BOOKS ON WRITING SPECULATIVE FICTION

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Books on writing science fiction, fantasy, and horror.

SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY

• How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy by Orson Scott Card
• Worlds of Wonder by David Gerrold
• Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction by Lisa Tuttle
• Conceiving the Heavens: Creating the Science Fiction Novel by Melissa Scott
• Paragons: Twelve Master Science Fiction Writers Ply Their Craft by Robin Wilson
• Borderlands of Science: How to Think Like a Scientist and Write Science Fiction by Charles Sheffield
• On Writing Science Fiction: The Editors Strike Back by George H. Scithers, Isaac Asimov, Darrell Schweitzer
• The Writer's Guide to Fantasy Literature by Philip Martin
• The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy by Darin Park & Tom Dullemond
• Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Science Fiction by Cory Doctorow & Karl Schroeder
• The Writers Complete Fantasy Reference by Writer's Digest Book
• Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy by Crawford Kilian
• About Writing: Seven Essays, Four Letters, and Five Interviews by Samuel R. Delany

HORROR AND DARK FANTASY

• On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
• On Writing Horror 2nd Edition by Mort Castle
• Dark Thoughts On Writing: Advice and Commentary from Fifty Masters of Fear and Suspense by Stanley Wiater

SCIENCE FICTION WRITING SERIES

• Aliens and Alien Societies by Stanley Schmidt
• Space Travel by Ben Bova, Anthony R. Lewis
• Time Travel by Pual J. Nahin
• World-Building by Stephen L. Gillett

ELEMENTS OF FICTION

• Plot by Ansen Dibell
• Characters and Viewpoint by Orson Scott Card
• Scene and Structure by Jack M. Bickham
• Beginnings, Middles & Ends by Nancy Kress
• Description by Monica Wood
• Conflict, Action and Suspense by William Noble
• Voice & Style by Johnny Payne
• Setting by Jack M. Bickham
• Theme and Strategy by Ronald B. Tobias
• Manuscript Submission by Scott Edelstein
• Dialogue by Lewis Turco

LITERARY AGENTS & MARKET GUIDES

• 2007 Quick Guide to Literary Agents by Doyle Wilmoth
• Writer's Guide to Literary Agents, 2006 by Jeff Herman
• 2008 Guide to Literary Agents by Joanna Masterson
• The Career Novelist by Donald Maass
• 2008 Writer's Market Deluxe by Robert Lee Brewer
• 2008 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market by Lauren Mosko

MANUSCRIPT FORMATTING & QUERY LETTERS

• Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript - Edition 2 by Cynthia Laufenberg
• How to Write Attention Grabbing Query & Cover Letters by Writer's Digest Books
• Writer's Guide to Queries, Pitches & Proposals by Moira Anderson Allen
• How to Write a Book Proposal 3rd Edition by Michael Larsen