Worlds of Wonder: How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Writing for science fiction and fantasy audiences can be the most exciting writing you've ever done. Your readers are curious and want you to take them beyond ""The Fields We Know,"" to help them explore the infinite boundaries of the worlds you create.
Here, science fiction great Orson Scott...
| Author | Terry Brooks |
| ISBN | 0345465512 |
In Sometimes the Magic Works, New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks shares his secrets for creating unusual, memorable fiction. Spanning topics from the importance of daydreaming to the necessity of writing an outline, from the fine art of showing instead of merely telling to creating believable...
| Author | Monica Wood |
| ISBN | 0898799082 |
Description is most powerful when it's visible, aural, tactile. Make your descriptions fresh and they'll move your story forward, imbue your work with atmosphere, create that tang of feeling that editors cry for and readers crave.
Monica Wood helps you squeeze the greatest flavor from the...
| Author | Jessica Page Morrell |
| ISBN | 1582974845 |
Get to Know Your Character's Sinister Side
A truly memorable antagonist is not a one-dimensional super villain bent on world domination for no particular reason. Realistic, credible bad guys create essential story complications, personalize conflict, add immediacy to a story line, and force...
| Author | Serita Stevens |
| ISBN | 0898793718 |
I've carted this reference book to each of the dozen or so places I've lived since college, and I've only used it a few times, but it's one of those books that is so well done that I can't let it go. You can look up poisons by reaction time, symptoms, foods that disguise them, and many other characteristics...
| Author | Raymond Obstfeld |
| ISBN | 0898799732 |
Writing page-turning fiction depends on your ability to create rock-solid, believable scenes. Scenes act as dynamic structures that thrust both your characters and readers forward through conflict, baiting them with goals that may–or may not–be obtained. Writing good scenes makes the difference...
| Author | Isaac Asimov |
| ISBN | 0312089260 |
Do you dream of -
Crossing the galaxies?
Living in the far future?
Entertaining millions with your imagination?
This book can help make those dreams come true!
Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy brings you expert advice on how to craft and market tales...
| Author | J.N. Williamson |
| ISBN | 0898794838 |
How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction isn’t just a “How to” book, but a series of talks from some of the best names in the field. Indeed, think of it as a creative writing course with different lecturers every week and you’ll get more out of this 242 page book than you would from...
| Author | David H. Borcherding |
| ISBN | 1582970262 |
Fantasy writing must be grounded in both truth and life experience if it is to work. It can be as inventive and creative as the writer can make it, a whirlwind of images and plot twists, but it cannot be built on a foundation of air. The world must be identifiable with our own, must offer us a frame of reference...
What Would Your Character Do?
| Author | Eric Maisel |
| ISBN | 1582973725 |
Get Inside Your Character's HeadJust how well do you know your characters?
Test yourself–and your characters–with 30 interactive pop quizzes designed to help you discover exactly what makes your characters tick.
Noted author Eric Maisel draws on his technical knowledge...
| Author | Stanley Schmidt |
| ISBN | 0898797063 |
This is the first volume in a four-volume set put out by Writers Digest Books under the umbrella Science Fiction Writing Series. This entire series is highly recommendable, and you'll probably see the other volumes reviewed here by me in the future. Aliens and Alien Societies features 11 chapters,...
| Author | Stephen L. Gillett |
| ISBN | 0898797071 |
CURRENTLY READING:
Okay, only page 7 and I've already found a big error. The author says that the diameter of the earth is less than one millionth its distance from the sun. In km that's 12,756/149,598,000=0.00008, or less than one TEN-THOUSANDTH.
He then says even the diameter of...
| Author | William Noble |
| ISBN | 0898799074 |
What makes a book a page-turner? How do you grab your readers from the start and hold them through the last sentence? How do you make your plot twist and turn and keep the action moving without losing continuity?You do it by generating drama and developing it using conflict, action and suspense. You make...
Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy (Writing Series)
| Author | Crawford Kilian |
| ISBN | 1551807858 |
Whether you are new to the genre or looking for inspiration, this book provides the tools you need to succeed.
Develop believable fantasy worlds
Challenge your readers’ imaginations
Practical techniques you can apply today
Written by a successful author of...
| Author | Tom Chiarella |
| ISBN | 1884910327 |
Characters need to speak to each other. Tom Chiarella shows you how. Whether it's an argument, a love scene, a powwow among sixth graders or scientists in a lab, this book demonstrates how to write dialogue that sounds authentic and original. You'll learn ways to find ideas for literary discussions...
The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy: Alchemy with Words
| Author | Darin Park |
| ISBN | 1896944094 |
Jeanine Berry, FictionFactor.com, author of Dayspring Dawning and Daysprint Destiny The Complete Guide lives up to its name and goes beyond the ordinary. Written by new and established voices of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Alchemy With Words offers something for writers at all levels. Its sage...
| Author | James N. Frey |
| ISBN | 0312300522 |
Myths, says James N. Frey, are the basis of all storytelling, and their structures and motifs are as powerful for contemporary writers as they were for Homer.
In The Key, novelist and fiction-writing coach Frey applies his popular "Damn Good" approach to Joseph Campbell's insights into the...
The Guide to Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction: 6 Steps to Writing and Publishing Your Bestseller!
| Author | Philip Athans |
| ISBN | 1440501459 |
Science fiction and fantasy is one of the most challenging--and rewarding!--genres in the bookstore. But with New York Times bestselling author Philip Athans and fantasy giant R. A. Salvatore at your side, you’ll create worlds that draw your readers in--and keep them reading!
Just as important,...
Many Genres, One Craft: Lessons in Writing Popular Fiction
| Author | Michael A. Arnzen |
| ISBN | 0938467085 |
In Many Genres, One Craft, award-winning author Michael A. Arnzen and Heidi Ruby Miller gather the voices of today's top genre writers and writing instructors alongside their published students. It fosters the writing process in a way that focuses almost exclusively on writing the novel. Using a...
The Writer's Digest Character Naming Sourcebook
| Author | Sherrilyn Kenyon |
| ISBN | 1582972958 |
The Ultimate Guide to Choosing Character Names
Back in print and better than ever, The Writer's Digest Character Naming Sourcebook has been updated and expanded to help you find character names and their meanings quickly and easily!
This one-of-a-kind resource was specifically...
Featuring speculative fiction-writing exercises from Harlan Ellison (R), Piers Anthony, Ramsey Campbell, Jack Ketchum, screenwriters of The Twilight Zone and Star Trek: The Next Generation, and many more.
The fifth volume in the acclaimed Now Write! writing-guide series offers a...
