Books, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Writing

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Orson Scott Card
How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy
by Writers Digest Books (Paperback)

Finally, Orson Scott Card's Hugo award-winning classic on the art and craft of writing science fiction and fantasy is available in paperback! Card provides invaluable advice for every science fiction and fantasy writer interested in constructing stories about people, worlds and events that stretch the boundaries of the possible...and the magical. They'll learn: * what is and isn't science fiction and fantasy, and where their story fits in the mix * how to build, populate, and dramatize a credible, inviting world readers will want to explore * how to use the MICE quotient--milieu, idea, character and event--to structure a successful story * where the markets are, how to reach them and get published There's no better source of information for writers working in these genres. This book will help them effectively produce exciting stories that are both fascinating and market-ready.

John Ruszkiewicz, Daniel Seward, Maxine Hairston
SF Writer (with MyCompLab NEW with E-Book Student Access Code Card) (4th Edition)
by Prentice Hall (Spiral-bound)

For courses in Freshman Composition. SF Writer, Third Edition, offers the best coverage of argument and visual rhetoric in a brief handbook. The style is energetic and witty, the advice fresh and contemporary, the design ground-breaking. More than any other handbook, SF Writer now focuses on argument. This is the handbook that reflects where the field is going, and what is important to today's students.

Writers Digest
The Writer’s Complete Fantasy Reference
by Writers Digest Books (Paperback)

Featuring an introduction by Terry Brooks, The Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference is an A to Z coverage of the realm of the fantastic.

Stephen Gillett, Ben Bova
World Building (Science Fiction Writing)
by Writer's Digest Books (Paperback)

Bert Hitchcock, Margaret Kouidis
American Short Stories (8th Edition)
by Longman (Paperback)

/*JN447, 0-321-08056-4, Hitchcock, Bert; Current-Garcia; Kouidis, Virginia M., American Short Stories, Seventh Edition*/ With its historical thrust, chronological organization, and attention to "classic" works, American Short Stories offers a discriminating collection of both canonical and recent stories in a brief anthology made all the more flexible by its streamlined apparatus. Enriched Selection of Stories and Authors: more contemporary authors and an increased representation of ethnically diverse writers, with two stories per major author. The introductions of the five time periods clarify the two-hundred year history of the American short story, its developing forms, and enduring themes. Head notes introduce each writer. New author quotes, commentary, and biographical information help readers place the authors in relation to his/her time period, in relation to other writers, and to American literature in general. For anyone interested in fiction or American literature.

Crawford Kilian
Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy (Self-Counsel Writing)
by Self-Counsel Press (Paperback)

- Learn how to get the science and the magic right - Develop believable fantasy worlds - Challenge your readers’ imagination - Written by a successful novelist

The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy, Vol. 2: The Opus Magus
by Dragon Moon Press (Paperback) (Release Date: 2007-10-01)

Dragon Moon Press follows its highly successful title, The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy, with a second volume of advice, examples, and resources dedicated to helping you create your own epic fantasy adventure. Featuring the writing talents of... Campbell and Compton Crook Winner Wen Spencer, 2003 EPPIE Award Winner Jeanine Berry , 2002 EPPIE Nominated Tony Ruggiero, 1999 Blue Boa Award Winner Kim Headlee, Will McDermott, Michael R. Mennenga, Bob Nailor, Tina Morgan, Valerie Griswold-Ford And introducing... 2004 Golden Heart Finalist Julianne Goodman, Evo Terra, Erik Amundsen, Lai Zhao ...with illustrations by Anne Moya and an introduction from Holly Lisle. Get ready to take your work to a whole new level, and embark on a writer's adventure with The Fantasy Writer's Companion at your side!

Terry Brooks
Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life
by Del Rey (Paperback) (Release Date: 2004-02-03)

Diana Pavlac Glyer
The Company They Keep: C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien as Writers in Community
by Kent State University Press (Hardcover)

C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien were members of a writing group known as the Inklings, a group that also included novelist Charles Williams, historian Warren Lewis, and philosopher Owen Barfield. In this groundbreaking book, Diana Glyer invites readers into the heart of their meetings, showing how encouragement, criticism, and collaboration changed The Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia, and dozens of other important works. While this book is a must for those who read Lewis or Tolkien, it will also appeal to those who are interested in the writing process, small-group interaction, the nature of creativity, and the various ways that artists challenge, correct, and encourage one another as they work together in community.

Analog and Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine
Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy
by St. Martin's Griffin (Paperback)

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.

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