I Have This Nifty Idea: ...Now What Do I Do with It?

by Mike Resnick (Selected by), Mike Resnick (Editor)

Overview

I HAVE THIS NIFTY IDEA ...Now what do I do with it? This book contains outlines for science fiction and fantasy novels which real authors (new and old) used to sell their books to major publishing companies . . . actual examples drawn from authors’ files, not idealized versions prepared just for a textbook. Whether you’re a beginning writer looking to break into novels, an experienced professional seeking new tools and techniques to sell books, or a fan curious about the remarkable thought-processes of some of the great genre writers of our time, you will find something here which enlightens, educates, and entertains you. I Have This Nifty Idea is the perfect addition to every library of books on writing. Includes work by Robert Silverberg, David Brin, Joe Haldeman, Mike Resnick, Robert J. Sawyer, Barry N. Malzberg, Kevin J. Anderson, Charles Sheffield, Katharine Kerr, Jack Dann, Jack L. Chalker, and many more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781587154829
Publisher:	Borgo Press
Publication date:	08/01/2001
Pages:	408
Product dimensions:	6.38(w) x 9.28(h) x 1.16(d)

About the Author

Mike Resnick (1942) is an American science fiction author. He has the distinction of being nominated for 37 Hugo Awards, mostly in the category of "short stories", more than any other author. He was also executive editor of the online science fiction magazine Jim Baen's Universe. He is the father of award winning science fiction author Laura Resnick.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	7
9
	Lord Valentine's Castle	10
29
	The Snare	32
38
	The Memory Cathedral	39
52
	Midnight at the Well of Souls	53
56
	Crescent City Rhapsody	57
72
	The Rift	73
	Metropolitan	100
120
	In Legend Born	121
142
	8 movie synopses	143
155
	Walpurgis III	156
	The Branch	158
	The Widowmaker Trilogy	163
	The Return of Santiago	174
183
	Angel of Destruction	184
222
	Forever Peace	223
	1968	224
229
	The Hercules Text	230
238
	Illegal Alien	239
	Hobson's Choice (The Terminal Experiment)	251
	Critital Destiny (Starplex)	261
273
	The Uplift Universe	274
282
	Illumination	283
323
	Beyond Apollo	324
325
	Bone Music	326
356
	Silence	358
363
	The Saga of Seven Suns	364