Science fiction

Writing
Robert Wood

The Best Ways To Root Out A Cheesy Villain

Ever wondered how to tell if your villain is cheesy, or how you can make them more realistic and engaging? In this article I’ll be looking at exactly that, but instead of offering advice to authors, I’m going to the heart of the problem… In a cloud-shrouded castle he waits, plotting the demise of all who

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Alternative History Fiction
Writing
Robert Wood

Alternate History Fiction: 3 Useful Rules You Should Know

Alternate history fiction is one of the hidden gems of literature, a sprawling chasm of a genre often overlooked by those not familiar with it. This is perhaps because on the surface it can look like fantasy or science-fiction – involved as it is with stories of worlds not our own – however beneath the surface it’s

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Fantasy World Building
Writing
Tyrell Johnson

Speculative Fiction World-building Techniques You Need To Know

The thing about writing in the genre of speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, magical realism, fairy tale, steampunk, urban fantasy, etc.) is that you have to ask the reader to suspend what they know to be true about the world. In a mystery, it’s not difficult for a reader to believe that Harry killed Mike

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elements-science-fiction-stories
Writing
Paige Duke

4 Things Every Good Sci-fi Story Needs

What makes for a gripping sci-fi story? Aliens, super-advanced human technology, portals, time warps, war on a galactic scale? Yes, but it’s not simply the fantastic elements themselves that suck us into these fictional worlds. There’s something skillful going on in compelling sci-fi that we can learn from and assimilate (pun intended) for use in

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