Stephen King reflects on how his writing has helped him through difficult times and describes various aspects of the art of writing.

This title gives children the tools they need to turn their creativity into readable, cohesive stories. Written by award-winning author and screenwriter John Hamilton, You Write It! Lays out for kids the format, organization, and development of a horror book. Novice writers of all ages will find this book a detailed yet easy-to-follow guide for turning thoughts and ideas into readable written works. ABDO & Daughters is an imprint of ABDO Publishing...

It appears that everyone in Skary, Indiana, is having an identity crisis of epic proportions, including the town itself. Once known as the haunt of the world's most popular horror writer, Wolfe "Boo" Boone, Skary started losing tourist business after Boo abruptly abandoned his career. Now the little town with the big marketing hook is up a creek...and on the brink of bankruptcy. Meanwhile, the former best-selling author is selling cars and wondering,

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This biography introduces readers to Alvin Schwartz, the successful author of three volumes of Scary Stories books, I Can Read series, and Witcracks. Readers will learn about Schwartz's childhood in New York, his love of folklore, his switch to young adult fiction, and the success and controversy that have accompanied the publication of his books. Easy-to-read text and full-color photos highlight Schwartz's childhood, education, and life as an author....

"Featuring speculative fiction-writing exercises from Harlan Ellison (R), Piers Anthony, Ramsey Campbell, Jack Ketchum, screenwriters of The Twilight Zone and Star Trek: The Next Generation, and many more. The fifth volume in the acclaimed Now Write! writing-guide series offers a full toolbox of advice and exercises for speculative fiction writers hoping to craft an engaging alternate reality, flesh out an enthralling fantasy quest, or dream up a...

"In the cold spring of 1936, Arthor Crandle, down-on-his luck and desperate for work, accepts a position in Providence, Rhode Island, as a live-in secretary/assistant for an unnamed shut-in. He arrives at the gloomy colonial-style house to discover that his strange employer is an author of disturbing, bizarre fiction. Health issues have confined him to his bedroom, where he is never to be disturbed. But the writer refuses to meet him, communicating...

First published in 1897, Dracula has had a long and multifaceted afterlife-- one rivaling even its immortal creation; yet Bram Stoker has remained a hovering specter in this pervasive mythology. In 'Something in the Blood, ' David J. Skal exhumes the inner world and strange genius of the writer who birthed an undying cultural icon, painting an astonishing portrait of the age in which Stoker was born-- a time when death was no metaphor but a constant...