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Scribes of Speculative Fiction - a Collection of Interviews

Author : Christopher DeRose
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781593936334
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (363 download)

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Download or read book Scribes of Speculative Fiction - a Collection of Interviews written by Christopher DeRose and published by . This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Think you know something about speculative fiction? Maybe you wee what these folks have to say... Briane Keene Ben Bova David Brin Bruce Balfour Lois McMaster Bujold Jeanne Cavelos Max Allan Collins Christopher Golden Eduardo Sanchez Gregory Maguire Laurell K. Hamilton Jane Espenson Michael McCarty Orson Scott Card Jerry Pournelle Kristine Kathryn Rusch Sephera Giron Alan Dean Foster Jack Vance Wil McCarthy Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Yvonne Navarro David J. Schow Elaine Cunningham P. N. Elrod Jasper Fforde Joe R.Lansdale Geoffrey A. Landis Mark McLaughlin Eric Van Lustrader Peter S. Beagle Mark McLaughlin Ray Manzarek Piers Anthony Steven Erikson Cristopher DeRose sits down with thirty-five of of the best known names in the world of SpecFic writing and gets the real story. Within these pages, you'll find advice, hints, history, and more than a few surprises. With introduction by Scott Edelman, this collection is a must-have for any aspiring writer or any fan of the world of speculative fiction.

Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction

Author : Orson Scott Card
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1599631407
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction written by Orson Scott Card and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-09-30 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you envision celestial cities in distant, fantastic worlds? Do you dream of mythical beasts and gallant quests in exotic kingdoms? If you have ever wanted to write the next great fantasy or science fiction story, this all-in-one comprehensive book will show you how. Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction is full of advice from master authors offering definitive instructions on world building, character creation, and storytelling in the many styles and possibilities available to writers of speculative fiction. Combining two Writer's Digest classics, Orson Scott Card's How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy and The Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference, along with two new selections from award-winning science fiction and fantasy authors Philip Athans and Jay Lake, this new book provides the best of all worlds. You'll discover: • How to build, populate, and dramatize fantastic new worlds. • How to develop dynamic and meaningful themes that will expand the cannon of sci-fi and fantasy storytelling. • Exciting subgenres such as steampunk, as well as new developments in the sci-fi and fantasy genres. • How to imbue your tales with historically accurate information about world cultures, legends, folklore, and religions. • Detailed descriptions of magic rituals, fantastic weapons of war, clothing and armor, and otherworldly beasts such as orcs, giants, elves, and more. • How societies, villages, and castles were constructed and operate on a day-to-day basis. • Astounding methods of interstellar travel, the rules of starflight, and the realities and myths of scientific exploration. • How to generate new ideas and graft them to the most popular themes and plot devices in sci-fi and fantasy writing. The boundaries of your imagination are infinite, but to create credible and thrilling fiction, you must ground your stories in rules, facts, and accurate ideas. Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction will guide you through the complex and compelling universe of fantasy and science fiction writing and help you unleash your stories on the next generation of readers and fans.

Scribes of Speculative Fiction II

Author : Cristopher DeRose
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781593937843
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (378 download)

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Download or read book Scribes of Speculative Fiction II written by Cristopher DeRose and published by . This book was released on 2015-03 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a Speculative Fiction writer himself, Cristopher DeRose has the right back ground to ask incisive questions about of the authors of legendary storytelling about their style and experience. Cristopher has not only provided interviews, but insights into the minds of some of Speculative Fictions most popular voices. "In his fiction, Cristopher writes characters that feel as real as true souls, so there is no better interviewer to get to the creative souls of the writers in this book. May there be a Scribes III." - Bruce S. Larson, author of Nightmares and Other Vices, and the Within and Beyond Series

The Complete Scribes of Speculative Fiction (hardback)

Author : Cristopher DeRose
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781629333199
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (331 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Scribes of Speculative Fiction (hardback) written by Cristopher DeRose and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-19 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a Speculative Fiction writer himself, Cristopher DeRose has the right background to ask incisive questions about of the authors of legendary storytelling about their style and experience. Cristopher has not only provided interviews, but insights into the minds of some of Speculative Fiction's most popular voices.

