Of Sex and Crocodiles
Chocolatiers and musicians are masters of the mash-up. Why not writers? Brian Staveley found his own inspiration for Skullsworn by combining the unexpected.
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Chocolatiers and musicians are masters of the mash-up. Why not writers? Brian Staveley found his own inspiration for Skullsworn by combining the unexpected.
As technology marches ever forward, Walkaway author Cory Doctorow ponders how we can be masters of our computers instead of the other way around.
Seven Surrenders author and historian Ada Palmer wonders: what will the future call our age?
Author Ian McDonald reflects on the risks of writing near future sci-fi. Namely, you could very easily be proven wrong.
Author John Scalzi contemplates the title and inspiration for his new science fiction novel, The Collapsing Empire.
Author V.E. Schwab matches characters from her Shades of Magic series with lines from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical Hamilton!
Eclectic readers are eclectic writers, which Jacqueline Carey proves with her new novel Miranda and Caliban.
Visit any one of Thoraiya Dyer’s choices for a truly fantastic walk in the woods.
Bonnie and Clyde, Sherlock and Watson…how many others can you name? Heather Graham and Jon Land chime in with ten of their favorite dynamic duos in pop culture.
Author Susan Dennard describes how she learned that writing chronologically isn’t always the answer, and you don’t need to begin at the beginning.