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A Symposium on Writing Science Fiction and Science Fantasy by
- JERRY POURNELLE • LARRY NIVEN
- REGINALD BRETNOR • JAMES GUNN
- POUL ANDERSON • FREDERIK POHL
- FRANK HERBERT • ALAN E. NOURSE
- NORMAN SPINRAD • JOHN BRUNNER
- HAL CLEMENT • JACK WILLIAMSON
- KATHERINE MACLEAN
- HARLAN ELLISON AND
- THEODORE STURGEON
The Craft of Science Fiction is primarily for people who want to start writing or keep on writing— science fiction and science fantasy, but it is also for students and teachers of creative writing. This book is not a training manual, a "how to" book. It insists on no rigid step-by-step procedures and proclaims no "or else" rules. Perhaps best compared to a guidebook, it is written by experienced travelers who have explored an infinitely varied, infinitely interesting, and ultimately limitless country, pointing out the perils and opportunities and challenges found there.
Based on the highly individual viewpoints and widely varying backgrounds of its fifteen contrib. utors, The Craft of Science Fiction is, actually, a book about how to become an sf writer-and how to become a better one. It deals with the imaginative and literary richness of the sf field, and it shows how each practitioner of the craft can exploit this richness by taking full advantage of his or her unique qualifications and perspectives.
The writers of this book have explored sf's possibilities, made their mistakes and corrected them, and then created new worlds and new ad-ventures. They are singularly well qualified to discuss the special problems and potentials of science fiction writing. Readers, taking advantage of the experience and accomplishments of the contributors to this book can only profit from their conversation and their company.
REGINALD BRETNOR has been a writer, editor, and critic of science fiction for many years. His fiction, much of it humorous, has appeared in Harper's, Esquire, Fantasy and Science Fiction, Galaxy, and many other magazines. He is the editor of Modem Science Fiction: Its Meaning and Its Future and Science Fiction: Today and Tomorrow. He lives in Oregon.