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Tables of Contents for The Science of Science Fiction Writing
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
v
Introduction
vii
Part 1: Writing Fiction
Why People Read Fiction
3
10
The Anatomy of a Short Story
13
4
Why a Formula Is Not a Formula
17
6
The Author's Strategy
23
2
The Issue Is Character
25
8
Scene---The Smallest Dramatic Unit
33
10
A Local Habitation and a Name
43
6
Speaking Well in Print
49
6
Suspense in Fiction
55
4
Getting the Words Right
59
2
How to Be a Good Critiquer and Still Remain Friends
61
4
Part 2: Writing Science Fiction
The Origins of Science Fiction
65
8
Toward a Definition of Science Fiction
73
8
The Worldview of Science Fiction
81
6
Where Do You Get Those Crazy Ideas?
87
14
Heroes, Heroines, Villains: The Characters in Science Fiction
101
16
Part 3: The Writers of Science Fiction
The Man Who Invented Tomorrow
117
22
H. G. Wells
The Grand Master
139
10
Robert A. Heinlein
The Foundations of Science Fiction
149
22
Isaac Asimov
Henry Kuttner, C. L. Moore, et al.
171
30
Appendix A: Notes from a Workshop
201
16
Appendix B: Syllabus for a Workshop
217
6
Index
223
10
About the Author
233