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How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy by Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card is an award-winning author of dozens of science fiction and fantasy books, including the Hugo and Nebula award winning Ender’s Game. So who else would you turn to for instruction on how to write a science fiction and fantasy novel? I’m working on a novel — isn’t everyone these days? — and picked up How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy for some instruction. I’m used to writing for an academic audience,
March 15th, 2013. Ruth Arnell´s rating: 2.5 | Orson Scott Card | Hugo Award, Non-fiction | SFF Reviews | 3 comments |
Superman: The High-Flying History of America’s Most Enduring Hero by Larry Tye
It’s hard to imagine that there is anything more to say about Superman than has already been covered in the slew of books published on the topic. But, since I’ve not read many of those books (though I have read a lot dealing with superheroes in general), I’m not the one to say how much new material Larry Tye covers in his retrospective entitled Superman: The High-Flying History of America’s Most Enduring Hero (2012).
June 8th, 2012. Bill Capossere´s rating: 4 | Comics, Non-fiction | SFF Reviews | no comments |
It must be difficult to write a biography of someone who is still living, who has not donated his papers to a library where one can get access to them, who is still active in his career, and who has a healthy sense of privacy. Even when the subject agrees to an interview, a biographer has to be aware that the subject is telling what he wants to tell and leaving out that which he does not care to discuss. If the interviewee is sufficiently charming, or is completely forthright on a particular subject that casts him in a poor light,
September 11th, 2011. Terry Weyna´s rating: 1.5 | Stephen King | Non-fiction | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft is not just for aspiring writers or Stephen King fans. I’m neither, but I was completely entertained by On Writing. The first half of the book is Stephen King’s autobiography of his first 50 years of life. He talks about his family, his childhood adventures with his brother, his relationship with his wife, some of the inspiration and research for his stories, how his alcohol and drug abuse affected his writing,
September 9th, 2007. Kat Hooper and Jason Golomb´s rating: 5 | Stephen King | Non-fiction | SFF Reviews | no comments |
Previous SFF Author: Alyson Noel
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