Writing in the Dark

2020-09-16

Author : Tim Waggoner
Release : 2020-09-16
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Book Synopsis Writing in the Dark by : Tim Waggoner

Download or read book Writing in the Dark written by Tim Waggoner. This book was released on 2020-09-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this comprehensive textbook devoted to the craft of writing horror fiction, award-winning author Tim Waggoner draws on thirty years' experience as a writer and teacher. Writing in the Dark offers advice, guidance, and insights on how to compose horror stories and novels that are original, frightening, entertaining, and well-written. Waggoner covers a wide range of topics, among them why horror matters, building viable monsters, generating ideas and plotlines, how to stylize narratives in compelling ways, the physiology of fear, the art of suspense, avoiding clichés, marketing your horror writing, and much more. Each chapter includes tips from some of the best horror professionals working today, such as Joe Hill, Ellen Datlow, Joe R. Lansdale, Maurice Broaddus, Yvette Tan, Thomas Ligotti, Jonathan Maberry, Edward Lee, and John Shirley. There are also appendices with critical reflections, pointers on the writing process, ideas for characters and story arcs, and material for further research. Writing in the Dark derives from Waggoner's longtime blog of the same name. Suitable for classroom use, intensive study, and bedside reading, this essential manual will appeal to new authors at the beginning of their career as well as veterans of the horror genre who want to brush up on their technique.

Writing Into the Dark: How to Write a Novel Without an Outline

2015-05-07 Reference

Author : Dean Wesley Smith
Release : 2015-05-07
Genre : Reference
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Book Rating : 337/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Writing Into the Dark: How to Write a Novel Without an Outline by : Dean Wesley Smith

Download or read book Writing Into the Dark: How to Write a Novel Without an Outline written by Dean Wesley Smith. This book was released on 2015-05-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With more than a hundred published novels and more than seventeen million copies of his books in print, USA Today bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith knows how to outline. And he knows how to write a novel without an outline. In this WMG Writer's Guide, Dean takes you step-by-step through the process of writing without an outline and explains why not having an outline boosts your creative voice and keeps you more interested in your writing. Want to enjoy your writing more and entertain yourself? Then toss away your outline and Write into the Dark.

Writing Past Dark

2014-08-26 Literary Collections

Author : Bonnie Friedman
Release : 2014-08-26
Genre : Literary Collections
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Book Rating : 216/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Writing Past Dark written by Bonnie Friedman. This book was released on 2014-08-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing Past Dark charts the emotional side of the writer's life. It is a writing companion to reach for when you feel lost and want to regain access to the memories, images, and the ideas inside you that are the fuel of strong writing. Combining personal narrative and other writers' experiences, Friedman explores a whole array of emotions and dilemmas writers face—envy, distraction, guilt, and writer's block—and shares the clues that can set you free. Supportive, intimate, and reflective, Writing Past Dark is a comfort and resource for all writers.

Writing in the Dark

2016-06-16 Education

Author : Max van Manen
Release : 2016-06-16
Genre : Education
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Book Rating : 569/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Writing in the Dark written by Max van Manen. This book was released on 2016-06-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling author Max van Manen’s Writing in the Dark brings together a wide range of studies of relevance to qualitative researchers and professional practitioners. Each of the sixteen original chapters by accomplished scholars serves as an example of how a different kind of human experience may be explored, and of how the methods used for investigating phenomena may contribute to the process of human understanding. Van Manen provides the opening and closing chapters for the book, and also an introduction to each selection. This book is a valuable and rich resource for people who would like to learn more about phenomenological reflection and writing.Van Manen and his contributing authors:-Show how the challenge of doing qualitative research can be pursued through the process of inquiry, reflection and writing-Are from a variety of fields such as education, health sciences, psychology, arts and design, communication technology, and religious studies-Include numerous recognizable human experiences including common ones, forgotten ones, and ritualized ones

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