8.6 /10 1 Votes
5/5 Thriftbooks Pages 360 OCLC 45076483 LC Class PN3377.5.S3 D63 2000 Page count 360 Publisher Alpha Books | 3.6/5 Goodreads Publication date 2000 ISBN 978-0-02-863918-5 Dewey Decimal 808.3/8762 21 Originally published 2000 Genre Science Fiction Subjects Writing, Science Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Science Fiction (2001) by Cory Doctorow and Karl Schroeder was published as part of The Complete Idiot's Guide series of non-fiction manuals released by Alpha Books. It was the first non-fiction book by Doctorow, a novelist.
Contents
Description
Written by a major proponent of the genre, the purpose of the book is to assist readers to understand the basics of becoming a science fiction author. It describes the various subgenres, writing techniques, and what is entailed with authoring such a piece. Then it describes the publishing business starting with agents, contracts and publishers.
Reception
SFRevu, in its review, wrote that "the road to publication would be made considerably smoother by the information in this book."
Blogcritics' Helen Gallagher wrote, "Chapters on long-form journalism, market analysis, and self-publishing round out this truly complete guide.