Worlds of Wonder: How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy by David Gerrold PDF

Product Details:

Author(s): David Gerrold

Publisher: --

Category: Science Fiction

Date: 2001-02

Pages: 246

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1582970076

ISBN-13: 9781582970073

Format: epub,mobi,pdf,lit

Book Description:

Worlds of Wonder starts out like a lot of other books of this type, but after the first few chapters you ll find some really useful and specific advice. My favorite sections are those on writing in E-prime (shunning the passive verb to be ), writing in the discomfort zone, making critical distinctions and creating powerful paragraphs. Gerrod has two long chapters on fantasy and alien world building which I found useful even though I m not a fan of fantasy worlds. I like Gerrold s style. It s easy to follow and entertaining. Yes, it seems self indulgent when he uses his own examples in every chapter but he s also a big fan of classic science fiction and uses Robert Heinlein, Theodore Sturgeon and others for balance. This is a really superb book. Writers outside of science fiction could benefit from the advice, but I m glad to see it focusing on science fiction. Gerrold offers writers a great deal of insight and enthusiam. My favorite line comes near the end, If you haven t written a million words, it s all practice.

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