The Fantasy Fiction Formula

Dwight V Swain's TECHNIQUES OF THE SELLING WRITER is a classic 1960s writing manual that really helped me with many of the nuts and bolts of fiction writing. Swain's pupil was Jack Bickham, who developed and taught Swain's methods in more depth. Bickham's pupil was Deborah Chester, who has now rewor......more

A great book on the craft of writing. Most of the information in here is relevant and important no matter what genre you are writing.......more

Not long ago, I launched into the rough draft of my very first speculative fiction story. I started with great gusto, but after a few chapters I realized that I had a problem. For some reason my characters seemed to jump from scene to scene like fleas and were equally hard to relate to. I knew the s......more

Deborah Chester, a quem Jim Butcher atribui seu sucesso, apresenta as principais técnicas narrativas da ficção. Apesar do foco ser a fantasia, com inúmeros exemplos ao longo do livro, as lições se aplicam a qualquer gênero. A autora nos mostra desde como construir uma premissa forte com o acrônimo S......more

I bought on Jim Butcher's recommendation and I am glad I did. I was 15,000 words into a book and struggling to find my way. This book has really helped me focus the story and plan it all better. As other's have said, the word "Fantasy" in the title might put some people off, but the bottom line is, t......more