Bargain @ 99 cents (regularly $4.99) for today only (Nov 20th) as Weightless Books' weekly 1-day pick (DRM-free choice of ePub/Mobi/PDF, available worldwide):
To Each Their Darkness by multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning horror author Gary A. Braunbeck (
ISFDB,
Wikipedia), his part-memoir analytical non-fiction advice guide on storytelling for aspiring writers with particular emphasis on the ins and outs of suspense/horror writing as well as general story building tips.
This won the 2010 Stoker for Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction, according to ISFDB (Weightless' blurb just claims a nomination, though it might have been put up before the winners were announced).
Explore the world of writing horror from a Bram Stoker and International Horror Guild award-winning author’s point of view. Gary Braunbeck uses film, fiction and life experience to elucidate the finer points of storytelling, both in and out of genre. This part-autobiographical, always analytical book looks at how stories develop and what makes them work–or not work–when they’re told.
Be warned: reality is as brutal as fiction. Rob Zombie, police shootings, William Goldman and human misery are all teachers to the horror neophyte, and Braunbeck uses their lessons to make To Each Their Darkness a whirlwind of horror and hope for the aspiring writer.