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Author Sunya Mara On How To Create Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Before we dive into the main focus of our interview, our readers would love to "get to know you" a bit better. Can you share a story about what first drew you to writing over other forms of storytelling? Reading was my first love, and it drew me to writing. My family moved a lot when I was growing up, so books became a constant home for me, a collection of familiar places that I could always return to.
Author Evette Davis On How To Create Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Before we dive into the main focus of our interview, our readers would love to "get to know you" a bit better. Can you share a story about what first drew you to writing over other forms of storytelling? I was a book nerd almost from the time I was born. Words and literature fascinated me. All the places you could go, all the adventures to be had. It was amazing.
P Anastasia On How To Create Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Before we dive into the main focus of our interview, our readers would love to "get to know you" a bit better. Can you share a story about what first drew you to writing over other forms of storytelling? I cannot remember a time in my life devoid of written stories. My parents read bedtime stories to me, ingraining a love of books in me at a young age.
Author Justin DiPego On How To Create Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Before we dive into the main focus of our interview, our readers would love to "get to know you" a bit better. Can you share a story about what first drew you to writing over other forms of storytelling? Thank you for having me! Very happy to be here. So, what drew me to writing? I come from a family of writers. My father is a screenwriter in his 80's who's still only partially retired.
Author Brad Anderson On How To Create Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Before we dive into the main focus of our interview, our readers would love to "get to know you" a bit better. Can you share a story about what first drew you to writing over other forms of storytelling? My brain is wired to tell stories. It's how I have always expressed myself. Though I wrote stories as a kid, I learned how to tell stories for an audience in my late teens and early twenties.
Author Alan Smale On How To Create Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Before we dive into the main focus of our interview, our readers would love to "get to know you" a bit better. Can you share a story about what first drew you to writing over other forms of storytelling? I can't remember a time of my life when I wasn't writing. I was always fascinated by stories, and by creating my own.
Author AP Gessner On How To Create Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Before we dive into the main focus of our interview, our readers would love to "get to know you" a bit better. Can you share a story about what first drew you to writing over other forms of storytelling? I always wrote down my ideas since I was young. It started with short stories about my life, family, pets, friends, situations and observations. I would share them with family and friends and they really enjoyed them.
Author Declan Finn On How To Create Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Before we dive into the main focus of our interview, our readers would love to "get to know you" a bit better. Can you share a story about what first drew you to writing over other forms of storytelling? I started with writing Fan Fiction. I didn't even know there was a term for it back then. I was going to write one lousy short story. 15 months and 4000 pages later, I had a space opera that had very little to do with the original product.
Author Dr. Richard Horowitz On How To Create Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Before we dive into the main focus of our interview, our readers would love to "get to know you" a bit better. Can you share a story about what first drew you to writing over other forms of storytelling? When I was a young boy, I used to love reading science fiction. Authors such as Arthur C. Clark, H.G. Wells, Frank Herbert, Isaac Asimov, and Robert Heinlein were some of my favorites.
Author V. S. Holmes On How To Create Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Before we dive into the main focus of our interview, our readers would love to "get to know you" a bit better. Can you share a story about what first drew you to writing over other forms of storytelling? Thanks so much for having me! As for why I write, vs another creative form, it's honestly due to growing up without television, I think.
Author James Morrow On How To Create Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Before we dive into the main focus of our interview, our readers would love to "get to know you" a bit better. Can you share a story about what first drew you to writing over other forms of storytelling? Evidently I was born with a need to tell stories, a drive so intense I would almost call it erotic. Over the years, this throbbing appendage to my psyche was attracted to various media.
Nzondi On How To Create Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Before we dive into the main focus of our interview, our readers would love to "get to know you" a bit better. Can you share a story about what first drew you to writing over other forms of storytelling? I remember when I was eight or nine, I discovered blood droplets on our front steps and followed the trail of blood out onto the sidewalk where it led to my neighbor's homes.
Author Erich Krauss On How To Create Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Write from the heart. I never start a novel by asking who I'm writing for or what genre it fits into. Stories start as seeds in your brain and then flow out through your heart. If you try to force that seed to grow into something it's not, you lose the soul of the book. It's written based on analytics rather than what it's destined to become. Maybe it will get published, maybe it won't. But as long as you write from the heart, you will get what you need from the manuscript.
