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9780898796001

The Craft of Writing Science Fiction That Sells

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  • ISBN13:

    9780898796001

  • ISBN10:

    0898796008

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1994-02-01
  • Publisher: Writers Digest Books
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Summary

Bestselling novelist and former editor of Analog Science Fact/Science Fiction and Omni Ben Bova teaches science fiction writers not only how to create and run a universe, but also how to write by the rules that will get a book published.

Table of Contents

How to Get Out of the Slushpilep. 1
Science Fictionp. 6
Character: Theoryp. 12
"Fifteen Miles": A Complete Short Storyp. 21
Character: Practicep. 34
Background: Theoryp. 41
"Sepulcher": A Complete Short Storyp. 52
Background: Practicep. 72
Conflict: Theoryp. 79
"Crisis of the Month": A Complete Short Storyp. 88
Conflict: Practicep. 99
Plot: Theoryp. 104
"The Shining Ones": A Complete Short Storyp. 115
Plot: Practicep. 141
Think Before You Write: Preparing for the Novelp. 148
The Long Siege: Writing the Novelp. 163
Into the Cold, Cruel World: Marketing Your Fictionp. 182
The Thematic Novelp. 198
Ideas, Style and Inspirationp. 205
Bibliographyp. 216
Indexp. 217
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