- Level
- Mixed
- Basic and Premium Members Prices
- Premium Members $25 & Basic Members $35
Register by Feb 6th and save $5, use code HORRORSHROTT2023 at checkout!
- Category
- Characters
- Description/Setting
- Structure
- Genre
- GMC
- Plotting
- POV
- Shorts/Novella
- $5 off Early Registration Coupon-expires 1 week before class starts
- HORRORSHROTT2023
- Class Length
- 2 Weeks
In this workshop, you'll learn how to write pulse-pounding horror short stories.
Some of the topics covered are:
Some of the topics covered are:
- Creating chilling story ideas that hook readers
- Developing protagonists that people care about, and antagonists that give them the creeps
- Cultivating an atmosphere of fear and anxiety
- Making your story unique: Avoiding horror clichés
- All about monsters, supernatural beings, weird objects, and other ingredients of modern horror stories
- Building tension and suspense to keep readers glued to the page
- Using unreliable narrators, red-herrings, and plot twists to enhance your tale
- Tricks and techniques from top horror writers like Stephen King and R.L. Stein
- Markets for your horror short stories
- And much more!
- Class Format
- Savvy Authors' workshops are held on a forum: a bulletin board based system. You will receive a reminder notice one day prior to the start of the workshop that includes instructions on how to access the workshop forum. If you have not received instructions by the day the workshop begins, please check your spam filter.
The forum will be available the morning (EST) of the day the workshop starts and will remain accessible to all participants thereafter. You will also be given simple instructions on how to create a PDF of all your discussions along with our privacy and data retention policy.
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