It's Alive Bringing Your Nightmares to Life

<p>Nightmares come to life in this comprehensive how-to guide for new and established authors...<br> <br> Book two in Crystal Lake Publishing's The Dream Weaver series picks up where the Bram Stoker Award-nominated Where Nightmares Come From: The Art Of Storytelling In The Horror Genre left off.<br> <br> It's Alive: Bringing your Nightmares to Life focuses on learning the craft in order to take your story from concept to completion.<br> <br> With an introduction by Richard Chizmar and cover art by Luke Spooner. Featuring interior artwork from horror master Clive Barker!<br> <br> Table of Contents: </p> <ul> <li>Introduction by Richard Chizmar</li> <li>Confessions of a Professional Day Dreamer by Jonathan Maberry</li> <li>What is Writing and Why Write Horror by John Skipp</li> <li>Tribal Layers by Gene O'Neill</li> <li>Bake That Cake: One Writer's Method by Joe R. Lansdale and Kasey Lansdale</li> <li>Ah-Ha: Beginning to End with Chuck Palahniuk and Michael Bailey (Discussing the Spark of Creativity)</li> <li>They Grow in the Shadows: Exploring the Roots of a Horror Story by Todd Keisling</li> <li>Sell Your Script, Keep Your Soul and Beware of Sheep in Wolves' Clothing by Paul Moore</li> <li>The Cult of Constraint (or To Outline or Not) by Yvonne Navarro</li> <li>Zombies, Ghosts and Vampires─Oh My! by Kelli Owen</li> <li>The Many Faces of Horror: Craft Techniques by Richard Thomas</li> <li>Giving Meaning to the Macabre by Rachel Autumn Deering</li> <li>The Horror Writer's Ultimate Toolbox by Tim Waggoner</li> <li>Sarah Pinborough Interview by Marie O'Regan</li> <li>Conveying Character by F. Paul Wilson</li> <li>Sympathetic Characters Taste Better: Creating Empathy in Horror Fiction by Brian Kirk</li> <li>Virtue & Villainy: The Importance of Character by Kealan Patrick Burke</li> <li>How to write Descriptions in a story by Mercedes Yardley</li> <li>"Don't Look Now, There's a Head in That Box!" She Ejaculated Loudly (or Creating Effective Dialogue in Horror Fiction) by Elizabeth Massie</li> <li>Point of View by Lisa Mannetti</li> <li>What Came First the Monster or the Plot? In Conversation with Stephen Graham Jones by Vince A. Liaguno</li> <li>Building Suspense by David Wellington</li> <li>Conveying Horror by Ramsey Campbell</li> <li>Unveiling Theme Through Plot: An Analysis of Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Birthmark" by Stephanie M. Wytovich</li> <li>Interview with Clive Barker by Tim Chizmar</li> <li>World Building (Building a terrifying world) by Kevin J. Anderson</li> <li>Speak Up: The Writer's Voice by Robert Ford</li> <li>Writing for a Better World by Christopher Golden</li> <li>Shaping the Ideas: Getting Things from Your Head to the Paper or on Screen. Interview with Steve Niles, Mick Garris, Heather Graham, Mark Savage, and Maria Alexander by Del Howison</li> <li>On Research by Bev Vincent</li> <li>Editing Through Fear: Cutting and Stitching Stories by Jessica Marie Baumgartner</li> <li>Leaping into the Abyss by Greg Chapman</li> <li>Edit Your Anthology in Your Basement for Fun and Profit! . . . or Not by Tom Monteleone</li> <li>When It's Their World: Writing for the Themed Anthology by Lisa Morton</li> <li>Roundtable Interview by John Palisano</li> <li>The Tale of the Perfect Submissions by Jess Landry</li> <li>Turning the Next Page: Getting Started with the Business of Writing by James Chambers</li> </ul> <p><br> Proudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishing--Tales from the Darkest Depths.</p>