I received a Writer's Digest Book for Christmas. It has been in publication for several years, so I was wondering about everyone's opinion on it. I've cracked the cover but haven't dove in yet. I'm assuming that the marketing advice may be a little dated, but hoping there are still nuggets to be gleaned.
Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction by Orson Scott Card, et. al. and the Editors of Writer's Digest. 2013
Thanks for any experience or insight you are willing to share.
Happy New Year.
I would suggest diving in and reading. Orson Scott Card is one of WotF judges.
Wulf Moon's book, How to Write a Howling Good Story helped me understand the components of a short story.
( https://www.amazon.com/Write-Howling-Story-Secrets-Writing/dp/1739047451)
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V42: WIP
V41: RWC (Resubmitted "HM"), HM, RWC, Finalist (Resubmitted "RWC")
V40: HM, HM, R, HM
V39: SHM, HM, Semi-finalist, HM (Resubmitted "HM")
V38: ---HM (Resubmitted "R")
V37: -R--
I've had that one on my shelf for a while. It's got good advice in! I would be cautious of the business/marketing assumptions, but I'm of the opinion that collecting writing advice, as much as possible is always a good thing!
V34: R,HM,R
V35: HM,R,R,HM
V36: R,HM,HM,SHM
V37: HM,SF,SHM,SHM
V38: (P)F, SHM, F, F
V39: SHM, SHM, HM, SHM
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