The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Science Fiction
Alpha Books, July, 2000.
Trade Paperback, 257 pages.
ISBN: 0028639189
This reference for science fiction
writers provides advice about the
basics of getting started in science
fiction writing, including information
about how to create a manuscript,
how and where
to submit a completed manuscript
and information about networking
and promotional opportunities.
Some of the topics covered include:
writer's groups, characters, short
stories, novels, short story markets,
contracts, writer's organizations,
self-promotion, agents and electronic
publishing.
This reference also provides some
great insight into science fiction
conventions, science fiction awards
and the publishing industry.
The book provides numerous
tips, sidebars and warnings (from
alien and robot icons)
which provide suggestions and
factoids such as,
"Get the word out to local bookstores
and libraries by producing and distributing
a flier with the times, dates and locations of
your book signings, along with your Web
address." and "Hard sf is the subgenre of
sf in which scientific rigor is an absolute
requirement in story-telling."
This is a terrific reference for the beginner
looking to learn more about the process of
publishing a science fiction novel or
short story.
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This review was published in the March, 2001 of The Internet Writing Journal.
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