Craft tips for authors: July 24, 2023

Posted on July 24, 2023 at 10:10 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft advice to offer. Here are the ones that we thought were...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Science fiction, Writing advice

A week's worth of AI-in-publishing news

Posted on February 25, 2023 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

There's just so much to report on when it comes to artificial intelligence and chatbots entering the creative world. And...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Apple, Artificial intelligence (AI), Audiobook, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Science fiction, The New York Times

3 ways to inspire a fascinating sci-fi novel

Posted on September 8, 2022 at 2:04 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A fascinating character is a benefit to fiction in any genre, for sure. But author A.G. Riddle thinks that when...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Science fiction, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

6 steps for writing a fantasy creature

Posted on June 6, 2022 at 9:58 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It can be enough of a struggle to write a realistic-feeling human character, let alone a living being that doesn't...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Fantasy, Horror, Science fiction

Memorial Day weekend reads from Writer’s Digest

Posted on May 28, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It can be hard to keep on top of all the blogs and news sources that aim to help writers....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Mystery, Plot / narrative, Science fiction, Setting, Thriller, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Catching up with Writer’s Digest

Posted on April 11, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It can be hard to keep on top of all the blogs and news sources that aim to help writers....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Horror, Science fiction, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

What to keep in mind about hard sci-fi versus soft sci-fi

Posted on January 5, 2022 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’re just a few days past National Science Fiction Day (January 2, to coincide with Isaac Asimov’s birthday). And perhaps...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Science fiction, Writing advice

Recent posts from Writer’s Digest

Posted on December 9, 2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It can be hard to keep on top of the blogs and news sources you follow any time of year...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Science fiction, Thriller, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Grow your idea into a strong science-fiction story

Posted on May 21, 2021 at 11:20 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Forgive us for another gardening analogy, but ’tis the season. When inspiration for a story strikes, it’s worth celebrating. But...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Science fiction, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Dave Chesson's 15 tips on world-building for authors

Posted on May 20, 2021 at 10:59 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

World-building, like any other area of writing, has a wide variety of advice associated with it and the caveat that...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Fantasy, Science fiction, Writing advice