Science fiction and fantasy writers all have different methods for creating their worlds and people and getting them on paper, whether they set a special time of the day to write or a set number of pages to fill. I try and be at my desk ...

Parallel Earths are a classic element of writing, almost as commonly accepted as aliens, faster-than-light-travel, magic, and cyberspace. Indeed, my entire Xai project is based on the idea of parallel worlds - so it's a subject close to my heart and a few other vital internal organs

Writing parallel Earths however is more difficult than it seems. It's easy to slap a few changes on our world or on a particular time period - but this doesn't mean it produces a consistent, coherent, or believable ...

The debate on human cloning is probably like none other, touching science, ethics and the law together and at such vitality. The miracle of producing man from man has aroused the interest of many, some hell bent on making it a reality, some more conservative in approach. This article analysis both sides and provides a third perspective.

To formulate an answer to the above question, there is a need to understand the concept of cloning. Cloning is a process of production of one or more plants or animals possessing the same genetic structure as another plant or animal. Cloning can be done in two essential formats:

Embryo cloning - wherein the duplication takes place at the embryo stage of reproduction, and not after cell differentiation. ...

This article has been provided by Lynda Lotman and http://www.scifieditor.com.

I've been working on and off on a novel for what must a year now and it has now, finally, reached the stage where it can be considered near complete. The end needs some work (mainly because I've had to chop the story in two due to its length) and there are one or two bits I'm not 100% happy with. (I never am though.. But all in all, I have a servicible manuscript.

When I first started writing, 6 or 7 years ago, my next step would have been to make up a query letter, print out a few sample chapters and send it off to every publisher I could find who published work in my genre. NOT a good idea.

A better idea is to find a literary agent (prefferably agents) and submit to ...

With the economics not necessarily being in my favor, why do I write stories? Why do I write novels? ...