02289cam a2200385 a 4500 25159 25159 47637191 MeVbMML 20190502000225.0 021107s2001 ohu b 001 0 eng c 158297103X 9781582971032 (OCoLC)47637191 (OCoLC)51249406 nmt pcc 808.3876 21 808.3876 .C178h Card, Orson Scott 3310 How to write science fiction & fantasy / Orson Scott Card How to write science fiction and fantasy 1st pbk. ed Cincinnati, Ohio : Writer's Digest Books, 2001 140 p. ; 23 cm Includes bibliographical references and index Infinite boundary -- World creation -- Writing well -- Life and business of writing -- Index You'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 cat ame card pcc 20021107 rlm UPB Hugo Award (Best non-fiction book), 1991 Science fiction Authorship 3311 Science fiction Technique 3312 Fantasy literature Authorship 3313 Fantasy literature Technique 3314 Creative writing 1132 .b43079878 ddc BOOK ddc 0 0 ABELJ ABELJ NF 2017-10-24 1 3 808.38 CARD 37166 2024-04-05 2024-01-06 2017-10-24 BOOK