Websites
Horror Writers Association, Ohio Chapter
Dark Markets-Resource for Horror Writers
Books
General
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, Stephen King
The First Five Pages: A Writer’s Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile, Noah Lukeman
Writing the Breakout Novel, Donald Maass
GMC: Goal, Motivation and Conflict: The Building Blocks of Good Fiction, Debra Dixon
Manuscript Makeover: Revision Techniques No Fiction Writer Can Afford to Ignore, Elizabeth Lyon
The Fire in Fiction: Passion, Purpose and Techniques to Make Your Novel Great, Donald Maass
Write to Market: Deliver a Book that Sells, Chris Fox
Plot
The Writer’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers, Christopher Vogler
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish, James Scott Bell
Plot Versus Character: A Balanced Approach to Writing Great Fiction, Jeff Gerke
Character
Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints, Nancy Kress
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Expression, Angela Ackerman, Becca Puglisis
Bullies, Bastards and Bitches: How to Write the Bad Guys of Fiction, Jessica Page Morrell
Short Stories
The Art & Craft of the Short Story, Rick DeMarinis
Writing Dark Stories: How to Write Horror and Other Disturbing Short Stories, Rayne Hall
How to Improve Your Speculative Fiction Openings, Robert Qualkinbush, Andrew Burt
Other
It’s Alive: Bringing Your Nightmares to Life, Joe Mynhardt (Editor), Eugene Johnson (Editor)
Writers Workshop of Horror, Michael Knost
Dialogue: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Effective Dialogue, Gloria Kempton
How to Write Dazzling Dialogue: The Fastest Way to Improve Any Manuscript, James Scott Bell
Writing Dialogue, Tom Chiarella
Description, Monica Wood