Writing Speculative Fiction: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror
ByPublisher Description
SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
STUDENT INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE: GENRE
CHAPTER TWO: CULTURAL WORLD-BUILDING
CHAPTER THREE: MORE CULTURAL WORLD-BUILDING
CHAPTER FOUR: PHYSICAL WORLD-BUILDING
CHAPTER FIVE: PLOT
CHAPTER SIX: MORE PLOT
CHAPTER SEVEN: CHARACTER
CHAPTER EIGHT: HEROES, VILLAINS, SIDEKICKS, AND BYSTANDERS
CHAPTER NINE: CHARACTER ARC
CHAPTER TEN: DESCRIPTION
CHAPTER ELEVEN: CONFLICT AND TENSION
CHAPTER TWELVE: EDITING, REVISING
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: YOUR FIRST CHAPTER
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: VOICE
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: WORDS AND WORLDVIEWS
CHAPTER SIXTEEN: SCIENCE FICTION
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: FANTASY
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: HORROR
EXTRA CREDIT ACTIVITIES
GLOSSARY
LISTS OF RECOMMENDED WORKS
HELPFUL WEBSITES ACTIVE AT TIME OF PUBLICATION
INDEX
AUTHOR & CONTRIBUTORS
ANSWER KEY
VOCABULARY QUIZZES
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