Fantasy - A Writer's Short Guide
Linda McNabb
Amazon Digital Services
Nonfiction, YA? Writing
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DESCRIPTION: Fantasy author Linda McNabb presents an overview of fantasy, with workshop activities to spark story ideas.
A Kindle exclusive title.
REVIEW: As stated in the title, this is a short guide... so short I managed to read it in under an hour. The advice is so basic that I wonder if her target audience
was people who hadn't read fantasy, and/or those who have never attempted writing at all. What is here isn't bad for an introduction, but it paints its subjects with such broad,
simple brush strokes that no details can be discerned at all. (At the very least, McNabb could've offered a "Further Reading" section at the end, for those who wanted to learn
more about fantasy and writing in general.)
If you were trying to organize a simple writing workshop for school or some manner of young adult club (an after-school book club, a Scout group, etc.), this might be an
ideal course outline. Otherwise, aspiring fantasy writers would probably get much more out of Gail Carson Levine's Writing Magic.
You might also enjoy:
How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy (Orson Scott Card, Writing - The best-selling author discusses genre writing)
Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy (Crawford Kilian, Writing - How to write and sell speculative fiction)
Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly (Gail Carson Levine, YA Writing - An excellent introduction to writing)
Write Good or Die (Scott Nicholson, editor, Writing - Articles and essays on writing, publishing, and more)
Words to Write By (Elaine L. Orr, Writing - How to organize thoughts and begin writing)
The Writer's Digest Complete Fantasy Reference (Writer's Digest, Writing - Cultures, religions, magical systems, and more)
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