- Paperback: 158 pages
- Publisher: Faber And Faber Ltd. (Nov 1 1993)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0749001356
- ISBN-13: 978-0749001353
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.4 x 1.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
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You don't have to be a science expert to write science fiction - even the novice can do so. This guide shows readers how to break into the creative science fiction market by explaining how to create the basic ideas, devise fresh plots and build imaginary worlds against a background of futuristic science and technology. There is advice on building your own planet, creating alien creatures as well as advice on selling your work.
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The best guide to write SF that I know of, April 19 2005
By isala "Isabel and Lars" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: How To Write Science Fiction (Paperback)
It is a shame this one is out of print and difficult to get hold of, because it is good. Shaw is a distinguished British SF author. In this guide he assumes that the reader has overcome writer's block and know their grammar, and knows something about the mechanics of general writing. Therefore he gets down and dirty immediately into advice on how to write good SF! All his advice is geared towards starting and finishing that SF story of yours. He also gives some hints on how to distinguish between a good idea for a story and a bad idea. He does have some advice on publishing, but the main point is that if your story is not good SF it really is no point marketing it as SF.
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