Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction: How to Create Out-of-This-World Novels and Short Stories
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Do you envision celestial cities in distant, fantastic worlds? Do you dream of mythical beasts and gallant quests in exotic kingdoms? If you have ever wanted to write the next great fantasy or science fiction story, this all-in-one comprehensive book will show you how. Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction is full of advice from master authors offering definitive instructions on world building, character creation, and storytelling in the many styles and possibilities available to writers of speculative fiction. Combining two Writer's Digest classics, Orson Scott Card's How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy and The Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference , along with two new selections from award-winning science fiction and fantasy authors Philip Athans and Jay Lake, this new book provides the best of all worlds. You'll discover: How to build, populate, and dramatize fantastic new worlds. How to develop dynamic and meaningful themes that will expand the cannon of sci-fi and fantasy storytelling. Exciting subgenres such as steampunk, as well as new developments in the sci-fi and fantasy genres. How to imbue your tales with historically accurate information about world cultures, legends, folklore, and religions. Detailed descriptions of magic rituals, fantastic weapons of war, clothing and armor, and otherworldly beasts such as orcs, giants, elves, and more. How societies, villages, and castles were constructed and operate on a day-to-day basis. Astounding methods of interstellar travel, the rules of starflight, and the realities and myths of scientific exploration. How to generate new ideas and graft them to the most popular themes and plot devices in sci-fi and fantasy writing. The boundaries of your imagination are infinite, but to create credible and thrilling fiction, you must ground your stories in rules, facts, and accurate ideas. Writing Fantasy & Review: Great Book - This book is so full of detail, and if you are a writer which is looking for so help, then look no further. Enjoy the journey Review: Great advice and good review of the genre - This book will be of interest if you want to write more compelling sci fi and fantasy or if you’re just interested in the field. It has both advice, writing tips, and essays on the state of the field. In contrast to other books, this one excels in its explanations, particularly the fact that they’re backed up with examples to hammer points home If you found this review useful in any way I’d be super grateful if you clicked the “helpful” button below to let me know :)
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| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 300 Reviews |
G**N
Great Book
This book is so full of detail, and if you are a writer which is looking for so help, then look no further. Enjoy the journey
D**H
Great advice and good review of the genre
This book will be of interest if you want to write more compelling sci fi and fantasy or if you’re just interested in the field. It has both advice, writing tips, and essays on the state of the field. In contrast to other books, this one excels in its explanations, particularly the fact that they’re backed up with examples to hammer points home If you found this review useful in any way I’d be super grateful if you clicked the “helpful” button below to let me know :)
P**N
All good, recommend
All good, recommend
P**E
great book
I bought this book for my son in law to be who is a budding writer. He says it's great,so I am pleased he has found it useful.
L**N
Five Stars
Brilliant book, highly recommended for any creative witter!
V**Y
comprehensive
Recommended for those entering the world of writing fantasy. It gives quite an insight into the right approach for successful writing
D**W
Disappointing rehash of two old books squashed together, tiny print, nothing new, disappointing
I wish I’d read the reviews more thoroughly before purchasing this title because it’s a great disappointment and some eagle-eyed reviewers had already spotted the problem with this book. I was very excited to see a new book on this subject so I couldn't wait to add it to my collection but it’s basically two earlier books now published as one: How to write science fiction and fantasy by Orson Scott Card (1991) and The Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference (2000) published by Writer's Digest. The only changes are that one chapter has been omitted from one book and there are a couple of new chapters in the middle to briefly cover fantasy and science fiction changes since the original books were published. Other than this the text is identical. And as I already own the original two books, this book adds nothing to my library. Plus because they’ve pushed two books into the space of one, the print is tiny and it’s not a pleasant reading experience. And I feel a bit like this is a very sneaky attempt to make money off the unsuspecting as there is nothing in the copyright pages or anywhere else that I can see to say that this is a reprint of old material. Most copyright pages flag when material has been previously published and I’m not sure why Writer’s Digest omitted this information. I’m hoping it was an oversight. Because the quality of the content is still good some twenty to thirty years after first publication I can’t give this less than three stars but because I’m annoyed at having bought something I already own I can’t give it more than three.
J**Y
It helped me a lot
I liked everything
C**N
Magnifico libro, un imprescindible
Un imprescindible, libro completisimo y si el inglés no es un inconveniente lo recomiendo totalmente
H**E
Unique in approach and helpful.
Excellent book, enjoying the information and advice.
T**S
Excellent for new writers
Very good information and tips
M**R
Awesome…!
Awesome Ideas…!
S**G
Was a gift but told it was brilliant and very informative.
The book was excellent apparently - bought as a gift
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