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Guide To Writing Fantasy And Science Fiction: 6 Steps To Writing And Publishing Your Bestseller! (2010)

by Philip Athans(Favorite Author)

3.93 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1282241702 (ISBN13: 9781282241701)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Adams Media Corporation

review 1: I actually wanted Writing Monsters by Athans but my library didn't have so I made due with this one. I don't read a lot of Science Fiction and/or Fantasy. However, the titles I have read, I have greatly appreciated it. Also, because of that, I was afraid that this book was going to be boring.Thank goodness, I was wrong!I actually kind of love this book. Philip Athans' The Guide to Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction: 6 Steps to Writing and Publishing Your Bestseller! is a very practical guide to all things Sci-Fi Fantasy. Athans did a great job with distinguishing between Science Fiction and Fantasy. Then, further breaking Science Fiction into sub-catergories. Athans also explains different types of writing, like novelizations or tie ins. He also give practical advice on t... morehe realities of being writer. Mainly, write because you love it, not because you want to be wealthy. As a bonus, famous Sci-Fi author R.A. Salvatore put his never published short story, Hugo Mann's Perfect Soul and writes his feelings about it after 20 years since he wrote it.I found The Guide to Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction endlessly fascinating. I was greatly surprised that I did. It made me think, and I write this in the most respectful and lovingly way, that I am a closeted Sci-Fi Fantasy nerd. Athans definitely made me want to explore more aspects of this genre more.
review 2: Huh. I thought I reviewed this at the time I finished it? Apparently not.This book is very, very helpful. While there are tons of writing guides and reference books out there, there aren't many that focus specifically on one genre. This book's focus on fantasy and sci-fi was very helpful in getting me to think about aspects of my novel-that-will-never-be-written that other writing guides don't cover. less

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