Best Books on Writing and Editing Sci-fi, Fantasy, Paranormal, and Dystopian Fiction
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Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction
by:
Jeff VanderMeer
4.33 avg rating — 4,141 ratings 
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MY DAUGHTER NATASHA: Discovering Life’s Hard Truths One Street At A Time
by:
Artie Dimanche
4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings 4. 
Worlds of Wonder: How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy
by:
David Gerrold
3.92 avg rating — 490 ratings 5. 
Writing the Paranormal Novel: Techniques and Exercises for Weaving Supernatural Elements Into Your Story.
by:
Steven Harper
4.01 avg rating — 373 ratings 
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5,000 WRITING PROMPTS: A Master List of Plot Ideas, Creative Exercises, and More
by:
Bryn Donovan
4.34 avg rating — 200 ratings 
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Writing Dark Stories: How to Write Horror and Other Disturbing Short Stories (Writer's Craft Book 6)
by:
Rayne Hall
4.10 avg rating — 209 ratings 11. 
Writing Down the Dragon: and Other Essays on the Tolkien Method and the Craft of Fantasy
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Tom Simon
4.43 avg rating — 35 ratings 12. 
The Writer's Spellbook: Creating Magic Systems For Fantasy
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Lillian Csernica
3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings 12. 
Writing Monsters: How to Craft Believably Terrifying Creatures to Enhance Your Horror, Fantasy, and Science Fiction
by:
Philip Athans
3.99 avg rating — 383 ratings 14. 
The Guide to Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction: 6 Steps to Writing and Publishing Your Bestseller!
by:
Philip Athans
3.90 avg rating — 727 ratings 15. 
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Space Travel: A Writer's Guide to the Science of Interplanetary and Interstellar Travel (Science Fiction Writing Series)
by:
Ben Bova
3.92 avg rating — 75 ratings 17. 
The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy: Alchemy with Words
by:
Darin Park
3.84 avg rating — 193 ratings 
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Author for Life or for a Living?: How to Stay Sane & Alive when Everything & Everyone Brings you Down: Manifesto for Real Writers
by:
Cristina G.
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings 
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Book Title Generator: A Proven System in Naming Your Book
by:
Scott Lorenz
4.08 avg rating — 247 ratings 17. 
Heart of the Original: Originality, Creativity, Individuality
by:
Steve Aylett
3.85 avg rating — 107 ratings 17. 
Story Like a Journalist: A Textbook / Workbook for Novelists
by:
Amber Royer
4.47 avg rating — 17 ratings 
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
by:
Jared Diamond
4.04 avg rating — 445,019 ratings 27. 
Master Lists for Writers: Thesauruses, Plots, Character Traits, Names, and More
by:
Bryn Donovan
4.28 avg rating — 716 ratings 
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The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language
by:
Steven Pinker
4.01 avg rating — 22,310 ratings 34. 
Writing Fight Scenes: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors (Writer's Craft Book 1)
by:
Rayne Hall
4.13 avg rating — 509 ratings 
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The Writer's Guide to Weapons: A Practical Reference for Using Firearms and Knives in Fiction
by:
Benjamin Sobieck
4.30 avg rating — 142 ratings 37. 
Conceiving the Heavens: Creating the Science Fiction Novel
by:
Melissa Scott
3.98 avg rating — 40 ratings 38. 
The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy: Alchemy with Words
by:
Darin Park
3.84 avg rating — 193 ratings 
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Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction: How to Create Out-of-This-World Novels and Short Stories
by:
Orson Scott Card
3.91 avg rating — 678 ratings 43. 
Storyworld First: Creating a Unique Fantasy World for Your Novel
by:
Jill Williamson
4.15 avg rating — 256 ratings 44. 
The Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference: An Indispensable Compendium of Myth and Magic 3.85 avg rating — 672 ratings
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Aliens and Alien Societies: A Writer's Guide to Creating extraterrestrial Life-Forms
by:
Stanley Schmidt
3.99 avg rating — 176 ratings 46. 
Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy (Writing Series)
by:
Crawford Kilian
3.59 avg rating — 164 ratings 
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Live Long and Evolve: What Star Trek Can Teach Us about Evolution, Genetics, and Life on Other Worlds 4.33 avg rating — 52 ratings
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The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction 4.27 avg rating — 1,958 ratings