Spec Fic For Newbies: A Beginner's Guide to Writing Subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror: 1 - Softcover

Angus, Tiffani; Nolan Jr., Val

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1915556120 ISBN 13: 9781915556127

Publisher: Luna Press Publishing, 2023

Synopsis

Locus Recommended Reading List 2023

BSFA for Best Non-Fiction, Shortlist 2024

Tiffani Angus (Ph.D.) and Val Nolan (Ph.D.) met at the 2009 Clarion Writers' Workshop in California and since then have collaborated many times as fans and scholars on panels for SFF conventions and writing retreats.

Working together on this book and combining their experience as SFF writers and as university lecturers in Creative Writing and Literature made perfect sense!

Every year they see new students who want to write SFF/Horror but have never tried the genres, have tried but found themselves floundering, or, worse, have been discouraged by those who tell them Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror are somehow not "real" literature.

This book is for all those future Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror writers. Tiffani and Val are approaching these three exciting fields by breaking them down into bite-sized subgenres with a fun, open, and contemporary approach.

Each chapter contains 10 subgenres or tropes, with a quick and nerdy history of each derived from classroom teaching practices, along with a list of potential pitfalls, a description of why it's fun to write in these subgenres, as well as activities for new writers to try out and to get them started!

Edition details

• Publisher: Luna Press Publishing
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1915556120
• ISBN 13: 9781915556127
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 254