The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Science Fiction

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Science Fiction
Author Cory Doctorow, Karl Schroeder
Subject(s) Writing, Science fiction
Publisher Alpha Books
Publication date 2000
Pages 360
ISBN ISBN 978-0028639185
OCLC 45076483

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Science Fiction (2001) was written by Cory Doctorow and Karl Schroeder and published as part of The Complete Idiot's Guide series of non-fiction manuals by Alpha Books

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Written by a major proponent of the genre the book aims to assist readers understand the basics of becoming a science fiction writer. It seeks to describe the various sub-genres, writing techniques, and what it takes to author such a piece. Then it seeks to describe the publishing business starting with finding agents, handling contracts and publishers.