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"Comprehensive, with much advice on historical settings, weapons, combat, world building and such, and fantasy writers can profit by it."
- Piers Anthony, Author of the Xanth Series -
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Written by new and established voices of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Alchemy With Words offers something for writers at all levels. Its sage advice will help you avoid many amateur mistakes. Explore World Building, Religions, Food, Fighting & Weaponry and much more, to craft an exceptional story.
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Highly Recommended Book for Writers of Fantasy
Sep 22 2003
Format:Paperback
I'm a published writer and discovered this book to be very useful with an in depth analysis of the fantasy genre. I found some parts of this book to cover aspects that would have taken me many days or weeks to research. The book is layed out in a very easy to read format. Altho I'm not familiar with most of the authors' names, I have seen a couple of them, it is obvious that they know their craft and are willing to share that knowledge in a manner designed for both the newbie and old hack. This book will definitely be a great asset to my heavily used research library.
A great resource
Oct 5 2003
Format:Paperback
The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy is a great reference guide for the aspiring fantasy author who is bubbling over with all the "How do I" questions. It is also a wonderful resource for those who have been writing in the genre for some time, but maybe need to understand one aspect of the genre more than another.
I personally found the sections on medieval food, medieval clothing and the sections on armor and combat very helpful.
You can't go wrong with this on your bookshelf.
Great Background Material
Oct 2 2003
Format:Paperback
I've picked up many "genre" writing books that have proved a huge disappointment -- maybe a chapter or two of genre info followed by the usual "how to type a manuscript" stuff. This book is a refreshing change! For anyone seeking to build a "realistic" fantasy world, it's a compendium of expert advice -- covering food, clothing, weapons, warfare, religion, even a fantastic (no pun intended) section on diseases. There have been criticisms of this book based on the fact that many of the contributors aren't "established" fantasy authors. What they ARE is experts in the fields upon which they are contributing, whether that field is medicine, weaponry, or what-have-you. In short, if you were going to look up "experts" to talk to about some aspect of the world you're building, these are the people you'd ask. This book will stay on my shelf! --...
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Extremely Handy
I'm a published writer and needed information on horses and medieval banquets. Since my deadline was close, I didn't want to spend too much time researching; I remembered seeing... Read more
Published on Dec 24 2003
Researchers can provide valuable assistance
Scanning this book, I found it to be a collection of useful and well-researched information. As a librarian, I value the quality of research more than whether I have heard of the... Read more
Published on Oct 1 2003
these people don't know what they're talking about
no stars. These people are idiots. Who are they, anyway? Most of them don't even have their own books on the shelves so how are they going to tell other people how to write and... Read more
Published on Oct 1 2003
established writers? gimme a break!
The editorial claims the contributing authors are "new and established voices in Science Fiction and Fantasy. Read more
Published on Sep 20 2003
Helped me with my fantasy idea
If you're a fantasy fan like me, you probably have a novel or story idea you want to write. This book will help. Read more
Published on Sep 12 2003 by Joseph Murphy
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