Contents (view Concise Listing)

• vii • Introduction (Writers Workshop of Horror) • (2009) • essay by Michael Knost
• 1 • Once Upon a Scary Time: Creating Effective Beginnings • (2009) • essay by Elizabeth Massie
• 11 • Middles: The Meat of the Matter • (2009) • essay by Michael Laimo
• 19 • The Grand Finale • (2009) • essay by J. F. Gonzalez
• 27 • Connecting the DOTS • (2009) • essay by Gary A. Braunbeck
• 47 • And Horror the Soul of the Plot • (2009) • essay by Tim Waggoner
• 55 • What's the Point and Who's On First • (2009) • essay by Scott Nicholson
• 63 • Using Dialog to Tell Your Story • (2009) • essay by Thomas F. Monteleone
• 81 • The Power of Setting and Description in Horror Fiction • (2009) • essay by G. Cameron Fuller
• 91 • Tone, Style, and Voice • (2009) • essay by Rick Hautala
• 101 • Scene and Structure in Horror • (2009) • essay by Michael A. Arnzen
• 109 • Fight and Action Scenes in Horror • (2009) • essay by Jonathan Maberry
• 117 • Exploring Personal Themes • (2009) • essay by Tom Piccirilli
• 121 • New Fiction Blend: History, Fantasy, Horror • (2009) • essay by Mort Castle
• 127 • Adding Humor to Your Horror • (2009) • essay by Jeff Strand
• 139 • Cross Reading • (2009) • essay by Joe R. Lansdale
• 145 • Time, and How to Make It • (2009) • essay by Brian Keene
• 149 • A Face by Any Other Name • (2009) • essay by Deborah LeBlanc
• 153 • The Height of Fear • (2009) • essay by Ramsey Campbell
• 167 • The Aha! Moment • (2009) • essay by Michael Knost
• 181 • A Guide to Manuscript Formatting • (2009) • essay by Jason Sizemore
• 187 • Why Writing Horror Screenplays is REALLY Scary • (2009) • essay by Lisa Morton
• 195 • An Interview with F. Paul WIlson • (2009) • interview of F. Paul Wilson • interview by Gary Frank
• 205 • An Interview with Tom Piccirilli • (2009) • interview of Tom Piccirilli • interview by Tim Deal
• 211 • An Interview with Ramsey Campbell • (2009) • interview of Ramsey Campbell • interview by Michael Knost
• 215 • An Interview with Clive Barker • (2009) • interview of Clive Barker • interview by Lucy A. Snyder (variant of Art and the Artist: An Interview with Clive Barker)
• 225 • The Agnotology of Horror • (2009) • essay by Jack M. Haringa
• 235 • How Stephen King's Writing Advice Broke My Heart • (2009) • essay by Robert N. Lee
• 243 • Ten Submission Flaws That Drive Editors Nuts • (2009) • essay by Brian Yount