Fantasy and Science Fiction are popular genres, especially with the success of the Harry Potter books and writers such as Tolkien, Stephen King, Ursula LeGuin, and Arthur C. Clarke. Lisa Tuttle begins by looking at the many different kinds of novels covered by these genres. The book then moves on to look at ideas, world-building, language, structure, short stories, writing for children and finding an agent. The book examines the co-authoring process and contains examples of correspondence between authors, charting the development of a story. It also provides authors with a real insight into how publishers work and contains illuminating interviews with editors.
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'A delight to read...From beginning to end the advice given by Sarah LeFanu is creative and useful.' suite101.com (March 2011)
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Lisa Tuttle taught a science fiction course at the City Lit College, part of London University, and has tutored on the Arvon courses. She was residential tutor at the Clarion SF writing workshop in Seattle, USA. She has published six novels and two short story collections. Many of her books have been translated into French & German editions. Her first book Windhaven - co-authored with George R. R. Martin - is due to be re-released by Orion in 2001.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not bad for the price...,
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This review is from: Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction (Writing Handbooks) (Paperback)
I purchased this book on the recommendation of George R. R. Martin.
I thoroughly enjoyed his Song of Ice and Fire series (so far) and the author of this book is a former student of his, so I thought it was going to be golden. My expectations were somewhat lofty. The bottom line: if you want some good hints and general information, get this book. It has plenty for the price Amazon is asking. Don't expect this book to make you a top-notch writer though. No book can. As a previous reviewer stated: practice, practice, practice.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Tips from Tuttle,
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This review is from: Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction (Writing Handbooks) (Paperback)
This is a well thought out and interesting introduction both to the craft of writing and the subject of fantasy and science fiction. The emphasis is away from so called " hard " sf and more towards what I call more imaginative or " impossible" fantasy writing. The book has been updated to include recent developments such as writing for the internet and includes more recent writers such as J.K. Rowling.
4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
This book won't make you a great writer,
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This review is from: Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction (Writing Handbooks) (Paperback)
This book is far to general and abstract to make you a great writer. Something I liked about the book was the examples of how different writers used specific "devices" in their writing. I also liked the Q&A with publishers at the end.
Sadly though, the bulk of the book can be summarized as: Read a lot to keep up with the field and Write a lot to get practice.
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