false 31363 3 Finally, Orson Scott Card's Hugo award-winning classic on the art and craft of writing science fiction and fantasy is available in paperback! Card provides invaluable advice for every science fiction and fantasy writer interested in constructing stories about people, worlds and events that stretch the boundaries of the possible...and the magical. They'll learn: * what is and isn't science fiction and fantasy, and where their story fits in the mix * how to build, populate, and dramatize a credible, inviting world readers will want to explore * how to use the MICE quotient--milieu, idea, character and event--to structure a successful story * where the markets are, how to reach them and get published There's no better source of information for writers working in these genres. This book will help them effectively produce exciting stories that are both fascinating and market-ready. 10966 book 1984 How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy total:484|5:125|4:206|3:133|2:16|1:4| 484 1884 752 50 2 1 false false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sat Sep 08 12:49:27 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 08 12:49:27 -0700 2007 w...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 20:14:54 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 17:45:53 -0700 2009
Anyway, I was reading the section about MICE (Milieu, Idea, Character, Event) and had a totally epiphany about my curre...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jul 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 20:45:54 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 20:55:24 -0700 2009 2 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 14 05:05:55 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 05:08:24 -0700 2009 1
Ce livre est une mine d'astuces et de conseils plein de bon sens. Ecrire c'est avant tout du travail, de l'observation et une construction minutieuse, le talent ne s'apprend pas il se forge.

Or...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 27 14:07:59 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 20:03:52 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 14:07:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 01 02:44:39 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 01 02:46:22 -0800 2007
The book is biased more towards science fiction than fantasy, partly because Orson Scott Card writes primarily science fiction, but also because there is a bit more to talk about when it comes to sci-fi; s...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 17:05:47 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 17:09:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 27 07:39:51 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 16 06:39:24 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 02 11:42:27 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 11:45:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 22:57:22 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 22:59:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 21:25:54 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 21:27:34 -0700 2009
My favorite section is when he recommends throwing away old stories and startin...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jul 21 17:11:38 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 20:11:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jul 18 07:52:54 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 07:59:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 02 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Jun 24 12:01:44 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 14 10:00:32 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 05 18:40:17 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 18:41:02 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Jun 05 14:46:54 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 14:47:34 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jan 27 12:15:31 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 12:16:40 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Mar 26 13:34:32 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 13:44:34 -0700 2008
In fact, I've been questioning myself a bit lately about whether I should give up writing and just do teaching or editing, but after the first page of this book, I knew that I really should stay with writ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 10:29:28 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 10:30:31 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jan 03 12:23:13 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 12:23:13 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=31363