{"product_id":"the-silly-shirt-manifesto-a-practical-guide-to-writing-fantasy-and-sci-fi-9798246998441","title":"The Silly Shirt Manifesto: A practical guide to writing fantasy and sci-fi","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Andy Coughlan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Composition \u0026amp; Creative Writing - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Wear a silly shirt and tell everyone you're a writer.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat's the advice Robert Rankin gave me on a writing course years ago. It sounds flippant. It changed everything. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost people who want to write never finish. They read craft books, watch videos, accumulate advice - and somehow the actual writing keeps not happening. Or they start, get stuck in the middle, and abandon the manuscript for something shinier. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is for them. For you, if that's where you are. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Silly Shirt Manifesto is a practical guide to writing science fiction and fantasy - from the mindset shift that turns \"wanting to be a writer\" into actually being one, through the craft of plotting and character, to the hardest part of all: finishing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat's inside: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe identity shift - Why thinking of yourself as a writer changes how you write (and why Robert Rankin's silly shirt advice actually works)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe three questions - David Mamet's diagnostic tool that fixes most scene and story problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlotting without pain - Why pantsing is just writing a very long, expensive outline, and what to do instead\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorld-building without drowning - How to build deep worlds without letting them devour your story\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNovels vs screenplays vs short stories - The crucial difference between \"immediate\" and \"remote\" storytelling, and what each form demands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe rewrite - Why revision is where the real writing happens, and how to survive professional editing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinishing - Why most writers don't, and how to be one who does\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI've spent most of my writing life in screenwriting before transitioning to novels. This book draws on both disciplines - and on what I've learned working with one of the most respected editors in fantasy publishing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis isn't a book for complete beginners. I'm not going to explain what a protagonist is. I'm assuming you know the basics, even if you haven't put them into practice yet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat I want to talk about is why you're stuck - whether that's stuck before starting or stuck in the middle - and how to get unstuck. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWear the silly shirt. Tell people you're a writer. Then go home and write.","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47570406047895,"sku":"9798246998441","price":680.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798246998441.webp?v=1774881834","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-silly-shirt-manifesto-a-practical-guide-to-writing-fantasy-and-sci-fi-9798246998441","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}