A Job Should Do More Than Occupy Your Hero
In a post on Writers Helping Writers, Angela Ackerman says that your hero's job should be much more than an occupation. "One area of...
When Unlikeable is the Least of Your Concerns
In a recent blog post, writer Mary Carroll Moore offers advice for writing unlikeable characters.
Moore has spoken with both writers and readers who have...
Noir and SF: A Complimentary Pairing
Classic examples of SF/mystery mashups include Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and its resulting film adaptation, Bladerunner, as well as...