Genre Writing Rules
First of all, there are no rules. No, seriously, this is fiction we’re talking about here, so the rules are what you make them. At this point, pretty much every “rule” you can think of when it comes to writing … Continued
Fast Fiction
In this case, really fast. I’ll be honest, I’m not normally a huge fan of gimmicky flash fiction, but I do make exceptions. The basic idea is to write a story with the fewest number of words possible. According to … Continued
Turkey City Lexicon
The infamous science-fiction workshop lexicon of “things to not do”. Over the years, so much has been written about what to do and what NOT to do in fiction that it’s a little overwhelming sometimes. Personally, when I write, I’m … Continued
Pretty SciFi Art
No, not mine. I got nothing this week. I’m out of creative ideas and pretty much feel like a spent shell casing. But, I have a good excuse. In just over a week, I’ll be getting married. So, this is … Continued
425 Free eBooks
Wow, what a busy week! I’m sorry that my weekly post of something fun and free isn’t more than this or more in keeping with a theme for the month, but, well, it’s the best I can do this week. … Continued
Generate Story Ideas
Are you stuck for ideas? It may be a little late for those people attempting NaNoWriMo this month, but it’s never too late for the rest of us to come up with some great story ideas. IO9 gave these as … Continued
Own Your Own Mecha
A “mecha” or “mech” is a high-tech, man-shaped killer robot suit, popular in science-fiction. In fact, you may be more familiar with them as “robot armor” or “robot tanks” even, depending on your particular flavor of sci-fi. For those of … Continued
Mother of Invention
No, not a real mother. Maybe, not even a real invention, either! I think science-fiction has changed a lot. I don’t mean that it’s different today than it was when I was a kid, though, I think that’s true, too. … Continued
Short Fiction Friday
Sadly, not my own. It’s no secret that I love science-fiction and fantasy. In fact, once upon a time, I used to write it. Quite a bit of it, actually. In fact, at one time, I was writing at what … Continued
Next Sci-Fi Series to Watch
Right, so last week, we had a sci-fi book-picker. This week, it’s a flowchart over at SFSignal designed to help you pick the next science-fiction television series to rent from Netflix. (Or, wherever, if you dropped Netflix due to all … Continued