"This book cannot be recommended enough. It is a breath of fresh air from one of the up-and-coming voices in the (horror) community." - Joshua Gage, Cemetery Dance Online "Cuthbert has done something no one else has, created a book ... that is all about the 'everything else' that goes with being a writer." — JG Faherty, Horror Writers Association Mentorship Program Manager, author, Ragman, Songs in the Key of Death, and The Wakening "An essential guide for the aspiring horror writer." - D. M. Guay, author of the 24/7 Demon Mart book series "Dripping with big sister energy. Cuthbert lays out an easy-to-execute guide for any writer. I wish I had this three years ago." - Roxie Voorhees, author, The Longest Thirst So, you've written some stories but aren't sure what to do next. This is the book for you. Rebecca Cuthbert's Creep This Way How to Become a Horror Writer is a fun, fast, and pressure-free guide to the business of boo. In a voice that sounds like a great friend, Cuthbert offers clear advice you can immediately apply to your writing aspirations. Creep This Way answers many questions about what else is involved in becoming a horror writer and succeeding as a professional author, including how on YourselfFind Your TribeBelieve Beyond the DoubtsSubmissions OpportunitiesEmbrace RejectionsBe Grateful, Not SatisfiedWatch Your SpendingGo After Book ReviewsAnd much more. Here are the steps you want to take after the story is written. Right now, Cuthbert is doing what you want to do, using what's in this book to get published and earn her place in the horror community. Now, you. BONUS! Want even more help? Check out these from Rebecca's
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Rebecca Cuthbert is a speculative, slipstream, and dark fiction and poetry writer living in Western New York. She loves ghost stories, folklore, witchy women, and anything that involves nature getting revenge. Her debut poetry collection, In Memory of Exoskeletons, is out now with Alien Buddha Press. Her story “The Quilting Circle of Bygone Gardens” will be part of Soul Scream Antholozine (Seamus & Nunzio Productions, 2023), and her sonnet “No Rest Nor Relief For You With Me Dead” will be included in Shakespeare Unleashed (Monstrous Books and Crystal Lake Publishing, 2023). Her poem “Still Love” was published in Nocturne Magazine and nominated for a Pushcart Prize (2022). A flash piece, “Dare You,” is part of Diet Milk Magazine’s “In the Bleak Midwinter” Gothic Advent Calendar. She is an Affiliate Member of the Horror Writers Association. For publications and more, visit rebeccacuthbert.com
