How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy FROM OUR EDITORS
From one of the all-time bestselling authors of science fiction and fantasy writing comes an excellent resource for beginners or pros. How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy by Orson Scott Card covers topics such as the creation of worlds and alien societies and the use and rules of magic, topics specific to the genre. Learn creative science fiction and fantasy writing from one of the masters.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
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 Card shares his expertise in these genres. You'll learn: What is and isn't science fiction and fantasy, and by whose standards -- and where your work fits in.How to build, populate, and dramatize a credible, inviting world your readers will want to explore.How to use the MICE quotient -- milieu, idea, character, event -- to structure a successful story.Where the markets are and how to reach them to get published.The knowledge and skills you gain through this book will help you effectively lead your readers into the strangeness you create -- one tantalizing step at a time.
SYNOPSIS
Enter the phenomenal genre of sci-fi and fantasy. First, you'll discover how to build, populate and dramatize tantalizing and credible new worlds. Then, you'll learn how to use milieu, idea, character, event --MICE-- to structure a successful story.
FROM THE CRITICS
School Library Journal
YA-- Card does not discuss how to write in general, e.g., plotting, style, dialogue, point of view, or characterization, but instead covers creative writing as it relates to the science fiction/fantasy genre. He includes such diverse topics as inventing a world, creating alien societies, the rules of magic, etc. This well-written volume is an excellent resource for beginning writers or a refresher for those already on their journeys to other worlds and other stars.
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