Gear Up! It's The Top Ten Technologies in Science Fiction
Column by Jon Korn
From superintelligent spaceships to existential spray cans, Sci-Fi is all about the gear. Jon Korn geeks out over his favorites.
Ten Authors Who Write Great Dialogue
Column by Meredith Borders
A list of some of the best conversation-creating writers out there.
Writing with Authority: A Primer
Column by Jon Gingerich
A few simple tips to bolster narrative authority in your writing.
Real Life Authors As Fictional Characters
Column by Meredith Borders
What happens when writers become characters?
Keeping it Real: A Rough Guide to Using Real People As Fictional Characters
Column by Cath Murphy
Ebeneezer Scrooge, Tintin and Alice in Wonderland are all said to be based on real people. Is using your boss or neighbor as a ready made character a stroke of genius, or a fast route to a lawsuit?
Primer: The Chronicles of Amber
Column by Rajan Khanna
A look at the Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny and what makes them so great.
Indie Bookstore Spotlight: The Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle
Column by Hanna Brooks Olsen
Seattle's cornerstone bookery, The Elliott Bay Book Company, survived a giant move and lived to tell the tale.
The Long & Winding Road: Part III – Talking To Agents
Column by Kelly Thompson
The third in a series chronicling my experiences with my novel, including finding an agent and submitting to publishers. Part III details my experience with two agents interested in my novel.
LURID: It's Alive! The Top 10 Mad Scientists of Literature!
Column by Karina Wilson
From Prometheus (Aeschylus) to Prometheus (Scott): Top ten pick of the most enduringly mad scientists in horror fiction, both before and after the reality of Dr. Josef Mengele.
Not Even Close: The Predictions of Ron Goulart's 'Hawkshaw'
Column by Jon Korn
Jon Korn explores some of the worst prognostication in the history of Science Fiction. Did a comic novel from 1972 accurately predict what the world of 2002 would look like? No, no it did not.
