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Fantasy-Sci-Fi
Pizzanomics and the Economy of Words

In The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde writes that people know the price of everything and the value…
March 10, 2023
Fantasy-Sci-Fi
Sense Sensibilities

Filtered air wooshed in, wonderfully odourless. He climbed through the double airlock and into the dock itself, then collapsed…
July 11, 2022
Fantasy-Sci-Fi
The Trouble with Portals-Laura Zimmerman

Do portals that move your character to another time and place work within modern storytelling? This is the question…
September 7, 2017
Specs: Speculative Fiction
Committed Writer or Dabbler?

Hey guys, I wanted to kick this whole thing off by welcoming you to the ranks. (Though I’m sure…
July 23, 2017
Fantasy-Sci-Fi
Fantasy Flash Fiction 101- Laura Zimmerman

Fantasy Flash Fiction 101 Could you write a story in 500 words? What about 100? Flash fiction is a…
July 7, 2017
Fantasy-Sci-Fi
The Secret to a Good Sidekick

The beloved “sidekick.” Han had Chewy. Frodo had Samwise. Harry had Ron and Hermione. Captain Kirk had Spock.…
June 6, 2017
Storyworld
The End of Civilization

Recently, a friend of mine asked me if western civilization was at the end of its life cycle. It’s…
May 11, 2017
Fantasy-Sci-Fi
The Fantastical Character of Setting

“Murder committed on a dark and stormy night.” “A grouchy widow lives alone in a broken down cottage.”…
April 6, 2017
Fantasy-Sci-Fi
The Many Worlds of Sci-fi and Fantasy

In what world does your story live? Sounds like a strange question, doesn’t it? After all, most bookstores…
March 6, 2017
Storyworld
Christian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Alternate Realities

Last month we looked at writing fictitious, sentient creatures within our own universe. In summary, God has a plan…
August 4, 2015
Storyworld
Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy: Alien Nature

Atheists believe all creatures evolved over countless millennia of bloodshed, allowing only the fittest members of a species to…
July 3, 2015