Writing Sci-Fi, Fantasy, & Horror For Dummies

Writing Sci-Fi, Fantasy, & Horror For Dummies
Ryan G Van Cleave, Rick Dakan
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5 May 2022 US
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9781119839095
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Take your shot at becoming the next Tolkien, Asimov, or King with this simple roadmap to transforming your fiction into works of artWriting Sci-Fi, Fantasy, & Horror For Dummies is your skeleton key to creating the kind of fiction that grips readers and compels them to keep turning pages (even if it' s well past their bedtime!) You' ll start with the basics of creative writing-including character, plot, and scene-and strategies for creating engaging stories in different forms, such as novels, short stories, scripts, and video games. After that, get beginner-friendly and straightforward advice on worldbuilding, before diving headfirst into genre-specific guidance for science fiction, horror, and fantasy writing. This book also offers: Strategies for editing and revising your next work to get it into tip-top shape for your audienceWays to seek out second opinions from editors, experts, and even sensitivity readersTechniques for marketing and publication, working with agents, and advice for writers going the self-publishing routeThe perfect beginner' s guide for aspiring writers with an interest in horror, fantasy, or science fiction, Writing Sci-Fi, Fantasy, & Horror For Dummies is the first and last resource you need before you start building your next story about faraway lands, aliens, and fantastic adventures.
Rick Dakan and Ryan G. Van Cleave, PhD are professors at the prestigious Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida, where they teach such courses as Writing Science Fiction, Writing for Video Games, and Writing for Shared Worlds. Both of them have ended a D&D campaign with a single well-placed fireball.
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ISBN-13: 9781119839095
Published: 5 May 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Format: Paperback
Height: 233mm
Width: 185mm
Spine: 28mm
Weight: 544g
Pages: 432

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