information from this edition. One only needs to write.]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 13:47:57 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 14:25:57 -0700 2009 Much less a "how to" than a general description of things to do. Some of the essays were interesting (few were interestingly written), but for the most part nothing that couldn't be found in non-horror oriented writing books was here.

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