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Why Flash Fiction is a Scam
It’s the latest trend in all the spec fic magazines. Flash fiction! Write a short story that’s anywhere from a hundred words to the upper limit of a thousand words or less. Check it out! More stories in one issue! Isn’t that spectacular? Except that it isn’t. It’s really a scam by magazine publishers. It’s […]
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The imagining of possible worlds is the staple of science fiction. As expert Bruce Sterling puts it, science fiction (or SF or sci-fi for short) is ‘a form of fiction that deals principally with the impact of actual or imagined science upon society or individuals’. In speculative fiction this impact can be strictly technological (as in novels featuring […]
Read More 43 Must-Visit Sci-fi Websites for WritersWhat Playing D&D Taught Me About Writing
I didn’t write this article, but I could have! By Ricardo Victoria I was planning to write this post a while ago, but work got in the middle (it still does, but I just ignored it for a bit). Then, that dastardly Leo McBride got his take out first at his blog Altered Instinct *shakes fist*. I recommend […]
Read More What Playing D&D Taught Me About WritingCooking During the Apocalypse
What a great article! Are your cooking skills up to the Apocalypse? Good Morning / Evening / Afternoon, wherever you are in the world I hope it’s good. In Book 1 of “Welcome to the Apocalypse – Pandora”, there are two game presenters who instruct the players on items to hunt and gather in order […]
Read More Cooking During the ApocalypseWhat’s Current in Sci-Fi?
I got into a discussion with a friend on Facebook who wanted to know what was current in Sci-fi. This is what I said at the time. Understand that this is an excerpt from a casual discussion, not a researched article, and as such should be looked at as a blurb of general interest only, […]
Read More What’s Current in Sci-Fi?Transforming the Landscape
10 Things Learned Since I Started Writing
Originally posted on (Almost) Average:
When I started this writing journey, I was naive to the complexities of it all. I guess in it’s most basic state, writing is just me and the words on the screen or paper. It’s when I started sharing those words that things changed. Here are ten things I learned…
Troubleshooting for Writers: 7 Questions to Ask When You Lose Desire to Finish Your Book
Today’s guest post is excerpted from Story Sparks, copyright © 2017 by Denise Jaden(@denisejaden), published with permission from New World Library. Desire drives our energy. Ideally, we’d have all the creativity and energy and desire we need to write amazing stories. However, the truth is, sometimes we hit roadblocks while following through. Here are some of the most common […]
Read More Troubleshooting for Writers: 7 Questions to Ask When You Lose Desire to Finish Your BookWho Reads Science Fiction?
by Mark Niemann-Ross I’ve learned that my esthetics skew heavily to the bizarre. Helpful when writing speculative fiction; not so helpful when marketing that work. Repeated experimentation has convinced me to look for other opinions on what the buying public will find attractive. Surveys have become my friend, and have provided me with an answer to a very important question: who […]
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