Review: Writing in the Dark by Tim Waggoner

 

Disclaimer: I received a copy of Writing in the Dark from author Tim Waggoner for review purposes. All opinions are my own.

I am a wannabe writer who has not put pen to paper to craft a story in over a decade. When I first learned that Tim Waggoner was about to release a writing textbook, I knew I needed to get my hands on a copy of it. 

Reading Writing in the Dark feels as if I'm getting a self-paced one-on-one horror writing class from Mr. Waggoner. The lessons are concise, to the point, and entertaining. The exercises at the end of the chapters reinforce what was covered in the chapter in ways that make you take a deeper look at your own writing, as well as reading the writing of other authors you may emulate. I also enjoyed the advice of a who's who of modern age horror writing. 

Mr. Waggoner was kind enough to give me a copy to review, but I will be buying a physical copy to annotate and keep with my other writing reference books. I have the feeling this book will be used more than most on my shelf.

5/5 Stars