Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy

Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy

by Jane Yolen, Norman Spinrad, James Patrick Kelly, Gardner Dozois, John Barnes, Poul Anderson, Connie Willis, Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, Hal Clement

Tytuł oryginalny
Atomic Habits
Język oryginału
Angielski
Liczba stron
320
Wydawnictwo
Avery

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Do you dream of -Crossing the galaxies? Living in the far future?Entertaining millions with your imagination?This book can help make those dreams come true!Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy brings you expert advice on how to craft and market tales of the fantastic. Award-winning writers such as John Barnes, James Patrick Kelly, Norman Spinrad, Connie Willis, and Jane Yolen reveal some of their secrets of crafting believable stories, while Grand Masters Isaac Asimov and Robert A. Heinlein provide timeless advice for beginners and veterans alike. The editors also provide valuable insights into the process by which stories get published and they offer helpful hints on getting your story out of the slush pile and into print. Contents Seeing Your Way to Better Stories • essay by Stanley SchmidtYou and Your Characters • essay by James Patrick KellyLiving the Future: You Are What You Eat • (1976) • essay by Gardner DozoisDialog • [Asimov's Editorials] • (1985) • essay by Isaac AsimovPlotting • [Asimov's Editorials] • (1989) • essay by Isaac AsimovOn the Writing of Speculative Fiction • (1947) • essay by Robert A. HeinleinTurtles All the Way Down • essay by Jane YolenLearning to Write Comedy or Why It's Impossible and How to Do It • essay by Connie WillisGood Writing is Not Enough • essay by Stanley SchmidtThe Creation of Imaginary Worlds: The World Builder's Handbook and Pocket Companion • (1974) • essay by Poul AndersonThe Creation of Imaginary Beings • (1974) • essay by Hal ClementHow to Build a Future • (1990) • essay by John BarnesBuilding a Starfaring Age • essay by Norman SpinradThe Ideas That Wouldn't Die • essay by Stanley SchmidtThe Mechanics of Submission • essay by Sheila WilliamsRevisions • [Asimov's Editorials] • (1982) • essay by Isaac AsimovWriting for Young People • [Asimov's Editorials] • (1986) • essay by Isaac AsimovNew Writers • [Asimov's Editorials] • (1987) • essay by Isaac AsimovAuthors vs. Editors • essay by Stanley SchmidtMarket Listings • essay by Ian Randal Strock

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