## What is /r/rational's "To Learn How to Write This, Read That" list? (Example -- though I have some problems with the listing -- linked to.)

* Author: u/neshalchanderman *
* URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/writing/comments/3669db/a_to_learn_how_to_write_this_read_that_list/?ref=search_posts
* Score: 24

* Created: 2017-06-17T08:23:05

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### Comments:

> **u/Charlie___** [+4]  (10 hours later)
> 
> Hm, do you mean what books teach skills we think are more important here?
> 
> Magic and science are obvious ones. Magic made out of simple rules and systems is pretty common here, but it's not necessary for a good story.
> 
> Magical magic: John Bellairs - The Face In The Frost, Ursula LeGuin - A Wizard Of Earthsea.  
> Systemic magic: Brandon Sanderson - Warbreaker, Ted Chiang - 72 Letters.  
> 
> Gratuitous science: Greg Egan.  
> Science-based fiction: Arthur C Clarke - The Fountains of Paradise, Andy Weir - The Martian.

> **u/None** [+1]  (7 hours later)
> 
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>> **u/Charlie___** [+3]  (9 hours later)
>> 
>> Check out the link, maybe. OP's asking for books or authors that exhibit specific skills.

>>> **u/TK17Studios** [+1]  *Author of r!Animorphs: The Reckoning* (10 hours later)
>>> 
>>> Oh, whoops.

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