Writing Sci-Fi, Fantasy, & Horror For Dummies
eBook - PDF

Writing Sci-Fi, Fantasy, & Horror For Dummies

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Writing Sci-Fi, Fantasy, & Horror For Dummies

Book details
Table of contents
Citations

About This Book

Take your shot at becoming the next Tolkien, Asimov, or King with this simple roadmap to transforming your fiction into works of art

Writing Sci-Fi, Fantasy, & Horror For Dummies is your skeleton key to creating the kind of fiction that grips readers and compels them to keep turning pages (even if it's well past their bedtime!)

You'll start with the basics of creative writing—including character, plot, and scene—and strategies for creating engaging stories in different forms, such as novels, short stories, scripts, and video games. After that, get beginner-friendly and straightforward advice on worldbuilding, before diving headfirst into genre-specific guidance for science fiction, horror, and fantasy writing.

This book also offers:

  • Strategies for editing and revising your next work to get it into tip-top shape for your audience
  • Ways to seek out second opinions from editors, experts, and even sensitivity readers
  • Techniques for marketing and publication, working with agents, and advice for writers going the self-publishing route

The perfect beginner's guide for aspiring writers with an interest in horror, fantasy, or science fiction, Writing Sci-Fi, Fantasy, & Horror For Dummies is the first and last resource you need before you start building your next story about faraway lands, aliens, and fantastic adventures.

Frequently asked questions

Simply head over to the account section in settings and click on “Cancel Subscription” - it’s as simple as that. After you cancel, your membership will stay active for the remainder of the time you’ve paid for. Learn more here.
At the moment all of our mobile-responsive ePub books are available to download via the app. Most of our PDFs are also available to download and we're working on making the final remaining ones downloadable now. Learn more here.
Both plans give you full access to the library and all of Perlego’s features. The only differences are the price and subscription period: With the annual plan you’ll save around 30% compared to 12 months on the monthly plan.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes, you can access Writing Sci-Fi, Fantasy, & Horror For Dummies by Rick Dakan,Ryan G. Van Cleave in PDF and/or ePUB format. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
For Dummies
Year
2022
ISBN
9781119841678
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Foreword
  5. Introduction
  6. Part 1 Getting Started: The Basics of Story
  7. Part 2 Worldbuilding: Journeys to Other Worlds
  8. Part 3 Science Fiction: Journeys into the Future
  9. Part 4 Fantasy: Journeys into the Imagination
  10. Part 5 Horror: Journeys into Fear
  11. Part 6 The Journey from Writing to Publication
  12. Part 7 The Part of Tens
  13. Index
  14. EULA