A rare and marvelous guide to imaginative science fiction writing

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This long out of print 110 page guide for teachers, students, young adults and all adults written in an informal manner and illustrated with cartoons is an inspiring guide to science fiction writing. Chapters include What's It All About, Un-Earthly Creatures on Earth, Are They Like Us?, Build your own BEM, Time Travel to the Past, Time Travel To the Future, and Other Worlds/Other Beings, Of Cabbages and Kings. Included with the book are 8 large illustrated cards with writing ideas for individual ideas or classrooms, such as "Write a set of safety rules for dealing with cosmic creations. Just as your creatures need a creative twist, so should your writing of the rules.".