How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy
Learn to write science fiction and fantasy from a master
You've always dreamed of writing science fiction and fantasy tales that pull readers into extraordinary new worlds and fantastic conflicts. Best-selling author Orson Scott Card shows you how it's done, distilling years of writing experience and publishing success into concise, no-nonsense advice. You'll learn how to:
- utilize story elements that define the science fiction and fantasy genres
- build, populate, and dramatize a credible, inviting world your readers will want to explore
- develop the "rules" of time, space and magic that affect your world and its inhabitants
- construct a compelling story by developing ideas, characters, and events that keep readers turning pages
- find the markets for speculative fiction, reach them, and get published
- submit queries, write cover letters, find an agent, and live the life of a writer
The boundaries of your imagination are infinite. Explore them with Orson Scott Card and create fiction that casts a spell over agents, publishers, and readers from every world.
ISBN/UPC:
9781582971032
Product:
Book, Paperback
Title:
How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy
Contributors
- Author: Orson Scott Card
Publisher:
Writer's Digest Books, 2001
Pages:
140
Languages:
English
Categories
Specification:
8.9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches, 0.4 pounds
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