Author R.S. Mellette On How To Create Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
First: Forget about science fiction. You're just telling a story. Second: Forget about "world building." Build characters who live in a world. How they interact with it will create the world for the reader. Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Before we dive into the main focus of our interview, our readers would love to "get to know you" a bit better. Can you share a story about what first drew you to writing over other forms of storytelling?
Author W. L. Hawkin On How To Create Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
An Interview With Ian Benke Wrap it up with Heart. People need to care about the characters and what they’re facing. You need to conjure strong emotional reactions. You want to trigger that tight lump in a person’s throat. Because I don’t outline, sometimes my characters surprise me. I’ve had two characters die when I wasn’t expecting it and I cried as I wrote those scenes. That raw emotion translates to the page and into the heart of your reader.
Author J Lynn Else On How To Create Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
An Interview With Ian Benke Let your World be its own character: Will readers want to visit your world afterwards, or will they be left with vague images of the place they visited? Maybe the world is something frightening that shouldn’t be visited, and do your readers feel that? Leave readers with some emotion about the world they’re walking through. Science Fiction and Fantasy are hugely popular genres.
Writer JM Landels On How To Create Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
An Interview With Ian Benke Engaging characters. For me, character is foremost. Whether you’re writing about humans ten years from now, or sentient gas clouds in a distant galaxy, the central characters must be relatable. Relatable doesn’t mean a character who looks and acts like me. A relatable character has thoughts, emotions, desires, and frustrations that I can comprehend, regardless of whether I have experienced the character’s situation or not.
Author Melanie Dickerson On How To Create Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
An Interview With Ian Benke You must have a deep love of story. Science Fiction and Fantasy are hugely popular genres. What does it take for a writer today, to write compelling and successful Science Fiction and Fantasy stories? Authority Magazine started a new series called “How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories”. In this series we are talking to anyone who is a Science Fiction or Fantasy author, or an authority or expert on how to write compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Author Steve Bellinger On How To Create Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
An Interview With Ian Benke Have fun! You’re writing to entertain. Perhaps the reader will learn something along the way, but remember they bought your story to enjoy it. Don’t get bogged down with a lot of technical mumbo jumbo.
Author Caroline George On How To Create Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
An Interview With Ian Benke Character arcs. To pen compelling fiction, a writer needs to create characters that have clear development and growth. In many books, a character will have a flaw or believe a lie that’s addressed by the story’s end. Science Fiction and Fantasy are hugely popular genres. What does it take for a writer today, to write compelling and successful Science Fiction and Fantasy stories?
Author Robert J Sawyer On How To Create Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
An Interview With Ian Benke Plot: it matters, but not nearly as much as most people think it does. Just make sure each scene is relevant — that is, that it riffs in some meaningful way on your theme — and that it’s honest, with the characters doing things those characters would actually do under the circumstances, as opposed to whatever stupid thing they might do just to move the story along. Science Fiction and Fantasy are hugely popular genres.
Author Martin Woods On How To Create Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
An Interview With Ian Benke Create balance: It’s possible that your revitalized trope will be so different that you might start entering a different genre or covering a different theme. It’s important that the change isn’t too drastic. The end of your novel should have sufficient similarities with the start. Science Fiction and Fantasy are hugely popular genres. What does it take for a writer today, to write compelling and successful Science Fiction and Fantasy stories?
Author Tanya Gough On How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Science Fiction and Fantasy are hugely popular genres. What does it take for a writer today, to write compelling and successful Science Fiction and Fantasy stories? Authority Magazine started a new series called “How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories”. In this series we are talking to anyone who is a Science Fiction or Fantasy author, or an authority or expert on how to write compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Author Peter Andra On How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Before we dive into the main focus of our interview, our readers would love to “get to know you” a bit better. Can you share a story about what first drew you to writing over other forms of storytelling? I was first drawn to writing through my love for reading and how powerful and fascinating the written word can be. You are a successful author. Which three character traits do you think were most instrumental to your success?
Author Shawn Inmon Of ‘Kradak The Champion’ On How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
An Interview With Ian Benke For me, everything starts with an image. I’ve been carrying that image in my head of the domed city I mentioned earlier. I can see dozens of specifics of that city — parks, a river, towering buildings — but I had no idea what the story was that went with it. It wasn’t until very recently that the actual story that went with that image dropped into my head. If it’s not an image, it is always a character. My characters really do appear, already-formed, in my mind.
