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Learn to write science fiction and fantasy from a master You've always dreamed of writing science fiction and fantasy tales that pull readers into extraordinary new worlds and fantastic conflicts. Best-selling author Orson Scott Card shows you how it's done, distilling years of writing experience and publishing success into concise, no-nonsense advice. You'll learn how to:utilize story elements that define the science fiction and fantasy genresbuild, populate, and dramatize a credible, inviting world your readers will want to exploredevelop the "rules" of time, space and magic that affect your world and its inhabitantsconstruct a compelling story by developing ideas, characters, and events that keep readers turning pagesfind the markets for speculative fiction, reach them, and get publishedsubmit queries, write cover letters, find an agent, and live the life of a writer The boundaries of your imagination are infinite. Explore them with Orson Scott Card and create fiction that casts a spell over agents, publishers, and readers from every world. |