Summer is always a great time for road trips. To help the miles and hours fly by, here’s a list of podcasts and audio files dedicated to writing speculative fiction. Happy Travels! Writing Excuses: Short, focused, practical writing advice from smart, award-winning SF/F writers. This is my go-to podcast. […]
I’ve always admired stand-up comics for their quick wit and confidence, but I never thought I had much to learn from them because I don’t consider myself a comedic writer. In fact, in my experience, the harder I’ve tried to make people laugh, the harder I’ve failed. Then, as I […]
Watching a character go through meaningful change is one of the most satisfying experiences of fiction. That’s also why one of the most useful writing techniques I’ve ever learned outlines the steps involved in effective character arcs, helping ensure these stages appear clearly in your story. The tool is called […]
Back in the first months of the pandemic when uncertainty was at its height, I turned on the TV, looking for something light and mindless. Instead, under “most popular” movies, it stared back at me: Outbreak. Running a close second and third were Contagion and The Stand. “Who would […]
I love opposites. I love them in food–hello, dark chocolate with sea salt! I love them in relationships, as anyone who’s met my husband can vouch. And, most of all, I love them in literature. Lately, I’ve been gravitating toward stories that are both speculative and historical in nature. On […]
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