Month: January 2014
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Three things Raymond Chandler taught me about writing
The author reflects on insights gained from Raymond Chandler’s writing while revising their sci-fi novel. They admire Chandler’s dialogue, character descriptions, and simile use, finding inspiration for their own work.
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Review: ‘Fleet’ revives sci-fi’s nautical tradition
Science fiction’s nautical tradition, highlighted by Jules Verne and diminished by films like Waterworld, is rejuvenated by Andrew D. Thaler’s Fleet.
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Review: Zachary Bonelli’s Voyage: Embarkation
Zachary Bonelli’s Voyage: Embarkation chronicles a boy’s adventures on an alternate Earth, showcasing the author’s evolving writing style and themes.
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Random and messy: What writing process?
The author humorously reflects on the chaotic nature of their writing process, contrasting expectations of order with the reality of disorder and randomness that defines their creativity.
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Thoughts on the climate fiction genre from a writer and publisher
Mark Nykanen, author of Primitive, Carry the Flame, and other environmentally themed novels, and Mary Sands Woodbury, editor at Moon Willow Press, offered their thoughts on climate fiction and its future in publishing.