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Have you
noticed that every seven to ten years, the
media likes to claim that the demand for
horror is over? Yeah right. Me too!
So why is
horror still a multi-billion dollar
industry that entertains and
attracts record numbers of followers year in,
year out? Savvy writers know that there's a
fortune to be made in thrilling their
readers with everything from monster stories,
psychological suspense, ghost stories and
good old fashioned gore.
Now
it's your
chance to cash in on this most lucrative of
genres.
Whatever
your area of preference: Short
Stories, Novels, Film and /or TV,
there is an ever hungry need for thrillers
and dramas using supernatural themes and
settings.
All you have
to do is to understand the conventions
associated with this most prestigious of
genres.
Now,
don't go thinking in cliches.
Horror
is not just Stephen King and Slasher movies!
Horror and
Dark Fantasy Fiction also encompasses the
likes of Harry Potter, Lord of the
Rings, the Matrix series, and TV
shows like Buffy, Charmed, Medium and
The Ghost Whisperer.
Of course
there are the classics to aspire to: Edgar
Allen Poe, Lovecraft, MR James, and
more modern writers like Peter
Straub, Clive Barker, Graham Masterton, James
Herbert. Stephen King himself also
describes Thomas Harris (Silence of
the Lambs), James Patterson and
Patricia Cornwell as closet horror
writers too!
All of the
above writers know - and have profited - from
the notion that scaring the pants off your
reader not only makes you successful, it
keeps readers coming back for more!
Good horror
is sophisticated. More and more writers, like
Joe Hill and Jack
Ketchum, are winding up in the literary
section of your local bookshop or
library. No longer is horror marginalised.
It's increasingly seen as respectable
and justifiably good writing.
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X
How to
build suspense (great horror
happens in the mind after all)
X How to
create deep and believable characters
X
How to come up with original
and compelling ideas
X
The secret ingredient to
writing a bestseller
X
How to create convincing
monsters and psychological
enemies
X
How to sustain a series of
stories / books / movies
X
And much more!
xxxxxLesson
One:
xxxxxA
thorough analysis of the horror genre from
its origins to its place in the modern world.
We will examine the various forms of
storytelling in the past and in the present,
identifying the roots of the genre and how
certain functional characteristics have been
carried over into the modern diversity of
horror / suspense / mystery / thriller and
crime genres.
xxxxxxLesson
Two:
xxxxxxWe waste no time
creating our own stories. This lesson we
establish the parameters and the requirements
of character, the main conventions and ways
to stretch the envelope. The emphasis is on
creating strong durable
protagonists with
believable agendas at credible odds with the
antagonist / monster / psychological threat.
xxxxxxLesson
Three:
xxxxxxThe
importance of setting, environment and the
psychological landscape. We discuss the
various ways in which authors use setting as
'the third character' - and how to create our
own living breathing locations. We also
examine mood, tone and factors like theme,
purpose and the overall feel of your
supernatural stories in this context. We
touch a little on premise to give us a firm
grounding to continue into the next stage.
xxxxxxLesson
Four:
xxxxxxPlotting.
How to take a rough story idea from
inspiration to a full blown template for a
novel. The importance of planning and
organisation. How to easily construct plots
using the various forms of writing software
available and other tried and true methods -
card file systems, cut and paste etc. We also
study pace, building suspense, tension and
examine the fear factor. What is it and how
do you create compelling fictional classics?
xxxxxxLesson
Five:
xxxxxxThe
writing. How to sustain motivation and
enthusiasm for your writing project and
ensure it is written until it's finished.
Procrastination, time and self doubt are the
writer's natural enemies. We deal with these
issues head on - and head them off! We study
time management and self support systems in
detail to help us get past any slumps,
writers blocks or personal health issues.
This lesson alone will help turn you into a
writing machine!
xxxxxxLesson
Six:
xxxxxxMarkets
- and what to do with your novel / short
story / screenplay after the writing. I'll
show you how to construct a career path and a
strategy for success. Full listings of the
various paying markets available including
agents, publishers, producers and
distributors. (These are my own private,
ultra secret files - made available only to
you with this course!) There's no point in
writing unless you get your work out there,
to the right people, consistently. I'll show
how you can do this, and achieve positive
results, every time.
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