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Index
Title Page
CONTENTS
Introduction by R. A. Salvatore
Welcome to The Guide to Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction
Part I: The Genres
CHAPTER 1 What Is Fantasy?
CHAPTER 2 What Is Science Fiction?
CHAPTER 3 Know Your Audience
Part II: The Six Steps
Step One: Storytelling
CHAPTER 4 Start with an Idea
CHAPTER 5 Have Something to Say
CHAPTER 6 Develop a Plot
CHAPTER 7 Know When to Stop
CHAPTER 8 Learn How to Write
Step Two: Characters
CHAPTER 9 Ask, and Answer, Questions
CHAPTER 10 Start with the Villain
CHAPTER 11 Nurture Your Heroes
CHAPTER 12 Gather Your Supporting Characters
CHAPTER 13 Give Them Voice
Step Three: The World
CHAPTER 14 Decide on a Setting
CHAPTER 15 Build the World
CHAPTER 16 Know Your Geography
CHAPTER 17 Fill Your World with Monsters
CHAPTER 18 Fill Your World with People
CHAPTER 19 Take Us to Their Leader
Step Four: Details
CHAPTER 20 When in Zyltariia…
CHAPTER 21 Define a System of Weights and Measures
CHAPTER 22 Speak the Language
CHAPTER 23 Render Unto Gorthak What Is Gorthak’s
CHAPTER 24 It’s Not Fantasy Without Magic
CHAPTER 25 It’s Not Science Fiction Without Technology
Step Five: Nuts and Bolts
CHAPTER 26 Don’t Spare the Action
CHAPTER 27 Everyone Needs a Little Romance
CHAPTER 28 Use Humor with Care
Step Six: Finishing Touches
CHAPTER 29 Keep It Fresh
CHAPTER 30 Avoid Anachronisms
CHAPTER 31 Follow Your Own Rules
Part III: The Business
CHAPTER 32 Get Published
CHAPTER 33 Do It for a Living
CHAPTER 34 Embrace the Tie-in
CHAPTER 35 Move on to Film and Television (If You Can)
CHAPTER 36 Join the Electronic Gaming Revolution
Part IV: Hugo Mann’s Perfect Soul
“HUGO MANN’S PERFECT SOUL”: A Short Story By R.A. Salvatore
Some Thoughts on “Hugo Mann’s Perfect Soul”
CONCLUSION Never Fear
Copyright
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