Tag Archives: science fiction
Ad Astra, part three
Panel the Third, and Panel the Fourth: “Non-European Fantasy Worlds” and “Good Research Makes for Better World-Building” I’m running my report on these two together, because they’re really quite closely linked. The first panel consisted of me, Steven Erikson, Derwin … Continue reading
And wearing my other hat … SFF Masterclass this August
(Or one of my other hats …) If you have found me here, I’m going to assume you’re interested in fantasy literature either for adults or children, or for both. Those of you who are also interested in the more … Continue reading
World-Building: Clarkesworld Round-Table
A while ago I took part in an interview for a round-table discussion of world-building in fantasy and science fiction for Clarkesworld Magazine; it’s up on the Clarkesworld website now. Gods, devils, magic systems, things readers don’t know about the … Continue reading
Mr Wicked and the Whirligigs, or the Future is Now
Near-future science fiction can be the hardest to keep fictional. The future keeps becoming the present, or even the past. (Funny, that.) When I wrote the first book in The Cassandra Virus trilogy (The Cassandra Virus, The Drone War, and … Continue reading
From the Wild Forest - Thoughts on a Writing Life 