Creag Munroe On How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
An Interview With Ian Benke Conflict. More conflict! When you think you have enough, add more. Multiple characters with overlapping conflicting desires? Good, that’s compelling. Now have everything blow up at once. Science Fiction and Fantasy are hugely popular genres. What does it take for a writer today, to write compelling and successful Science Fiction and Fantasy stories? Authority Magazine started a new series called “How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories”.
Author Cat Rambo On How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Science Fiction and Fantasy are hugely popular genres. What does it take for a writer today, to write compelling and successful Science Fiction and Fantasy stories? Authority Magazine started a new series called “How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories”. In this series we are talking to anyone who is a Science Fiction or Fantasy author, or an authority or expert on how to write compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Author Deborah Falaye On How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Science Fiction and Fantasy are hugely popular genres. What does it take for a writer today, to write compelling and successful Science Fiction and Fantasy stories? Authority Magazine started a new series called “How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories”. In this series we are talking to anyone who is a Science Fiction or Fantasy author, or an authority or expert on how to write compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Author James Kennedy On How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
An Interview With Ian Benke CAN A DIVINE “MOMENT OF GRACE” FIX YOUR CLIMAX? Like many storytelling gurus, Matt claims that a compelling hero must be active and resourceful throughout a story, deploying pre-established skills to solve whatever crises the story throws at them. I agree . . .
Author Dallas Massey On How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Science Fiction and Fantasy are hugely popular genres. What does it take for a writer today, to write compelling and successful Science Fiction and Fantasy stories? Authority Magazine started a new series called “How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories”. In this series we are talking to anyone who is a Science Fiction or Fantasy author, or an authority or expert on how to write compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Author Shawn Peters On How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Science Fiction and Fantasy are hugely popular genres. What does it take for a writer today, to write compelling and successful Science Fiction and Fantasy stories? Authority Magazine started a new series called “How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories”. In this series we are talking to anyone who is a Science Fiction or Fantasy author, or an authority or expert on how to write compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy .
Author Tony M. Quintana On How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Science Fiction and Fantasy are hugely popular genres. What does it take for a writer today, to write compelling and successful Science Fiction and Fantasy stories? Authority Magazine started a new series called “How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories”. In this series we are talking to anyone who is a Science Fiction or Fantasy author, or an authority or expert on how to write compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Authors Jaida Jones & Danielle Bennett On How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Science Fiction and Fantasy are hugely popular genres. What does it take for a writer today, to write compelling and successful Science Fiction and Fantasy stories? Authority Magazine started a new series called “How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories”. In this series we are talking to anyone who is a Science Fiction or Fantasy author, or an authority or expert on how to write compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Author MJ Kuhn On How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Before we dive into the main focus of our interview, our readers would love to “get to know you” a bit better. Can you share a story about what first drew you to writing over other forms of storytelling? I’ve been an avid reader for as long as I can remember, so it’s only natural that I was drawn to books as a storytelling medium. When I was younger, I really liked the anonymity of the writing medium of storytelling.
Author Ennis Rook Bashe on How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Before we dive into the main focus of our interview, our readers would love to “get to know you” a bit better. Can you share a story about what first drew you to writing over other forms of storytelling? I think every other form of creativity requires things that writing doesn’t, whether it’s supplies, a dedicated space to work, or simply people to collaborate with. Writing only requires your imagination.
Filmmakers Jon & Matt Firman On How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
An Interview With Ian Benke Know the Implications of Your Technology; This goes hand-in-hand with understanding the world you are creating.
Author Christopher Bramley On How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
An Interview With Ian Benke The fourth thing is to write with passion. Even if you’re writing non-fiction, unless it’s deliberately required to be dry and quantitative, put a piece of your soul into it. I include dreams and events that I have experienced in my books, because they are part of me –the latter especially can make things feel deep and real.
