What are Electronic Books (and why should I care)? by Xina Marie Uhl
Stephen King has made the news recently with his electronic book (e-book) experiments: first, his release of RIDING THE BULLET, a short story that…
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A way with worlds: 21 – Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed by Steven Savage of Seventh Sanctum
Yes, we’ve all heard it in our most depressed moments – “I can’t seem to do anything original.” Those moments where it seems everything…
Tek War: Shatner’s Future by [email protected]
William Shatner Plot Summary: This, William Shatner’s first attempt at writing science fiction, is an action/adventure story of the pursuit to find a cure…
The Last Unicorn by [email protected]
Peter S. Beagle Plot Summary: Hidden away in her own sanctuary, Beagle’s unicorn has little cares for the world due to her magic and…
The Sheep Look Up: A Book of Environmental Disaster by [email protected]
John Brunner Plot Summary: In the not too distant future the earth has started to plunge into environmental disaster. Based on the lives of…
The Left Hand of Darkness: the Role of Sex by [email protected]
Ursula K. Le Guin Plot Summary: In the far future a new Utopian society has risen up. With the federation of Eukemen came peace…
End of Eternity: the Non-Foundation Asimov by [email protected]
Isaac Asimov Plot Summary: Humanity has found the ultimate way to fix its own mistakes, make them never happen. In this book, a group…
A way with worlds: 20 – Yin and Yang: The Deadly Hero by Steven Savage of Seventh Sanctum
INTRODUCTION: Time for another “Yin and Yang,” this time looking at the “violent hero” archetype/dichotomy. IE, the idea that somehow a character can be…
A way with worlds: 19 – World View: Evolving with Alicia Ashby by Steven Savage of Seventh Sanctum
INTRODUCTION: This is going to be a bit different from my usual columns – instead of me talking to the audience, I’m interviewing an…
A way with worlds: 18 – Putting it all together: Xai by Steven Savage of Seventh Sanctum
INTRODUCTION: Well, I’ve been talking about building worlds for nearly six months. So, I figure its time to take a look at how I…
Why Fantasy and Why Now? by R. Scott Bakker
Why do people read fantasy? The typical answer is that people are searching for ‘escape.’ Fantasy represents, many would say, a retreat from the…
A way with worlds: 16 – Yin and Yang: Utopia Dystopie Cornucopia by Steven Savage of Seventh Sanctum
Once, there were two kingdoms, a very good kingdom, and its neighbor, a very bad kingdom. The people in the good kingdom were happy…
A way with worlds: 15 – Timeline-Based Writing by Steven Savage of Seventh Sanctum
It’s a nightmare. Your world is forged and designed, documented and mapped. You have characters and histories and mysteries and ecologies. Everything’s perfect, right?…
A way with worlds: 14 – Creating new religions by Steven Savage of Seventh Sanctum
Well, we’re back on the creativity track after a few diversions, and back on the subject of religion in your continuity. Eventually, you’re going…
A way with worlds: 13 – Writing religion in your continuity by Steven Savage of Seventh Sanctum
QUESTION: I want to write religion in my continuity. What do I do? ANSWER: Write it. (Taps foot. Waits.) OK, lets face it, that’s…
A way with worlds: 12 – Finding Inspiration by Steven Savage of Seventh Sanctum
We’ve all had those moments where we’re just not inspired, or worse, inspired but its just not working. Actually, as authors we probably feel…
A way with worlds: 11 – Attitude by Steven Savage of Seventh Sanctum
Attitude. Its a simple word, but to me, it heralds so many possible problems in writing. Attitude. What do people mean by it? In…
A way with worlds: 07 – Getting a Vision by Steven Savage of Seventh Sanctum
OK, the last few columns have been pretty serious (well, in theme, if not execution). I’ve covered a lot of the basics in a…
A way with worlds: 10 – The Fanfic Rebellion! by Steven Savage of Seventh Sanctum
Batten down the hatches, the concepts are rebelling! Ok, the rest of the column is not going to sound nearly that exciting, but consider…
A way with worlds: 09 – Retcon as Continuity by Steven Savage of Seventh Sanctum
You’re writing along, and you look back on some of your published stories, perhaps to review, perhaps for fun, perhaps to see glaring flaws…
