
- 344 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
The first fantasy-writing textbook to combine a historical genre overview with an anthology and comprehensive craft guide, this book explores the blue prints of one of the most popular forms of genre fiction. The first section will acquaint readers with the vast canon of existing fantasy fiction and outline the many sub-genres encompassed within it before examining the important relationship between fantasy and creative writing, the academy and publishing. A craft guide follows which equips students with the key concepts of storytelling as they are impacted by writing through a fantastical lens. These include:
- Character and dialogue
- Point of view
- Plot and structure
- Worldbuilding settings, ideologies and cultures
- Style and revision
The third section guides students through the spectrum of styles as they are classified in fantasy fiction from Epic and high fantasy, through Lovecraftian and Weird fiction, to magical realism and hybrid fantasy. An accompanying anthology will provide students with a greater awareness of the range of possibilities open to them as fantasy writers and will feature such writers as Ursula Le Guin, China Miéville, Theodora Goss, Emrys Donaldson, Ken Liu, C.S.E. Cooney, Vandana Singh, Sofia Samatar, Rebecca Roanhorse, Jessie Ulmer, Yxta Maya Murray, and Rachael K. Jones. With writing exercises, prompts, additional online resources and cues for further reading throughout, this is an essential resource for anyone wanting to write fantastical fiction.
- Character and dialogue
- Point of view
- Plot and structure
- Worldbuilding settings, ideologies and cultures
- Style and revision
The third section guides students through the spectrum of styles as they are classified in fantasy fiction from Epic and high fantasy, through Lovecraftian and Weird fiction, to magical realism and hybrid fantasy. An accompanying anthology will provide students with a greater awareness of the range of possibilities open to them as fantasy writers and will feature such writers as Ursula Le Guin, China Miéville, Theodora Goss, Emrys Donaldson, Ken Liu, C.S.E. Cooney, Vandana Singh, Sofia Samatar, Rebecca Roanhorse, Jessie Ulmer, Yxta Maya Murray, and Rachael K. Jones. With writing exercises, prompts, additional online resources and cues for further reading throughout, this is an essential resource for anyone wanting to write fantastical fiction.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Contents
- Section 1 An Introduction to Fantasy Writing
- 1 Fantasy and Its Evolution
- 2 Fantasy Genres (A Mostly Comprehensive Review)
- 3 Fantasy Fiction, Publishing, and Creative Writing in the Academy
- Section 2 The Craft of Fantasy Writing
- 4 Character and Dialogue
- 5 Point of View
- 6 Structure and Plot
- 7 Worldbuilding Part One: Overview
- 8 Worldbuilding Part Two: Setting and Detail
- 9 Worldbuilding Part Three: Ideology and Culture
- 10 Style and Revision
- Section 3 Genres and Styles of Fantasy Writing
- 11 Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, and Sword and Sorcery Fantasy
- 12 Historical Fantasy
- 13 Weird Fiction, Lovecraftian Fantasy, Gothic Fantasy, and Cosmic Horror
- 14 Contemporary and Urban Fantasy
- 15 Fabulism and Magical Realism
- 16 Mythic, Fairy-Tale, Folkloric, and Fairy Fantasy
- 17 Hybrid Fantasy
- Conclusion
- Anthology
- Notes and References
- Index
- Copyright