How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy

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$18.99 US
On sale Sep 15, 2001 | 144 Pages | 9781582971032

Learn to write science fiction and fantasy from a master

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:

   • utilize 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.

Orson Scott Card is the first writer to be awarded both the Hugo and the Nebula in two consecutive years for science fiction novels. He is thus far the recipient of four Hugo Awards, two Nebula Awards, one World Fantasy Award, and four Locus Awards, among others. Also, a dozen of his plays have been produced in regional theatre, his novel Saints has been an underground hit for several years, and he has written hundreds of audio plays and a dozen scripts for animated video plays for the family market. He is the author of two books on writing: Character and Viewpoint and How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy. Card has conducted writing courses at several universities and a number of renowned workshops. In addition, Card is a partner in Fresco Pictures, a movie production company. He lives in Greensboro, North Carolina, with his family. View titles by Orson Scott Card

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Learn to write science fiction and fantasy from a master

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:

   • utilize 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.

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Orson Scott Card is the first writer to be awarded both the Hugo and the Nebula in two consecutive years for science fiction novels. He is thus far the recipient of four Hugo Awards, two Nebula Awards, one World Fantasy Award, and four Locus Awards, among others. Also, a dozen of his plays have been produced in regional theatre, his novel Saints has been an underground hit for several years, and he has written hundreds of audio plays and a dozen scripts for animated video plays for the family market. He is the author of two books on writing: Character and Viewpoint and How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy. Card has conducted writing courses at several universities and a number of renowned workshops. In addition, Card is a partner in Fresco Pictures, a movie production company. He lives in Greensboro, North Carolina, with his family. View titles by Orson Scott Card

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