Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction by Orson Scott Card

Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction by Orson Scott Card

This all-in-one comprehensive guide will show you how to write the next great fantasy or science fiction story.

In Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction, master authors offer advice on world building, character creation, and storytelling techniques in speculative fiction.

Combining two Writer's Digest classics, Orson Scott Card's How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy and The Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference, along with two new selections from award-winning science fiction and fantasy authors Philip Athans and Jay Lake, this book provides the best of all worlds. You'll discover-

. How to build, populate, and dramatize fantastic new worlds.
. How to develop dynamic and meaningful themes that will expand the cannon of sci-fi and fantasy storytelling.
. Exciting subgenres such as steampunk, as well as new developments in the sci-fi and fantasy genres.
. How to imbue your tales with historically accurate information about world cultures, legends, folklore, and religions.
. Detailed descriptions of magic rituals, fantastic weapons of war, clothing and armor, and otherworldly beasts such as orcs, giants, elves, and more.
. How societies, villages, and castles were constructed and operated on a day-to-day basis.
. Astounding methods of interstellar travel, the rules of starflight, and the realities and myths of scientific exploration.
. How to generate new ideas and graft them to the most popular themes and plot devices in sci-fi and fantasy writing.

To create credible and thrilling fiction, you must ground your stories in rules, facts, and accurate ideas. Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction will guide you through the complex and compelling universe of fantasy and science fiction writing and help you create stories for the next generation of readers and fans.

JAY LAKE is an artist who lives and works in Portland, Oregon, near an 11,000-foot volcano. He has almost 200 short stories, four collections, and a chapbook to his credit, as well as novels from Tor Books, Night Shade Books, and Fairwood Press. Lake is also the co-editor of Wheatland Press's critically acclaimed Polyphony anthology series with Deborah Layne. Lake got the John W. Wooden Award in 2004. The Campbell Award for Best New Writer is given to the best new writer. He's also been nominated for a Hugo Award for short fiction and three World Fantasy Awards for editing.

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ISBN 13	9781599631400
ISBN 10	1599631407
Title	Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction
Author	Orson Scott Card
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	F&W Publications Inc
Year published	2013-09-30
Number of pages	416
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