Writing Tips
October 2012- Archives
Susan Juby: Sci-fi and the bolognium theory
The Stephen Leacock-nominated author on why she can't consider herself a "real" SF writer. (Casserole has something to do with it.) ...
More from: Writing TipsNina Munteanu: Write from the inside out
The Nova Scotia SF author and ecologist on the link between the known and the unknown....
More from: Writing TipsMatthew J. Trafford: Say no to the naysayers
The author of The Divinity Gene on how to handle those pesky sci-fi haters....
More from: Writing TipsMatthew J. Trafford: Use the news
The author of The Divinity Gene on why—even if you're writing about an alternate universe—you should still look at a newspaper every once in a while....
More from: Writing TipsCraig Davidson: Four months, twenty days
The author of Rust and Bone on the value of taking your writing one step at a time....
More from: Writing TipsLynda Williams: Writing that flies
The author of the Okal Rel Saga on listening to your own voice and blocking out all the others....
More from: Writing TipsAlison Sinclair: Start with the brick
The Montreal-based SF writer on the importance of pinpointing where your novel truly starts....
More from: Writing TipsArthur Slade: Breaking the fantastical ice
The "Young Adult Fantastical Fiction Guy" on why you might want to put down that plasma gun if you want to keep people reading....
More from: Writing TipsSteve Stanton: Writing from the subconscious
The author of The Bloodlight Chronicles on the power of writing fresh from a dream state....
More from: Writing TipsDavid Nickle: No such thing as "just lunch"
The author dubbed "the next Stephen King" by The National Post on making every single scene rise above the mundane....
More from: Writing TipsHelen Marshall: Write your kink
The Aurora-winning poet and SF author on the importance of embracing your own eccentricities in your writing....
More from: Writing TipsEdward Willett: Creating a strange new world
The Aurora-winning author of Marseguro on the importance of sensory detail in your sci-fi universe....
More from: Writing TipsMatthew Hughes: Don't get it right; get it done
The SF and crime writer on what a first draft of your SF novel may in common with D-Day....
More from: Writing TipsMargaret Atwood: Tinkering with reality
In this excerpt from her collection of essays, In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination, the Booker Prize-winning author reveals the source of her passion for sci-fi: Tinkertoy....
More from: Writing TipsDavid Annandale: Respect your subgenre
The genre-leaping writer on the importance of adjusting your voice to the story—and not the other way around....
More from: Writing TipsHayden Trenholm: The writer's toolkit
During our Sci-Fi Odyssey here at Canada Writes, we'll be running daily writing tips from Canadian sci-fi authors. First up: The Aurora-winning author and playwright Hayden Trenholm on expanding what's in your writerly bag of tricks....
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