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Title Writing sci-fi, fantasy, & horror for dummies / by Rick Dakan and Ryan G. Van Cleave ; foreword by Ann VanderMeer.
Author Dakan, Rick, author.
Publication Info. Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2022]
©2022
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 Hiawassee  808.3876 DAK    Check Shelves
 South Creek  808.3876 DAK    Check Shelves
Description xviii, 406 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Series --For dummies
Note Includes index.
Contents Introduction -- Part 1: Getting started: the basics of story -- Part 2: Worldbuilding: journey to other worlds -- Part 3: Science fiction: journeys into the future -- Part 4: Fantasy: journeys into the imagination -- Part 5: Horror: journeys into fear -- Part 6: The journey from writing to publication -- Part 7: the part of tens.
Summary "Aspiring writers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror look no further in your quest for a guide to help you transport your audience to faraway lands or alternate timelines. As you envision distant futures and write about new worlds, this handy guide is here to help you improve your technique. You'll find out how to see your work through the eyes of your audience (is that a magic power or a horror plotline?), so you can perfect your characters, build mystery, create conflict and resolution, write realistic space battles--and, of course, get published! Turn your wildest imaginings into captivating prose"--Back cover.
Subject Science fiction -- Authorship.
Fantasy fiction -- Authorship.
Horror tales -- Authorship.
Science fiction -- Technique.
Fantasy fiction -- Technique.
Horror tales -- Technique.
Genre Handbooks and manuals.
Added Author Van Cleave, Ryan G., 1972- author.
VanderMeer, Ann, writer of foreword.
ISBN 1119839092 (paperback)
9781119839095 (paperback) : $24.99