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Summary: Why mix two seperate genres?
Review: I bought this book glad to see that somebody out there had written a how-to book specifically designed for Fantasy [oh, and Sci Fi too]. However, even after two detailed readings, this book does not hold up to inspection:First of all, Fantasy is as different from Sci Fi as it is from Romance, Horror, Thriller and all those other genres. Munging the two together smacks of the author wanting to dip a toe into both markets. The examples of "writing you should apsire to" in this book are really *really* awful. Read the one about the wall in the field for the best laugh of your life. Not very inspiring at all. Also, Ms. Tuttle admits that she had parents rich enough to send her off to the Clarion writers course and she even discloses the near $5,000 price tag too. Bad idea. Nobody wants to hear of how rich "mummy and daddy" are, nor do we want to purchase a book written by somebody who likes to hint at how they don't really need our patronage [come on, if your parents fund your expedition to Clarion then what else have they bought you? Have you experienced any of the hardships that "real" writers do?] Also, in trying to cover BOTH Fantasy and Horror, the book also tries to cover aspects from short stories to writers groups to technicalities of novels. It's just too much, the book is too small to deal with any one of these things in the detailed manner it deserves. Save your money and pass on this one, or buy it just for the hilariously bad writing examples. - A.
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Summary: Why mix two seperate genres?
Review: I bought this book glad to see that somebody out there had written a how-to book specifically designed for Fantasy [oh, and Sci Fi too]. However, even after two detailed readings, this book does not hold up to inspection: First of all, Fantasy is as different from Sci Fi as it is from Romance, Horror, Thriller and all those other genres. Munging the two together smacks of the author wanting to dip a toe into both markets. The examples of "writing you should apsire to" in this book are really *really* awful. Read the one about the wall in the field for the best laugh of your life. Not very inspiring at all. Also, Ms. Tuttle admits that she had parents rich enough to send her off to the Clarion writers course and she even discloses the near $5,000 price tag too. Bad idea. Nobody wants to hear of how rich "mummy and daddy" are, nor do we want to purchase a book written by somebody who likes to hint at how they don't really need our patronage [come on, if your parents fund your expedition to Clarion then what else have they bought you? Have you experienced any of the hardships that "real" writers do?] Also, in trying to cover BOTH Fantasy and Horror, the book also tries to cover aspects from short stories to writers groups to technicalities of novels. It's just too much, the book is too small to deal with any one of these things in the detailed manner it deserves. Save your money and pass on this one, or buy it just for the hilariously bad writing examples. - A.
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Summary: Awesome
Review: Wonderful, awe-inspiring how to book. One of the best from the best. Its only natural. I do have one thing to say to the reviewer below. While Fantasy does have its differences from SF, they are still essentially the same. As a matter of fact, all fiction genres are essentially the same, because all of them draw from facts fabricated from the human mind. Sherlock Holmes and James Bond are completely of the imagination, and still they're mysteries and not Fantasy or SF based only on the subject matter, but beyond that there's not much difference. I can understand that you must've picked up a horrible SF book or seen a crappy SF flick, but that doesn't mean they're all bad. I also read fantasy, and it I assure, there are some Fantasy books to be ashamed of, but I still read fantasy. Just thought I'd state that. Check out: Orson Scott Card, Frank Herbert, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, and Robert A. Heinlein. You'd be unbelievably surprised.
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