Ansen Dibell
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Ansen Dibell was the penname used by Nancy Ann Dibble (September 8, 1942 – March 7, 2006), an American
science fiction author, who also published books about fiction writing. Born in New York, she got her doctorate in English literature of the nineteenth century. She taught literature and creative writing at several colleges and universities until 1980, when she became a freelance editor and author. From 1983 she worked as editor at Writer's Digest Books.
She published a number of stories and poems in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and received two awards for her poetry.
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science fiction author, who also published books about fiction writing. Born in New York, she got her doctorate in English literature of the nineteenth century. She taught literature and creative writing at several colleges and universities until 1980, when she became a freelance editor and author. From 1983 she worked as editor at Writer's Digest Books.
She published a number of stories and poems in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and received two awards for her poetry.
The King of Kantmorie
- Pursuit of the ScreamerPursuit of the ScreamerPursuit of the Screamer is a science fiction novel written by the American writer Ansen Dibell, first published in 1978.- Plot summary :Jannus is the son of Mistress Lillia, the ruler of Newstock, a village near the river in Bremner. The competing villages are protected by the Valde, strange female...
, DAW Books, June 1978, ISBN 0-87997-386-2- De laatste koning, Dutch edition (M=SFM=SFM=SF is a range of science fiction and fantasy novels from the Dutch publisher Meulenhoff. The range was started in 1967 and continues to this day ....
), ISBN 90-290-1031-2
- De laatste koning, Dutch edition (M=SF
- Circle, Crescent, Star, DAW Books, February 1981, ISBN 0-87997-603-9
- Ashai Rey, Dutch edition (M=SF), ISBN 90-290-1016-9
- Summerfair, DAW Books, July 1982, ISBN 0-87997-759-0
- Zomermarkt, Dutch edition (M=SF)
- Tidestorm Limit, 1983, (published in Dutch and French translations only)
- Stormvloedgrens, Dutch edition (M=SF)
- Aux confins de l'ouragan, French edition
- The Sun of Return, 1985 (published in Dutch and French translations only)
- Gift van de Shai, Dutch edition (M=SF)
- Le soleil du grand retour, French edition
Non-fiction
- Plot: Elements of Fiction Writing, Writer's Digest Books, August 1988, ISBN 0-89879-303-3
- Paperback edition: Writer's Digest Books, August 1999, ISBN 0-89879-946-5
- Word Processing Secrets for Writers (with Michael A. BanksMichael A. BanksMichael A. Banks is a science fiction writer and editor. He is perhaps best known for nonfiction works about the genre and collaborations with Mack Reynolds. Banks has several other novels to his credit, Michael A. Banks (born 1951) is a science fiction writer and editor. He is perhaps best...
), Writer's Digest Books, March 1989, ISBN 0-89879-348-3 - How to Write a Million: The Complete Guide to Becoming a Successful Author (with Orson Scott CardOrson Scott CardOrson Scott Card is an American author, critic, public speaker, essayist, columnist, and political activist. He writes in several genres, but is primarily known for his science fiction. His novel Ender's Game and its sequel Speaker for the Dead both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the...
, Lewis TurcoLewis TurcoLewis P. Turco , is an American poet, teacher, and writer of fiction and non-fiction. Turco is an advocate for Formalist poetry in the United States.-Life and work:...
, and Michael RidpathMichael RidpathMichael Ridpath is the British author of various thrillers based around the world of high finance. He was born in Devon in 1961 and grew up in Yorkshire. He was educated at Millfield School and Merton College, Oxford where he obtained first class honours in Modern History, and represented the...
), Constable Robinson, January 1995, ISBN 1-85487-367-9