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The Profession of Science Fiction

SF Writers on their Craft and Ideas

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  • © 1992

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  1. Maxim Jakubowski
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  2. Edward James
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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Maxim Jakubowski, Edward James
    Pages 1-11

  3. The Way it Was, 1933–1937

    • Jack Williamson
    Pages 12-25

  4. The Development of a Science Fiction Writer

    • James Blish
    Pages 26-33

  5. Wonderful Deathless Ditties

    • Naomi Mitchison
    Pages 34-43

  6. From Shanghai to Shepperton

    • J. G. Ballard, David Pringle
    Pages 44-72

  7. A Citizen of Mondath

    • Ursula K. Le Guin
    Pages 73-77

  8. Backwards across the Frontier

    • Richard Cowper
    Pages 78-94

  9. Where I get my Crazy Ideas

    • Norman Spinrad
    Pages 95-100

  10. By Chance out of Conviction

    • D. G. Compton
    Pages 101-110

  11. The Writer as Nomad

    • Pamela Sargent
    Pages 111-119

  12. Thank you for the Music

    • Michael Coney
    Pages 120-130

  13. The Profession of Science Fiction

    • Gene Wolfe
    Pages 131-139

  14. The Profession of Fiction

    • M. John Harrison
    Pages 140-153

  15. Confessions of a Bradbury Eater

    • Garry Kilworth
    Pages 154-160

  16. A Shaman’s View

    • David Brin
    Pages 161-168

  17. Riddles in the Dark

    • Gwyneth Jones
    Pages 169-181

  18. Git Along, Little Robot

    • Richard Grant
    Pages 182-199

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 200-208
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Where do science fiction writers get their inspiration from? Some of the leading authors in the field tackle this fascinating subject in a series of essays reprinted from one of the genre's most respected critical journals, Foundation Whether veterans like octogenarian Jack Williamson, acclaimed literary personalities like Ursula K. Le Guin or younger, upcoming authors like Gwyneth Jones, a wide variety of SF craftsmen reveal their secrets, both personal and analytical. This is a collection of essays of great attraction to anyone interested in SF or, for that matter, creative writing.

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