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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 808 EAN: 9781582971032 ISBN: 158297103X Label: Writers Digest Books Manufacturer: Writers Digest Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 140 Publication Date: September 15, 2001 Publisher: Writers Digest Books Studio: Writers Digest Books Editorial Review: Book Description: 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. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - It's OK but not worth the moneyI received this book and was very excited to learn things that my writing has been missing. After reading this book I realized that this is not where I will find the answers. The basics of the information is OK, but I agree with what a previous reviewer said having never had any formal writing training outside of highschool english class myself that what we have here is basically just the common sence basics. It's OK for a refresher course for those who haven't done any writing since school, but ... Read More Rating: - Extremely GoodWell written, with lots of great insights and real confidence builder. Card also give a lot of resources for further study. At one point (from memory) he says that you must simultaneously believe that the story you are working on today is the greatest story ever written ... so that you have the confidence to move forward. And that the current story you are working on is drivel (my word), so you can take the criticisms and rejection and move on. The advice he gives on how to query magazines ... Read More Rating: - Good coverage of the SubjectWhen you come down to the nuts and bolts all how to write books present the same or similer information as each other. The only difference is the presentation style of the writer and possibly the empasis of some particular aspects over others. I found this book to be the right book at the right time for me. Some areas like the treatment of reader expectations was new (at least to me). Other points where presented well. A lot of the examples are based on personal expirence, and why ... Read More Rating: - Don't buy this bookHonestly, buying and reading the book isn't worth the money or effort. By all means, buy this book if you: - want to hear accounts of the author's problems related to writing - want to see his obviously opinion-based views of the publishing aspects of SF&F writing - want to be reminded of the obvious topics that you should know already [as an aspiring writer] Overall, the book gives more out-of-date examples and opinion-based reasoning than it's worth. Throughout the ... Read More Rating:  - Short, sweet, to the pointThis is an awesome little book that delves into the basics of writing speculative fiction from world building to publishing to dealing with family members who don't understand your need to write. I read one Amazon reviewer who didn't care for this book because everything in it is intuitive. Yes, most of what's in here makes perfect sense in a "Well, duh!" kind of way, but sometimes intuitive things need to be spelled out clearly. You may kind of know something at the back of your brain, but unless you can bring ... Read More |