Something More Than Night

Author : Ian Tregillis
Publisher : Tor Books
ISBN 13 : 1466810203
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Something More Than Night written by Ian Tregillis and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2013-12-03 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ian Tregillis's Something More Than Night is a Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler inspired murder mystery set in Thomas Aquinas's vision of Heaven. It's a noir detective story starring fallen angels, the heavenly choir, nightclub stigmatics, a priest with a dirty secret, a femme fatale, and the Voice of God. Somebody has murdered the angel Gabriel. Worse, the Jericho Trumpet has gone missing, putting Heaven on the brink of a truly cosmic crisis. But the twisty plot that unfolds from the murder investigation leads to something much bigger: a con job one billion years in the making. Because this is no mere murder. A small band of angels has decided to break out of heaven, but they need a human patsy to make their plan work. Much of the story is told from the point of view of Bayliss, a cynical fallen angel who has modeled himself on Philip Marlowe. The yarn he spins follows the progression of a Marlowe novel—the mysterious dame who needs his help, getting grilled by the bulls, finding a stiff, getting slipped a mickey. Angels and gunsels, dames with eyes like fire, and a grand maguffin, Something More Than Night is a murder mystery for the cosmos. A Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of 2013 At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Guide to Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction

Author : Philip Athans
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1440507295
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book The Guide to Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction written by Philip Athans and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-06-18 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science fiction and fantasy is one of the most challenging--and rewarding!--genres in the bookstore. But with New York Times bestselling author Philip Athans and fantasy giant R. A. Salvatore at your side, you’ll create worlds that draw your readers in--and keep them reading! Just as important, you’ll learn how to prepare your work for today’s market. Drawing on his years of experience as one of the most acclaimed professionals in publishing, Wizards of the Coast editor Athans explains how to set your novel apart--and break into this lucrative field. From devising clever plots and building complex characters to inventing original technologies and crafting alien civilizations, Athans gives you the techniques you need to write strong, saleable narratives. Plus! Athans applies all of these critical lessons together in an unprecedented deconstruction of a never-before-published tale by the one and only R. A. Salvatore! There are books on writing science fiction and fantasy, and then there’s this book--the only one you need to create strange, wonderful worlds for your own universe of readers!

Star Touched

Author : A.L. Kaplan
Publisher : Intrigue Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1940758637
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Star Touched written by A.L. Kaplan and published by Intrigue Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eighteen-year-old Tatiana is running from her past and her star-touched powers. Her power to heal may be overshadowed by more destructive abilities. Fleeing the persecution of those like her, Tatiana seeks refuge in a small town she once visited. But this civil haven, in a world where society has broken down, is beginning to crumble. Will Tatiana flee or stay and fight for the new life she has built? Only by harnessing the very forces that haunt her can Tatiana save her friends and herself.

The Complete Scribes of Speculative Fiction

Author : Cristopher DeRose
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781629333182
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (331 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Scribes of Speculative Fiction written by Cristopher DeRose and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-19 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this combined and updated omnibus edition of Scribes of Speculative Fiction I and II, Cristopher DeRose sits down with over seventy of the best known names in the world of Speculative Fiction writing and gets the real story. Within these pages, you'll find advice, hints, history, and more than a few surprises.

Scribe

Author : Alyson Hagy
Publisher : Graywolf Press
ISBN 13 : 155597869X
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (559 download)

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Download or read book Scribe written by Alyson Hagy and published by Graywolf Press. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A haunting, evocative tale about the power of storytelling A brutal civil war has ravaged the country, and contagious fevers have decimated the population. Abandoned farmhouses litter the isolated mountain valleys and shady hollows. The economy has been reduced to barter and trade. In this craggy, unwelcoming world, the central character of Scribe ekes out a lonely living on the family farmstead where she was raised and where her sister met an untimely end. She lets a migrant group known as the Uninvited set up temporary camps on her land, and maintains an uneasy peace with her cagey neighbors and the local enforcer. She has learned how to make paper and ink, and she has become known for her letter-writing skills, which she exchanges for tobacco, firewood, and other scarce resources. An unusual request for a letter from a man with hidden motivations unleashes the ghosts of her troubled past and sets off a series of increasingly calamitous events that culminate in a harrowing journey to a crossroads. Drawing on traditional folktales and the history and culture of Appalachia, Alyson Hagy has crafted a gripping, swiftly plotted novel that touches on pressing issues of our time—migration, pandemic disease, the rise of authoritarianism—and makes a compelling case for the power of stories to both show us the world and transform it.

