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Writing sci-fi, fantasy, & horror for dummies  Cover Image Book Book

Writing sci-fi, fantasy, & horror for dummies / by Rick Dakan and Ryan G. Van Cleave, PhD ; foreword by Ann VanderMeer.

Dakan, Rick, (author.). Van Cleave, Ryan G., 1972- (author.). VanderMeer, Ann, (writer of supplementary textual content.).

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  • ISBN: 1119839092
  • ISBN: 9781119839095
  • Physical Description: xviii, 406 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
"Learning made easy"--Cover.
"Published simultaneously in Canada"--Title page verso.
Formatted Contents Note:
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, etc.:
"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.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Main 808.38762 D149w (Text) 31307025171754 Non Fiction Checked out 07/16/2025


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