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  • How to begin a story

    If you’re telling a tale — a novel, a movie, or a short story — where do you start? The opening needs to make the…

  • My Windycon schedule

    This weekend I’ll be at Windycon, a science fiction convention in Lombard, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago (hence the name). It’s the Windy City’s longest-running…

  • Goodreads review: “How to Write a Sentence” by Stanley Fish

    How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One by Stanley Fish My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ve been writing professionally for fifty…

  • Speculative Fiction: The Future Happens Everywhere

    The science fiction and fantasy community made a commitment to be more inclusive of works from around the world, including translations. How is that working…