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Title: Awesome overview on SF&F as well as writing
Review: David covers such topics as what is Science fiction and what is Fantasy, but unlike other similar books (i.e., Orson Scott Card's) these sections are relatively brief, which is good because they are of limited utility. Once he gets those basics out of the way, he discusses how to construct a story, characters, building aliens, how to outline using notecards, and dozens of other useful topics. He even covers the obscure topic of e-prime. Nothing is covered in great detail, but little of it needs to be. If you need more help with plots and how to write in general, I recommend "Techniques of the Selling Writer" by Dwight V. Swain.
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