The Scribe of Siena

Author : Melodie Winawer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501152270
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book The Scribe of Siena written by Melodie Winawer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-05-16 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Like Outlander with an Italian accent.” —Real Simple “A detailed historical novel, a multifaceted mystery, and a moving tale of improbable love.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review A NEW YORK POST MUST-READ BOOK Readers of Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander and Tracy Chevalier’s Girl with a Pearl Earring…will be swept away by the spell of medieval Siena” (Library Journal, starred review) in this transporting love story and gripping historical mystery. Accomplished neurosurgeon Beatrice Trovato knows that her deep empathy for her patients is starting to impede her work. So when her beloved brother passes away, she welcomes the unexpected trip to the Tuscan city of Siena to resolve his estate, even as she wrestles with grief. But as she delves deeper into her brother’s affairs, she discovers intrigue she never imagined—a 700-year-old conspiracy to decimate the city. As Beatrice explores the evidence further, she uncovers the journal and paintings of the fourteenth-century artist Gabriele Accorsi. But when she finds a startling image of her own face, she is suddenly transported to the year 1347. She awakens in a Siena unfamiliar to her, one that will soon be hit by the Plague. Yet when Beatrice meets Accorsi, something unexpected happens: she falls in love—not only with Gabriele, but also with the beauty and cadence of medieval life. As the Plague and the ruthless hands behind its trajectory threaten not only her survival but also Siena’s very existence, Beatrice must decide in which century she belongs. The Scribe of Siena is the captivating story of a brilliant woman’s passionate affair with a time and a place that captures her in an impossibly romantic and dangerous trap—testing the strength of fate and the bonds of love.

The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy

Author : Jeffery Ford
Publisher : Del Rey
ISBN 13 : 0345507827
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)

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Download or read book The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy written by Jeffery Ford and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2008-04-29 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Ellen Datlow is the queen of anthology editors in America.”—Peter Straub With original stories by Jeffrey Ford, Pat Cadigan, Elizabeth Bear, Margo Lanagan, and others From Del Rey Books and award-winning editor Ellen Datlow, two of the most respected names in science fiction and fantasy, comes a collection of fifteen all-new short stories, plus a science fiction novella, that could count as a virtual “best of the year” anthology. Here you will find slyly twisted alternate histories, fractured fairy tales, topical science fiction, and edgy urban fantasy. In “Daltharee,” World Fantasy Award–winning author Jeffrey Ford spins a chilling tale of a city in a bottle—and the demented genius who put it there. In “Sonny Liston Takes the Fall,” John W. Campbell Award–winning author Elizabeth Bear pens a poignant and eerie requiem for the heavyweight forever associated with his controversial loss to Cassius Clay. From hot new writer Margo Lanagan comes “The Goosle,” a dark, astonishing take on Hansel and Gretel. In the novella “Prisoners of the Action,” Paul McAuley and Kim Newman take a trip down a rabbit hole that leads to a Guantanamo-like prison whose inmates are not just illegal but extraterrestrial. Many of the writers you’ll recognize. Others you may not. But one thing is certain: These stars of today and tomorrow demonstrate that the field of speculative fiction is not only alive and well—it’s better than ever. PLUS TWELVE MORE STORIES “The Elephant Ironclads” by Jason Stoddard “Ardent Clouds” by Lucy Sussex “Gather” by Christopher Rowe “North American Lake Monsters” by Nathan Ballingrud “All Washed Up While Looking for a Better World” by Carol Emshwiller “Special Economics” by Maureen F. McHugh “Aka St. Mark’s Place” by Richard Bowes “Shira” by Lavie Tidhar “The Passion of Azazel” by Barry N. Malzberg “The Lagerstätte” by Laird Barron “Gladiolus Exposed” by Anna Tambour “Jimmy” by Pat Cadigan

Living the Promises

Author : Jenifer Madson
Publisher : Conari Press
ISBN 13 : 1573245976
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (732 download)

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Download or read book Living the Promises written by Jenifer Madson and published by Conari Press. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living the Promises is a personal, warm 365 reader includes quotes and exhortations, celebrations and lists of gratitude's, and all manner of real-life inspirations. Each month begins with a promise and each day explores that promise. Jenifer Madson shares her ongoing story of recovery: what it was like, what happened, and what it is like now, not with "drunkalogues," but with stories and sayings and strategies that will help you or someone you know get sober, stay sober, and live a life of joy. Living the Promises is the first meditation book to be based specifically on the 12 promises of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, and is the perfect daily guide for anyone in recovery seeking peace and healing. Among those promises are: "We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change."--From The Promises, Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism, 3rd ed.

