Important
message from Rob Parnell, "The World's Foremost Writing Guru"
Dear Fellow Writer,
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.
I know that in my own
case, my Bad Blood series of novels and
short stories have proved incredibly popular,
garnering rave reviews and awards in Australia,
the UK, France, Germany and beyond. So much so I've been commissioned
to write a Hollywood horror movie
based on just one of my ideas!
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxMy latest novel, coming soon!
So, believe me, it's
more than possible to make a very good living
from writing horror and dark fantasy!
ABSOLUTELY!
ABSOLUTELY!
Especially if you want
success as a writer - and get to grips with a genre that
will benefit all of your 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
XHow
to come up with original and compelling ideas
XThe
secret ingredient to writing a
bestseller
XHow
to create convincing monsters and
psychological enemies
XHow
to sustain a series of stories / books / movies
X And much
more!
Six high impact
lessons spread over the next five
weeks:
(You
receive info packed PDF files every few days from me via
email.)
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 durableprotagonists 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.xxxxxx
Rob Parnell's Dark
Fantasy and Horror
Writing for Profit
Click here to sign up for this
course:
I know times are tough, so this is
just $47 -
but only for a very short while! (Normal price $77 online, $377 offline)
PLUS!
Sign up for this course right
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Written by a bestselling Horror
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xxxMy latest novel, coming soon!
How to build suspense (great horror
happens in the mind after all)
