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by Analog and Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine (Author) "There are at least two principal ways to write speculative fiction-write about people, or write about gadgets..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews
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This how-to book is divided into four parts: "Storytelling," "Ideas and Foundations," and two sections on mechanics, markets, and dealing with editors. Issac Asimov wades in rather superficially on "Plotting," "Dialog," and "Revisions," but Poul Anderson's almost technical essay on preparing a scientifically valid world couldn't be better, and Hal Clement's piece on peopling such a world is just as good. Norman Spinrad uses the techniques of futurists to model how space colonization could occur and provides graphs for the beginner. The tilt here is toward "hard" science fiction, but Jane Yolen's meditation on fantasy, "Turtles All the Way Down," is lyrical and even moving in its reverence for the past. Connie Willis writes about comedy and Stanley Schmidt, amusingly, about cliches. The market listings are exhaustive, including little magazines you won't find elsewhere. Valuable both for the beginner and the pro.
- John Mort, Kansas City P.L., Mo.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"Some of the more cogent writing on the subject in some time. Highly recommended." ---Booklist

"I think nearly everyone who is serious about writing should get a copy and keep it on hand." ---Scavenger's Newsletter


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Product Details
  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (February 15, 1993)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0312089260
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312089269
  • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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