Veterans in Horror Spotlight 2023: Michael Knost
Michael Knost Biography
Michael Knost is a two-time winner of the Bram Stoker Award® and served in the United States Marine Corps during the mid-1980s. He was the recipient of the Horror Writers Association’s Silver Hammer Award in 2015 for his work as the organization’s mentorship chair. A former HWA trustee, Michael currently serves as the organization’s treasurer and was recognized as the 2021 Mentor of the Year. He also received the prestigious J.U.G. (Just Uncommonly Good) Award from West Virginia Writer’s Inc. His novel Return of the Mothman has recently been filmed as a movie adaption. Michael has taught writing classes and workshops at several colleges, conventions, online, and currently resides in Chapmanville, West Virginia with his wife, daughter, and a zombie goldfish.
Book Recommendation: The Art of Writing Genre Fiction
Michael Knost has focused a great deal of attention on guiding up-and-coming writers who are seeking to better their craft with advice and resources.
His Writers Workshop of Horror focuses solely on honing the craft of writing. It includes solidadvice from professionals of every publishing level on how to improve one’s writing skills. The anthology includes contributions from a dream-team of renowned authors and storytellers likeClive Barker, Joe R. Lansdale, F. Paul Wilson, Ramsey Campbell, and many more. “A veritable treasure trove of information for aspiring writers—straight from the mouths of today’s top horror scribes!” – Rue Morgue Magazine. “Packing more knowledge and sound advice than four years’ worth of college courses . . . It’s focused on the root of your evil, the writing itself.” – Fangoria Magazine.
Writers Workshop of Horror 2 explores issues and elements of writing dark fiction that was not covered in the first volume. From bestselling authors like Stephen King, Anne Rice, and R. L. Stine, to up-and-coming writers just making their mark, this anthology is chock-full of advice and information writers of any level will find valuable and useful.
The Art of Writing Genre Fiction is a collection of writing articles by Bram Stoker Award®-winners Michael Knost and Tim Waggoner. Each essay offers sage advice for writers working in any genre. Topics covered include Decreasing the Learning Curve, Showing and Telling, Writing Fiction for Anthologies, Writing with an Emotional Core, Creating Great Characters, Working with Agents, Networking, and many more!
