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Writing science fiction and fantasyWriting science fiction and fantasy

Writing science fiction and fantasy

Isaac Asimov, Sheila Williams, Jane Yolen, James Patrick Kelly, Poul Anderson, Tina Lee, Connie Willis, Norman Spinrad, Hal Clement, John Barnes, Stanley Schmidt, Gardner R. Dozois, Robert A. Heinlein, Ian Randal Strock

About this book

Twenty essays on writing science fiction and fantasy by leading speculative fiction writers. An enjoyable and informative read. On the Writing of Speculative Fiction - Robert A. Heinlein Living the Future: You Are What You Eat - Gardner Dozois Plotting - Isaac Asimov Dialog - Isaac Asimov You and Your Characters - James Patrick Kelly Seeing Your Way to Better Stories - Stanley Schmidt Turtles All the Way Down - Jane Yolen Learning to Write Comedy or Why It's Impossible and How to Do It - Connie Willis Good Writing is Not Enough - Stanley Schmidt The Creation of Imaginary Worlds: The World Builder's Handbook and Pocket Companion - Poul Anderson The Creation of Imaginary Beings - Hal Clement How to Build a Future - John Barnes Building a Starfaring Age - Norman Spinrad The Ideas That Wouldn't Die - Stanley Schmidt The Mechanics of Submission - Sheila Williams Revisions - Isaac Asimov Writing for Young People - Isaac Asimov New Writers - Isaac Asimov Authors vs. Editors - Stanley Schmidt Market Resources - Ian Randal Strock

Details

Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pages
264
ISBN-13
9780312060039
OL Work ID
OL16500819W

Subjects

Science fictionAuthorshipFantasy fictionfiction authorshipfiction techniquefiction anthologies & collectionsfiction anthologyshort storyshort storiescreative writingspeculative fictionFantasy fiction, authorshipScience fiction, authorship

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