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Want to be a horror writer but don't know where to start? Try Creep This Way! Fun and pressure-free, it's a guide to the business of boo! In a voice that sounds like a longtime friend, Rebecca Cuthbert offers clear advice you can immediately apply to your writing aspirations.

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"""The good, the bad, and the remainder. In an age where authors cling to withered laurels, or outright overrepresent their qualifications, I consider Creep This Way to be one of the most necessary additions to the collection of any writer who wants to save time! It is not a dime-a-dozen book for learning how to write in the Horror genre. The author of this book receives my deep respect because she is brave enough to acknowledge all the mistakes it took to become the fantastic writer she is. Each step and misstep is courageously recorded and balanced with the equally valuable knowledge acquired."" -Moaner T. Lawrence, author, ""The Great American Nightmare"" ""Rebecca Cuthbert brings us a how-to-write book for any level of expertise and a roadmap for navigating all the extra pieces that go with being a writer these days. Creep This Way offers you 24 tips to not only understand writing, but social media, website design, the importance of live events, writing groups, how to build confidence, and how to embrace the inevitability of rejection. In an industry that is constantly changing, even seasoned pros will learn something new from this book."" -James Sabata, author, Caduceus, Fat Camp, and The Cassowary ""Rebecca Cuthbert is an inspiration, both for her talent and tenacity. Her practical and accessible advice in Creep This Way is honest, and at times hilarious, with just the right amount of macabre analogies. If you've ever longed to explore horror in any form but felt too shy, intimidated, or looked-down-upon, this book is absolutely for you!"" -Lindsay Merbaum, author, The Gold Persimmon; founder and mixologist, Pick Your Potions ""Cuthbert's ""how-to"" is a delightful blend of memoir and no-nonsense advice for all aspiring writers. Framed within her heartwarming brand of optimism and you-can-do-it attitude, it reads like an older sister offering up her sage advice."" -Rowan Hill, author, Foxfire ""Creep This Way: How to Become a Horror Writer by Rebecca Cuthbert is a fun yet insightful how-to book that differs from other instructional guides in a very important way: it doesn't teach you how to write. While other handbooks focus on the nuts and bolts of writing, such as dialogue, plot, setting, etc., Cuthbert has done something no one else has, created a book for beginners that is all about the 'everything else' that goes with being a writer. Things like how to find writers' groups, how to behave on social media, how to manage your time. There are even chapters on how to dress, how to get over rejection, and how to avoid scams targeting writers. All of it written in an easy, entertaining style filled with personal anecdotes detailing her own path from starting out to becoming a published author. Creep This Way: How to Become a Horror Writer is a must-read for anyone thinking about dipping their toes into the writing pool, whether it be horror or any other genre."" - JG Faherty, Horror Writers Association Mentorship Program Manager; author, Ragman, Songs in the Key of Death, and The Wakening ""Dripping in big sister energy, Cuthbert lays out an easy-to-execute guide for any new writer. I wish I had this three years ago."" -Roxie Voorhees, author, The Longest Thirst ""Brevity may be the soul of wit, but Cuthbert proves it's also perfect for delivering education and inspiration! In just a handful of pages, the advice in Creep This Way alternates between motivational and practical, giving authors crucial tools for a writing career. A must-read!"" -Christopher O'Halloran, editor, Howls From The Wreckage"

Author Information

Rebecca Cuthbert is a dark fiction and poetry writer. She loves folklore, witchy women, and anything that involves nature getting revenge. Her debut poetry collection, IN MEMORY OF EXOSKELETONS, is available through Alien Buddha Press. Additional titles are scheduled for release in 2024 and 2025, including the hybrid collection SELF-MADE MONSTERS (ABP, Oct. 2024). Rebecca's stories and poems can be found in Shakespeare Unleashed (Monstrous Books and Crystal Lake Publishing), We're Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2022 (Neon Hemlock Press), DREAD (Cemetery Dance Publications), SoulScream Antholozine (Seamus & Nunzio Productions), and in other magazines and anthologies. She serves as the editor-in-chief of PsychoToxin PINK, the feminist horror imprint of PsychoToxin Press, and teaches creative writing classes at SUNY Fredonia.Rebecca lives in Western New York with her husband Joel, their menagerie of pets, and a garden full of demanding plants.Visit rebeccacuthbert.com for publications, events, news, and more. Christopher Ryan has earned recognition and awards as a community journalist, teacher, actor, independent filmmaker, and sketch comedy writer, but mostly he writes fast-paced stories with humor and heart. He has independently published four novels including two Mallory and Gunner supernatural police procedurals getting rebooted in 2024. His short stories have been published in several horror, mystery, crime and pop culture anthologies. Additionally, he's written many tales featuring Alex Simmons' famed Blackjack adventurer. Ryan is also the founder and publisher at Seamus and Nunzio Productions, LLC. Soul Scream Antholozine is his current fiction project, an experiment in form combining horror anthology and magazine elements with a serialized arc threaded throughout the six-volume set celebrating hybrid horror. Rebecca Cuthbert's Creep Like This: How to Become a Horror Writer is his first non-fiction publishing project. Additionally, he serves as the secretary of the Horror Writers Association's New York Chapter and is a member of the Mystery Writers of America. Find him on social media as thischrisryan.

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