false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169579052m/41105.jpg 41105 2 While both science fiction and fantasy evoke "a sense of wonder in the audience," says David Gerrold in <I>Worlds of Wonder</I>, science fiction "is about what's possible," while "fantasy is about what's not." Writing for both these genres is a lot like "playing with a set of Lego bricks," Gerrold says: you're creating your own world, but you have to work within a logical framework. Like other forms of storytelling, says Gerrold (best known for his "Trouble with Tribbles" <I>Star Trek</I> episode), science fiction and fantasy rely on mysterious first sentences, effective exits, and surprises in every sentence in between. The difference is that your characters inhabit whole worlds of your own making, worlds that may be "marvelous and surprising to the reader," but must remain ordinary to the story's characters. To carry this off, says Gerrold, "you have to write each moment"--no matter how improbable--"as if you lived it yourself." 2336452 2 2001 Worlds of Wonder: How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy total:46|5:18|4:20|3:6|2:1|1:1| 46 191 67 13 4 0 false false Sun Oct 11 19:38:31 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 19:17:07 -0700 2009
Worlds Of Wonder is a very useful book for writers wishing to explore science fiction and fantasy. David Gerrlod manages to keep this book fun and informative.

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The first half of the book is good with the world building types of stuff required for the genres, an...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Tue Jun 23 13:28:15 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 13:31:46 -0700 2009 A worthwhile book for any aspiring or established writer of fiction; it will come in handy.]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Nov 22 01:19:35 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 23 19:06:47 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Tue Aug 14 17:48:27 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 14 17:50:11 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Thu Jan 15 14:07:03 -0800 2009 Wed Aug 29 14:55:01 -0700 2007 Thu Jan 15 14:07:03 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Sat Nov 01 11:05:44 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 16:07:23 -0700 2008 besides that it was a book with excerpts of other books. not helpful to me, just annoying.]]> 5 0 false false Tue May 13 20:41:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 20:42:26 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Jul 01 06:22:39 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 06:23:37 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 13:40:23 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 06:13:00 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Nov 27 18:30:36 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 27 18:30:36 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Oct 13 09:30:51 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 09:30:51 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Oct 06 21:56:41 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 21:56:41 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Sep 18 11:06:57 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 11:06:57 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Aug 17 21:41:39 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 21:41:43 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Aug 04 23:25:16 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 23:25:16 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 26 21:49:57 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 21:50:06 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=41105