How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy
Orson Scott Card shares his advice on how to break into this field, how to develop fantastic story ideas, and evolve fresh plots.
Orson Scott Card shares his advice on how to break into this field, how to develop fantastic story ideas, and evolve fresh plots.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780898794168 (0898794161)
ASIN: 898794161
Publish date: July 15th 1990
Publisher: Writers Digest Books
Pages no: 176
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Writing,
Reference,
Humanities,
Language,
Science,
Adult,
Art,
Self Help,
Speculative Fiction,
How To
Series: Genre Writing Series
[REVIEWING MY LAST BOOK OF 2014! Can't wait to start my new year of books!] There are so few books that specialize in writing science fiction & fantasy that I try to read the few that exist. I admire OSC's storytelling even if I disagree with his politics, so I tried to set aside his homophobia as...
This is the third "writers on writing" book I've read, and Card's How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy is more grounded and specific than Lamott's Bird by Bird and Bradbury's Zen in the Art of Writing.Card discusses basic science fiction concepts like world building, creating believable characters...
Some good tips, but also some things that are very outdated, and some others that I just didn’t quite agree with. [Sept. 2011]
I read this book sometime back in High School '94-96 I guess. I found it to be helpful and engaging.
Hazy Shade of a Review: I remember reading this after leaving school with a journalism degree, putting a couple years of newspaper writing behind me and realizing I wanted to try something - anything - else. I remember thinking Card's advice sounded like good stuff. Hells if I can remember anything ...
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