Open Every Spec Fic Chaper with a Hook
In a post on DIY MFA, Disha Walia offers advice for writing a chapter opening hook for speculative fiction. "Entry hooks can be one...
Stoke Your Fears to Find a Great SF Premise
In an article for Writer's Digest, A.G. Riddle shares tips for finding a great premise for your science fiction novel. "Ideas are what motivate...
When Science and Fiction Are More Than Science Fiction
In their latest episode, the Writing Excuses hosts talk about how the fictional side of science and the scientific side of fiction combine in...
Are Plutocrats Actually Democratizing Space?
In their latest episode, the Writing Excuses hosts talk with chemist, USAF Colonel, and NASA Astronaut Cady Coleman about actual travel to actual space,...
The Gothic Intersection Between Crime and SF
In a post on CrimeReads, Eddie Robson examines the intersection between science fiction, crime, and gothic novels. In fact, Robson says that both SF...
Does Your SF&F Need Some Nookie?
In a post on the SFWA blog, R. K. Thorne says that romance should be a part of your SF&F worldbuilding. "Part of worldbuilding should be...
Rebecca Scherm: Near-Future Spec Fic Can be Depressing
In the latest DIY MFA podcast, Rebecca Scherm talks about her science fiction-thriller novel, A House Between Earth and the Moon. During the episode,...
How to Handle Real-World Tech That Beats Your Fiction to the...
In a post on Lit Hub, Claire Stanford discusses the challenge of writing about fictional technology even as similar tools emerge in the real world. When...
Let Love Propel Your SF&F
In a post on the SFWA website, Claire Davon says it's ok to incorporate a bit of romance in your SF&F story.
Davon shares a...
The Ethics of Time Travel
In a post on CrimeReads, Rachel Barenbaum ponders the fun of time travel and whether it is, in fact, something quite horrible. "While all the...
