{"product_id":"2940013794764","title":"The Craft of Writing Science Fiction that Sells","description":"Ben Bova, best-selling author and six-time Hugo Award winner for Best Editor\u003cbr\u003eexplains step by step all the elements you need to write profesionally\u003cbr\u003eselling science fiction. Bova was editor of both Analog and Omni magazine,\u003cbr\u003etwo of the best-ever markets for short fiction, as well as a best-selling\u003cbr\u003enovelist -- so nobody knows what sells better than Ben Bova. The book\u003cbr\u003ebreaks down every aspect of writing and analyzes it in depth, including\u003cbr\u003ewith complete example short stories that he examines for how they tick.\u003cbr\u003eThe book targets science fiction in particular since it's one of the\u003cbr\u003ehardest genres to write, but his explanations are applicable to fiction\u003cbr\u003eof any genre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a must-read for anyone trying to break into the professional\u003cbr\u003escience fiction writing field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter One - How to Get Out of the Slushpile\u003cbr\u003eChapter Two - Science Fiction\u003cbr\u003eChapter Three - Character in Science Fiction: Theory\u003cbr\u003eChapter Four - Character in Science Fiction - Fifteen Miles - A Complete Short Story\u003cbr\u003eChapter Five - Character in Science Fiction: Practice\u003cbr\u003eChapter Six - Background in Science Fiction: Theory\u003cbr\u003eChapter Seven - Background in Science Fiction – Sepulcher - A Complete Short Story\u003cbr\u003eChapter Eight - Background in Science Fiction: Practice\u003cbr\u003eChapter Nine - Conflict in Science Fiction: Theory\u003cbr\u003eChapter Ten - Conflict in Science Fiction - Crisis of the Month - A Complete Short Story\u003cbr\u003eChapter Eleven - Conflict in Science Fiction: Practice\u003cbr\u003eChapter Twelve - Plot in Science Fiction: Theory\u003cbr\u003eChapter Thirteen - Plot in Science Fiction - The Shining Ones - A Complete Short Story\u003cbr\u003eChapter Fourteen - Plot in Science Fiction: Practice\u003cbr\u003eChapter Fifteen - Think Before You Write: Preparing for the Novel\u003cbr\u003eChapter Sixteen - The Long Siege: Writing the Novel\u003cbr\u003eChapter Seventeen - Into the Cold, Cruel World: Marketing Your Fiction\u003cbr\u003eChapter Eighteen - The Thematic Novel\u003cbr\u003eChapter Nineteen - Ideas, Style and Inspiration\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDon't keep making the same mistakes -- read THE CRAFT OF WRITING SCIENCE FICTION THAT SELLS today!","brand":"ReAnimus Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47070312038640,"sku":"2940013794764","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013794764_p0.jpg?v=1763590333","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013794764","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}