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...
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,...
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...
Advice for Using Ecology in World-Building
In a post on the SFWA blog, J. Dianne Dotson says that ecology should be part of your worldbuilding for any genre fiction. "Whether...
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...
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...
One Writer’s Simple Trick for Brainstorming the Future
Science fiction writers have been predicting elements of the future - and our present - for decades. While we don't yet have holodeck and...
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...
SF for Non-Scientists
In a post on the SFWA blog, Gideon Smith offers advice on how to get the science right in your science fiction. "If you...
