The Horror, The Horror V: Writing Horror Fiction with Substance

This four-week workshop will teach you how to write horror that goes beyond the scares and beyond the gross-out, to compel, challenge, and move the reader.

Your Instructor: Sheri Holman, Nicholas Kaufmann, Ian Rogers, and Veronica Schanoes

Where: Online — Available everywhere!

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Enrollment: 15 students

Price: $399

Class Description

There’s more to horror fiction than shock and revulsion.

Over the space of four weeks, a quartet of today’s leading horror experts will take you through the elements that go into constructing a better horror story. 

The class will consider things like the relation between character and plot, finding horror in everyday life, using historical research, and fear of the unknown—all aimed at helping you to take your tales to the next level. 

And by the end, you’ll have a better appreciation of the tremendous possibilities horror fiction continues to offer the ambitious writer.

Over the course of your four weeks in this class, you will get:

  • Original lectures written by each instructor specifically for this course
  • The opportunity to study with four of today’s leading horror writers
  • Instructor and peer critique within a supportive environment
  • Reading assignments designed to expose you to a broad range of innovative and exciting fiction
  • Writing assignments designed to help you to develop your ability to create evocative characters and to place them in dramatic, compelling narratives
  • Insightful commentary from all four instructors to help you to develop your writing more fully

What This Class Covers

Week 1: Nicholas Kaufmann

"Shambling Toward the Finish Line: Letting Your Characters Help You Plot Your Story or Novel"

Week 2: Ian Rogers

"Diamonds in the Rough Draft: How to Find Your Story in Everyday Life."

Week 3: Veronica Schanoes

"The Horror of History: Using Historical Research to Create Your Story."

Week 4: Sheri Holman

"Lost in the Woods: How fear of the unknown fuels story and process"

Goals Of This Class

  • Learn about the relation between character and plot
  • Learn how to find horror in everyday life
  • Learn how to use historical research
  • Learn about the fear of the unknown
  • Tap the brains of some incredible experts in the horror genre
  • Polish your work to a publishable standard
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