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Writing Dark Stories: How to Write Horror and Other Disturbing Short Stories (Writer's Craft Book 6)
Writer's Craft series
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This practical guide shows aspiring writers how to unsettle readers with short fiction built on dread and horror. It explores ways to create tension that makes a reader's pulse quicken, and how to draw readers toward the uncomfortable corners of human fear and belief. Packed with tools and techniques, it covers the craft of shaping strong short stories that disturb as much as they thrill. It forms one volume in a series of focused writing handbooks.
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