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World-Building Tips from the Masters
Five celebrated speculative fiction authors give their best world-building tips, demonstrating how different approaches can work. One of the critical pillars of speculative fiction is world-building—an...
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Co-writing a Serial Novel
Writing doesn’t have to be a lonely profession. Dan Koboldt shares how he collaborated with two other writers to plan, write, and revise a serial novel. For most of the fiction that I’ve written –...
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In Search Of Utopia: Why Is There So Little Utopian Fiction?
Dystopian fiction has waxed and waned and fractured into subgenres over the past few years—but where is all the contemporary utopian fiction? Author Sayde Scarlett discusses. I’ve always been...
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The WD Interview: Author N.K. Jemisin on Creating New Worlds and Playing with...
N.K. Jemisin wants to be a “storyteller of a writer.” It’s an ambition she claims not to have mastered, but many who have lost themselves in Jemisin’s tales of captive gods and stone eaters are sure to...
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Reddit for Writers: 47 Writing Subreddits to Explore
In the May/June 2019 issue of Writer’s Digest, you’ll find our annual roundup of the 101 Best Websites for Writers! This year’s collection is supplemented by online addendums, including this guide to...
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Putting the Heart in Science Fiction: An Analysis of the Screenplay ‘Her’
Often, the science fiction genre is high on concept but low on heart. More cerebral than emotional. However, there’s a new wave of sci-fi that prioritizes the heart over the head. Steve Rose writes...
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Jaleigh Johnson: Improving Your Writing With Dungeons & Dragons
For New York Times-bestselling fantasy novelist Jaleigh Johnson—author of The Mark of the Dragonfly, The Secrets of Solace and 2018’s The Door to the Lost, among others—Dungeons & Dragons (D&D)...
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YA Author Cassandra Clare Reveals the Practical Magic Behind Her Bestselling...
YA sensation Cassandra Clare discusses the tactics she leverages to craft her bestselling Shadowhunter series and demystifies the secrets of writing for different age groups and fostering...
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What Binge-Watching ‘Stranger Things’ Taught Me About Storytelling
As fans eagerly await Season 3 of Netflix hit series Stranger Things, author Scott Hildreth offers three storytelling lessons and editing goals writers can glean from the show. Sunday night at about...
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How to Write Scientific Fiction: Analyzing Carl Sagan’s ‘Contact’
Dustin Grinnell explains how to—and how not to—write more scientific fiction by analyzing Carl Sagan’s ‘Contact’ and the ways it incorporates believeable elements that are understandable to laypeople....
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5 Tips for Writing About Fictional Technology
Author Julie Hyzy uses examples from popular books and films that incorporate fictional technology to understand what makes for appealing, believable tech-dependent stories. Have you ever walked...
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11 Ways to Write More Scientific Fiction: Lessons from Michael Crichton
It’s been said that readers will believe anything; it’s the author’s job to convince them. Keeping readers absorbed in the fictional dream is challenging, but it seemed to be second nature for Michael...
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Tobias S. Buckell Discusses Successful Writing Collaborations and the...
Tobias S. Buckell is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 60 stories and science-fiction novels, which have been nominated for awards including the Hugo, Nebula, Prometheus, and the John...
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What a Coincidence: 7 Clever Strategies for Harnessing Coincidences in Fiction
Well-timed coincidences can catapult a story forward, but a poorly planned one can bring your readers to a dead stop. Use these 7 strategies to harness the power of this storytelling tool while...
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20 Things to Consider When Building Fantasy Worlds
by New York Times Bestselling Author Sara Raasch I have crafted two fantasy worlds in my career so far. The first, Primoria in the SNOW LIKE ASHES trilogy, included eight countries; the second, the...
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Who Ya Gonna Call? Writing Paranormal and Supernatural Phenomena...
Given the popularity and depictions of “paranormal and supernatural phenomena” in movies and TV, one of the world’s foremost scientific experts on writing paranormal and supernatural phenomena explains...
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5 Tips for Incorporating Real-World Politics into a Futuristic Narrative
Many authors seek to incorporate contemporary themes and issues into novels that are set in the future. Here, Jay Schiffman offers five ideas to get your started if you’re interested in incorporating...
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Crypto, Sci-Fi, Soldiers, Spies (and Disasters): 5 Varieties Within the...
The technothriller genre may be slated to become one of the most popular of the 21st century, and as such, it’s a hot area in which writers can experiment. If you’re looking to write a technothriller...
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Genre Spotlight: Literary Agents Answer Burning Questions About Science...
We asked agents from our annual roundup to weigh in on some of the most popular genres they represent—talking trends, common weaknesses, series potential and more. Here’s how to stand out in the...
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Create Structure in Your Fiction Using Index Cards
I was reading through some of our older science fiction titles, and I came upon Worlds of Wonder by David Gerrold (published in 2001). As I was flipping through the book, I read an opening line that...
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