Writers of every stripe, from dedicated fantasy and sci-fi scribes to authors in other veins, will find inspiration in these pages. Keep this book of prompts within arm's reach of your desk, and grab it the moment you need a kick start. The prompts in this book are great for when you're stuck, whether on page 1 or page 100. This book is also great when you're just sitting down to your writing day. You can insert your own characters into each prompt, or create and get to know new ones.
101 Writing Prompts for Fantasy and Science Fiction Writers is more than just a list of prompts, though it certainly delivers that. L. K. Grant shows you a way of generating your own prompts and drawing inspiration from the world around you, using history, science and anecdotal experiences to create fantastic and speculative fiction. Truly engaging fantasy, science and speculative fiction all contain one thing: a grain of truth. When readers sense verisimilitude, they will let you take them to fascinating new worlds.
They will believe everything you tell them.
101 Writing Prompts for Fantasy and Science Fiction Writers is more than just a list of prompts, though it certainly delivers that. L. K. Grant shows you a way of generating your own prompts and drawing inspiration from the world around you, using history, science and anecdotal experiences to create fantastic and speculative fiction. Truly engaging fantasy, science and speculative fiction all contain one thing: a grain of truth. When readers sense verisimilitude, they will let you take them to fascinating new worlds.
They will believe everything you tell them.
