View the Writers Workshop of Horror Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QmGPzfhW6k

CHARLESTON, WV - Above is the special link to a new video about a new title from Woodland Press, LLC. The video about the book, Writers Workshop of Horror, was created by Woodland Press author and friend Brian J. Hatcher. The new book on writing horror will be available in pre-release form and will ship to readers on August 1st, 2009. It will then be nationally released in October at the ninth annual West Virginia Book Festival, to be held at the Charleston Civic Center, in Charleston, WV.

The West Virginia Book Festival will be held on October 10th & 11th, 2009, at the Charleston Civic Center.

Here's the table of contents for the Writers Workshop of Horror along with the dream-team of nationally known contributors:

-- Elizabeth Massie - Once Upon a Scary Time: Creating Effective Beginnings
-- Michael Laimo - Middles: The Meat of the Matter
-- J.F. Gonzalez - The Grand Finale
-- Gary A. Braunbeck - Connecting the DOTS
-- Tim Waggoner - And Horror the Soul of the Plot
-- Scott Nicholson - What's The Point and Who's On First: Character POV
-- Thomas F. Monteleone - We don't get too many strangers around here... Or: Using Dialogue to Tell Your Story
-- G. Cameron Fuller - A Claustrophobic Locked in an Isolated Room: The Power of Setting and Description in Horror Fiction
-- Rick Hautala - The Hardest Three: Tone, Style, and Voice
-- Michael A. Arnzen - Stripping Away the Mask: Scene and Structure in Horror Fiction
-- Jonathan Maberry - Fight And Action Scenes In Horror
-- Tom Piccirilli - Exploring Personal Themes
-- Mort Castle - New Fiction Blend: History, Fantasy, Horror
-- Jeff Strand - Adding Humor to Your Horror
-- Joe R. Lansdale - Cross Reading
-- Brian Keene - Time, and How to Make It
-- Deborah LeBlanc - A Face by Any Other Name
-- Ramsey Campbell - The Height of Fear
-- Michael Knost - The Aha! Moment
-- Jason Sizemore - Be a Conformist: A Guide to Manuscript Formatting
-- Lisa Morton - CUT! Or, Why Writing Horror Screenplays is REALLY Scary
-- Gary Frank - It's All About the Series: An Interview with F. Paul Wilson
-- Tim Deal - It's All About the Work: An Interview with Tom Piccirilli
-- Michael Knost - It's All About the Craft: An Interview with Ramsey Campbell
-- Lucy A. Snyder - It's All Part of the Fun: An Interview with Clive Barker
-- Jack M. Haringa - The Agnotology of Horror; Or: Lies the Internet Told You
-- Robert N. Lee - How Stephen King's Writing Advice Broke My Heart and Smashed My Dreams
-- Brian Yount - Top Ten Things an Editor/Publisher Hates To See

Each year the West Virginia offers something for book lovers of all ages and interests: authors, publishers, book vendors, the Festival Marketplace, a special section just for children and a used book sale. There are also panel discussions, guest authors and writing workshops.

Among visiting authors at the festival will be Woodland Press contributors Michael Knost, Brian J. Hatcher, Keith Davis, Kyle Lovern, Brad Crouser and others. Knost will also be offering a writer's boot-camp during the festival.

To pre-order Writers Workshop of Horror, see: www.writersworkshopofhorror.com .