How to make your setting a character in your dystopian novel
Science fiction writers and literary agents have been blogging the past few days about how to make your setting come alive. And young-adult author Beth Revis explains why this is doubly important in a novel about a future dystopia. One of the most important things that separates a dystopian novel from all the rest is…
What Your Email Address Says About Your Computer Skills
This chart justifies all your fears regarding Yahoo! and AOL users. And then some. Reprinted with permission from Matthew Inman aka “The Oatmeal,” a former web designer turned comic artist. You can see more of his work on The Oatmeal. Matthew is a one man operation, so be sure to check out posters and prints…
What are the great rural fantasy novels?
Enough of this Urban Fantasy malarkey, because I’m now interested in Rural Fantasy. I’ve written a Book Club feature for SFX Magazine, on Mythago Wood, by Robert Holdstock. I hope I’ve done Mythago Wood justice, and that I’ve served Robert, who sadly died not that long ago, as well as he deserves. I think I…