Your host, Lynda Williams, is the author of the Okal Rel Saga (Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing) and editor of the Okal Rel Legacies series (Absolute Xpress). She also works as Learning Technology Manager for Simon Fraser University and teaches an introductory web development course at BCIT. For a list of Okal Rel titles…… Continue reading Writer’s Craft #129 Best Humour Arises from Character
Writer’s Craft #128 – Beyond “Crack” Literature: Valuing Complexity in Entertainment
Your host, Lynda Williams, is the author of the Okal Rel Saga (Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing) and editor of the Okal Rel Legacies series (Absolute Xpress). She also works as Learning Technology Manager for Simon Fraser University and teaches an introductory web development course at BCIT. For a list of Okal Rel titles…… Continue reading Writer’s Craft #128 – Beyond “Crack” Literature: Valuing Complexity in Entertainment
Writer’s Craft # 127 – Writing Space Travel
Michelle Murrain is a science fiction writer who has published seven novels. Her novels are largely hard science fiction, and incorporate social, political, and spiritual topics. She lives in Northern California. I’m a hard science fiction author. Proudly, even. As much as I love to ponder social structures, like relationships, culture and family, explore political…… Continue reading Writer’s Craft # 127 – Writing Space Travel
Writer’s Craft # 126 – Treasures on Paper
Holly Jennings writes speculative fiction from her home in Tecumseh, Ontario. She has appeared in Daily Science Fiction, AE Sci-Fi Canada, and elsewhere. For more, visit http://www.hnjennings.com or follow her as she attempts to understand twitter @HollyN_Jennings. When Lynda first asked me to write an article about the richness of writing in notebooks, I felt…… Continue reading Writer’s Craft # 126 – Treasures on Paper
Guest Post: Place Settings by Gregory Frost
So…a few years back I was teaching a general “boot-camp” style writing class for the Philadelphia Writers’ Conference, and at PWC teaching a workshop means that I have to read and critique some manuscripts as well. Frankly, the reading and critiquing stories or partials takes me ten times as long as any prep for standing…… Continue reading Guest Post: Place Settings by Gregory Frost