02138cam a2200337 a 450000100090000000300080000900500170001700800410003402000150007502000180009003500370010804000080014504200080015308200170016110000220017824500630020024600450026325000160030826000530032430000200037750400500039750500970044752010160054458300420156058600450160265000320164765000310167965000350171065000340174565000210177947637191MeVbMML20190502000225.0021107s2001    ohu      b    001 0 eng c  a158297103X  a9781582971032  a(OCoLC)47637191z(OCoLC)51249406  cnmt  apcc04a808.38762211 aCard, Orson Scott10aHow to write science fiction & fantasy /cOrson Scott Card3 aHow to write science fiction and fantasy  a1st pbk. ed  aCincinnati, Ohio :bWriter's Digest Books,c2001  a140 p. ;c23 cm  aIncludes bibliographical references and index2 aInfinite boundary -- World creation -- Writing well -- Life and business of writing -- Index  aYou've always dreamed of writing science fiction and fantasy -- tales that pull readers into extraordinary new worlds and fantastic conflicts. Best-selling author Orson Scott Card shows you how it's done, distilling years of writing experience and publishing success into concise, no-nonsense advice. You'll learn how to: wield story elements that "define" the science fiction and fantasy genres; build, populate and dramatize a credible, inviting world your readers will want to explore; develop the "rules" of time, space and magic that affect your world and its inhabitants; construct a compelling story by developing ideas, characters and events that keep readers turning pages; find the markets for speculative fiction, reach them and get published; submit queries, write cover letters, find an agent and live the life of a writer. The boundaries of your imagination are infinite. Explore them with Orson Scott Card and create fiction that casts a spell over agents, publishers and readers from every world  acatbame card pccc20021107krlm5UPB  aHugo Award (Best non-fiction book), 1991 0aScience fictionxAuthorship 0aScience fictionxTechnique 0aFantasy literaturexAuthorship 0aFantasy literaturexTechnique 0aCreative writing