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Okay, so this book is probably better than the cursory read through I gave it. Most of my reading this book comes down to formatting issues which I understand is not the most pertinent to how it actually reads. I guess part of the issues is I don't really like a lot of science fiction. So, why did I pick this up? I love fantasy and speculative fiction and there's a lot of crossover. Sometimes things just get lumped in together. But, I'm picky with science fiction. If it seems too hokey, I stop reading. Most of those essays were of the variety where I abandon ship. So then my reading the essays was not as enlightening.

I did not find the writing instruction to be any more useful than what people have written in other writing books. The world building examples were well done. I bought a used paper book and think that I will keep it around for just that reason. I may update the review later. I think that if someone were to be writing speculative fiction, this book would be a good resource to have if a situation came up or if people felt stumped. But, there are books on writing that explain the craft better. And, one could argue that a good novel, regardless of genre, all have the same elements.