Notes to a Science Fiction Writer
- ISBN-10
- 0395305217
- ISBN-13
- 9780395305218
- Pages
- 193
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1981
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Author
- Ben Bova
Description
The editor of a science-fiction magazine offers advice to prospective authors on the theoretical and practical aspects of character, background, conflict, and plot development in short stories
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