Now Write! Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror

Author : Laurie Lamson
Publisher : TarcherPerigee
ISBN 13 : 039916555X
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (991 download)

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Download or read book Now Write! Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror written by Laurie Lamson and published by TarcherPerigee. This book was released on 2014-02-20 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Featuring speculative fiction-writing exercises from Harlan Ellison, Piers Anthony, Ramsey Campbell, Jack Ketchum, screenwriters of The Twilight Zone and Star Trek: The Next Generation, and many more. The fifth volume in the acclaimed Now Write! writing-guide series offers a full toolbox of advice and exercises for speculative fiction writers hoping to craft an engaging alternate reality, flesh out an enthralling fantasy quest, or dream up a bloodcurdling plot twist, including: -Harlan Ellison, on crafting the perfect story title -Jack Ketchum, on how economy of language helps create a truly frightening tale -Piers Antony, on making fantastical characters feel genuine and relatable This collection of storytelling secrets from top genre writers-including winners of Nebula, Hugo, Edgar, and Bram Stoker awards-is essential for any writer looking to take a leap beyond the ordinary"--

Masters of Imagination

Author : Michael McCarty
Publisher : Bearmanor Media
ISBN 13 : 9781593936303
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (363 download)

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Download or read book Masters of Imagination written by Michael McCarty and published by Bearmanor Media. This book was released on 2010-12 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Masters of the cinema!Masters of the written word!Masters of imagination!This is a collection of 21 interviews with horror, science fiction and fantasy most intriguing writers and filmmakers.The book features firsthand accounts and conversations from many of the cr me de le cr me including such iconic filmmakers as: John Carpenter, Linnea Quigley, Adrienne Barbea and Fred Olen Ray. And such world-renowned genre authors as: Ray Bradbury, Peter Straub, Laurell K. Hamilton, Joe Lansdale, Jack Ketchum, Jeff Long, Thomas Ligotti, Frederik Pohl, William F. Nolan, Christopher Moore and more.This interview odyssey features a foreword by speculative fiction scribe Alan Dean Foster and an afterword by filmmaker and author Gregory Lamberson.Nominated for the Stoker Award.Michael McCarty is a former stand-up comedian, musician and managing editor of a music magazine. He holds the David R. Collins Literary Achievement Award from the Midwest Writing Center; and is a third-time Bram Stoker Finalist. This is his fifth nonfiction book. He lives in Rock Island, Illinois with his wife Cindy.

Adventures of a Scribe

Author : Michael Deyhim
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781954452046
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Adventures of a Scribe written by Michael Deyhim and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edward Monteger has grown up in a family of scribes learning about the world around him through books in his family's shop. Not wanting to be consigned to his fate scribbling away all day or managing a shop, he takes matters into his own hands. Striking forth into the wide world, he makes friends on his journey, and experiences the joy of victory to the agony of defeat.Set in a Fantasy LitRPG world there is balance of all aspects one might expect to find from crafting, mana, and fighting. Discovering the forces that control his world Edward is a scientist at heart without knowing the word or even the concept behind it. Struggling against monsters, humans, and the forces of necromancy, he overcomes hardship to grow as an individual and as an adventurer.

The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature

Author : William L. Andrews
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198031750
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature written by William L. Andrews and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001-02-15 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A breathtaking achievement, this Concise Companion is a suitable crown to the astonishing production in African American literature and criticism that has swept over American literary studies in the last two decades. It offers an enormous range of writers-from Sojourner Truth to Frederick Douglass, from Zora Neale Hurston to Ralph Ellison, and from Toni Morrison to August Wilson. It contains entries on major works (including synopses of novels), such as Harriet Jacobs's Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Richard Wright's Native Son, and Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. It also incorporates information on literary characters such as Bigger Thomas, Coffin Ed Johnson, Kunta Kinte, Sula Peace, as well as on character types such as Aunt Jemima, Brer Rabbit, John Henry, Stackolee, and the trickster. Icons of black culture are addressed, including vivid details about the lives of Muhammad Ali, John Coltrane, Marcus Garvey, Jackie Robinson, John Brown, and Harriet Tubman. Here, too, are general articles on poetry, fiction, and drama; on autobiography, slave narratives, Sunday School literature, and oratory; as well as on a wide spectrum of related topics. Compact yet thorough, this handy volume gathers works from a vast array of sources--from the black periodical press to women's clubs--making it one of the most substantial guides available on the growing, exciting world of African American literature.

Novel & Short Story Writer's Market 2020

Author : Amy Jones
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440354936
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Novel & Short Story Writer's Market 2020 written by Amy Jones and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best resource for getting your fiction published! Novel & Short Story Writer's Market 2020 is the go-to resource you need to get your short stories, novellas, and novels published. The 39th edition of NSSWM features hundreds of updated listings for book publishers, literary agents, fiction publications, contests, and more. Each listing includes contact information, submission guidelines, and other essential tips. This edition of Novel & Short Story Writer's Market also offers • Interviews with bestselling authors N.K. Jemisin, Min Jin Lee, James Patterson, and Curtis Sittenfeld. • A detailed look at how to choose the best title for your fiction writing. • Articles on creating antagonistic characters and settings. • Advice on working with your editor, keeping track of your submissions, and diversity in fiction.