Author Mackenzie Flohr On How to Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Science Fiction and Fantasy are hugely popular genres. What does it take for a writer today, to write compelling and successful Science Fiction and Fantasy stories? Authority Magazine started a new series called “How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories”. In this series we are talking to anyone who is a Science Fiction or Fantasy author, or an authority or expert on how to write compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Author KM Robinson On How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Science Fiction and Fantasy are hugely popular genres. What does it take for a writer today, to write compelling and successful Science Fiction and Fantasy stories? Authority Magazine started a new series called “How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories”. In this series we are talking to anyone who is a Science Fiction or Fantasy author, or an authority or expert on how to write compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy .
Author Michael Wisehart On How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
An Interview With Ian Benke The Second item one will need to write a compelling fantasy story is Likeable Characters. If your readers cannot connect with the characters in your book, then they likely will not continue reading. Your characters not only have to be likable, but believable, to a point. They need to be able to bring out the best and worst in human traits, giving your readers a wide gambit of the human experience, and yet still be true to themselves, or how you have portrayed them.
Denise LQ Of Dragonbreak Media On How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Before we dive into the main focus of our interview, our readers would love to “get to know you” a bit better. Can you share a story about what first drew you to writing over other forms of storytelling? I always loved sharing stories, and my literature teacher often praised my storytelling skills. I never took pleasure writing my own stories myself though.
Authors Terry Mancour and Emily Burch Harris On How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
An Interview With Ian Benke …Fifth, and this is sometimes challenging, you have to do the work. It’s fantastic to have an amazing idea. But until you sit down (or stand up) and write things down, that idea is taking up space in your brain. Nobody can read it if it’s in your brain. Get it on paper, revise it, show it to folks, get feedback, revise again, and release it into the wild. Science Fiction and Fantasy are hugely popular genres.
Author Lani Diane Rich On How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Science Fiction and Fantasy are hugely popular genres. What does it take for a writer today, to write compelling and successful Science Fiction and Fantasy stories? Authority Magazine started a new series called “How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories”. In this series we are talking to anyone who is a Science Fiction or Fantasy author, or an authority or expert on how to write compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Author Charlie N. Holmberg On How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Science Fiction and Fantasy are hugely popular genres. What does it take for a writer today, to write compelling and successful Science Fiction and Fantasy stories? Authority Magazine started a new series called “How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories”. In this series we are talking to anyone who is a Science Fiction or Fantasy author, or an authority or expert on how to write compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Writer Todd Kniss On How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
An Interview With Ian Benke Unique Characters (and their relationships with one another) For example, our characters in For Blood Or Justice: Cotton and Yada. Yada and Sangre. Sangre and Cotton. Alex and Angel. Take characters from diverse backgrounds and pit them against one another. I think no matter the genre, you need to start with unique characters. Science Fiction and Fantasy are hugely popular genres.
Author Rachelle Storm On How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Science Fiction and Fantasy are hugely popular genres. What does it take for a writer today, to write compelling and successful Science Fiction and Fantasy stories? Authority Magazine started a new series called “How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories”. In this series we are talking to anyone who is a Science Fiction or Fantasy author, or an authority or expert on how to write compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy .
Author Nathan W. Toronto On How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Science Fiction and Fantasy are hugely popular genres. What does it take for a writer today, to write compelling and successful Science Fiction and Fantasy stories? Authority Magazine started a new series called “How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories”. In this series we are talking to anyone who is a Science Fiction or Fantasy author, or an authority or expert on how to write compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy .
Author S.G. Blaise On How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Science Fiction and Fantasy are hugely popular genres. What does it take for a writer today, to write compelling and successful Science Fiction and Fantasy stories? Authority Magazine started a new series called “How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories”. In this series we are talking to anyone who is a Science Fiction or Fantasy author, or an authority or expert on how to write compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Author Julie C. Dao On How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Before we dive into the main focus of our interview, our readers would love to “get to know you” a bit better. Can you share a story about what first drew you to writing over other forms of storytelling? I’ve always loved writing and was drawn naturally to it, thanks to my love of reading fantasy stories and fairy tales. I wrote and illustrated my first “novel” at the age of nine.
Author Benjamin X. Wretlind On How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories
Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Before we dive into the main focus of our interview, our readers would love to “get to know you” a bit better. Can you share a story about what first drew you to writing over other forms of storytelling? I’ve written most of my life. In fact, there’s a story buried somewhere in my files I wrote in 2nd grade that my mom saved for me.
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