Waggoner has written and published novels for both adult and young readers, including Temple of the Dragonslayer and Return of the Sorceress (both for Wizards of the Coast), Dark Ages: Gangrel and Exalted: A Shadow Over Heaven's Eye (both White Wolf), Nekropolis (Five Star), and Defender: Hyperswarm (I-Books).[2] He is also the author of the short story collection All Too Surreal (Prime Books).[2] He has published numerous short stories in the fantasy and horror genres, and his articles on writing have appeared in Writer's Digest, Writers' Journal, New Writer's Magazine, Ohio Writer, Speculations, and Teaching English in the Two-Year College.[2] He has also written the Nekropolis series of urban fantasies and the Ghost Trackers series written in collaboration with Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson of the Ghost Hunters television show. His books for writers include The Art of Writing Genre Fiction, written in collaboration with Michael Knost, and Writing in the Dark, a guide to writing horror and dark fantasy fiction.
Waggoner grew up in the Dayton, Ohio, area.[6] In addition to writing fiction, Waggoner has worked as a newspaper reporter, magazine editor, and copy editor.[2] He has two daughters from a previous marriage.[2]
Ghost Trackers with Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson (2011)
Ghost Town with Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson (2012)
Godfire
Orchard of Dreams (2006)
Heart's Wound (2006)
Lady Ruin
Lady Ruin (2010)
Nekropolis
Nekropolis (2009)
Dead Streets (2010)
Dark War (2011)
The Nekropolis Archives (2012) (Omnibus edition of above novels and the short stories "Disarmed and Dangerous," "The Midnight Watch," and "Zombie Interrupted")
Shadow Watch
Night Terrors (2014)
Dream Stalkers (2014)
Stargate
Stargate SG-1: Valhalla (2009)
Supernatural
Supernatural: Carved in Flesh (2013)
Supernatural: The Roads Not Taken (2013)
Supernatural: Mythmaker (2016)
The Men of Letters Bestiary: Winchester Family Edition (2017)
Supernatural: Children of Anubis (2019)
Books on Writing
The Art of Writing Genre Fiction (2018), with Michael Knost
Writing in the Dark (2020)
Writing in the Dark: The Workbook (2022)
Collections
All Too Surreal (2002)
Broken Shadows (2009)
Bone Whispers (2013)
Cemetery Dance Select: Tim Waggoner (2017)
Dark And Distant Voices (2017)
Love, Death, and Madness (2018)
A Little Aqua Book of Marine Tales (2019)
Short fiction
References
^Thrasher, Don (April 25, 2004). "An exciting new chapter: Area novelist to have a number of his works published in 2004", Dayton Daily News, p. F3.
^ a b c d e f g h i"Tim Waggoner". Archived from the original on June 24, 2009.
^"The Shirley Jackson Awards » 2011 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners". Shirleyjacksonawards.org. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
^"Bram Stoker Award® Winners Announced - Horror Writers Association BlogHorror Writers Association Blog". Horror.org. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
^Templeton, Molly (2021-06-01). "Announcing the 2020 Bram Stoker Awards Winners". Tor.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
^ a bShort, Sharon (March 24, 2013). "Local author Waggoner: Writing was in his script". Dayton Daily News. p. D4.
^"The Spooky Six with Willow Croft and Tim Waggoner - The Horror Tree". horrortree.com. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
^Waggoner, Tim (October 19, 2021). Halloween Kills : the official movie novelization. Titan Books. ISBN 978-1789096019.