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    Mini Horror Fiction Writing Guide: 7 Steps To Writing Horror Fiction For Fun
    Mini Horror Fiction Writing Guide: 7 Steps To Writing Horror Fiction For Fun
    Mini Horror Fiction Writing Guide: 7 Steps To Writing Horror Fiction For Fun
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    Mini Horror Fiction Writing Guide: 7 Steps To Writing Horror Fiction For Fun

    By HowExpert

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    • Character Development

    • Horror Fiction

    • Suspense

    • Storytelling

    • Protagonist

    • Haunted House

    • Mad Scientist

    • Escape

    • Protagonist in Peril

    • Final Girl

    • Chekhov's Gun

    • Gothic Horror

    • Monster

    • Werewolf

    • Vampire

    • Antagonist

    • Peril

    • Plot Development

    • Writing

    About this ebook

    Have you ever wanted to write a horror story, but didn’t know how to start or proceed? In this easy, step-by-step guide, HowExpert presents Randal Schaffer who is a horror fiction writer/enthusiast/fan who will walk you through the process of not just writing a compelling horror story, but writing fiction stories in general. In this book you’ll learn:

    *How to pick a topic for your book that will bring your readers along until the end.

    *How to choose a setting for your book that your readers can understand and mentally insert themselves into.

    *How to write characters that your readers will care about, and either root for or against.

    *How to build suspense in order to create that perfect “page-turner” that all writers seek.

    *How to use gore in such a way that you’ll make your readers squirm, but not be so disgusted that they put the book down.

    *General tips on writing, such as keeping the story believable within the universe that you’re creating and editing out anything that doesn’t serve the story.

    *How to wrap your story up in a satisfying way that will make readers seek you out again to read more from you.

    So if you’ve ever wanted to tell a compelling story, read "Mini Horror Fiction Writing Guide” by Randal Schaffer today!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHowExpert
    Release dateMar 23, 2017
    ISBN9781370840113
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    HowExpert

    HowExpert.com is a team of everyday experts that create no-fluff, straight to the point, quick guides that gets you fast results. Our mission is to create quick and straight to the point guides that anyone can quickly read to get better results in the fastest time as possible. We create quick reports because we know that many people prefer to get tips quick, fast, and easy compared to digging for it in an overly lengthy book. We don't want to waste your time. We want to get you results. That's it! We want you to get results FAST. That is why we purposely create most of our guides to be short and to the point. In fact, most of our books can be read in an hour or less. In the end, you get a cool 'how to' guide that focuses on ONE thing and ONE thing only. That is to get you results FAST. So if you are looking for a no-fluff, straight to the point guide that will get you real life results in the fastest way without wasting any of your precious time, then get any of our 'how to' guides of your choice. Thank you and we wish you much success in all areas of your life! HowExpert.com Team

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      Mini Horror Fiction Writing Guide - HowExpert

      Mini Horror Fiction Writing Guide

      7 Steps To Writing Horror Fiction For Fun

      HowExpert Press & Randal Schaffer

      Copyright HowExpert.com

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      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Chapter 1: Choosing A Topic

      Chapter 2: Setting The Settings

      Chapter 3: Making People

      Chapter 4: Building Suspense

      Chapter 5: Graphic Gore Or Gore No More?

      Chapter 6: Making The Story Work

      Chapter 7: Wrapping It All Up

      Conclusion

      About the Expert

      Recommended Resources

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      Introduction

      Thank you for downloading this instructure on writing effective horror fiction.

      Many people who love and write horror stories dream of gaining the wealth and fame of Stephen King, Dean Koontz, or Clive Barker. I am not going to promise that you will, for several reasons. First off, each of these people are unique talents, just as you are. Second, they each have their own vision and point of view, just like you do. Third, writing with the objective of being a best-selling author is a fool’s errand. Any story that you write should be written for one reason only – because you love the genre, the story, and the characters. In this day and age, when literally anyone can write a story and publish it on Amazon, there’s a lot of competition for the reader’s eye and dollar. This increase in competition makes it increasingly difficult to be a million-seller.

      What this book will do is teach you, using examples from literature, cinema and TV, how to write a horror story that people will want to read. It will teach you how to write a compelling story by helping you create a world that your readers will want to inhabit by drawing believable, sympathetic characters, making an environment that the reader will be comfortable in for the length of your story, and creating a series of events that will keep your readers’ eyes glued to the screen until you’re done with them. If you’ve done it right, they’ll be glad that they’re out at the end. It will not teach you the basics of story craft and construction: if you have the eye of a professional writer, you’ve already mastered these anyway.

      The three most

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