Look!
There!
Up on the floor!
Is it a throw! Yes!
Is it a book! Oh yes!
Then it's Throwbook Thursdays!
So there you go, no more explanation is needed. Except to say, here's the first book on the list, perhaps the most-read book in my collection (I think I musta read it a gazillion times as a teenager).
For £4.99, How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy, and Science Fiction contained more sensible advice than any writing courses, degrees, etc. that I paid for/enrolled in/attended in all my years. Do you want writing advice from Ray Bradbury? You got it! Dean R. Koontz? Absolutely. Ramsey Campbell? Are you kidding? Sure! And so many more.
Any budding SF, Horror, or Fantasy authors should track this down where they can. Like all the Throwbook Thursdays, these books are no longer in print. They are treasures to hunt down where you can, unearth and dust off, and covet. Throwbacks, yes, but when you think so many amazing books are out-of-print, and only remembered by those privileged 80s or 90s readers, then there's a lot of you out there that are missing out.
Each week I'll post another throwbook here and on Bluesky. If you like, comment on Bluesky, and if I can help you track down a copy, even better!
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