Using a Newsletter Platform for Serial Fiction
by Angelique Fawns. Find out how the search for a publishing platform that feels sustainable led to sharing serial fiction and creating a stronger connection with engaged readers.
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Post-Apocalyptic Antibiotics
by Jason P. Burnham. Worldbuilding insights for crafting life after antibiotics. Learn about surgical fixes, ancient remedies, and unusual cures that can shape compelling characters and gripping plots in speculative fiction settings.
A. Lincoln, Simulacrum: Approaches to Reanimating the Great Emancipator
by Ben Nadler. Writers have reinvented Abraham Lincoln through many speculative devices, including ghosts, androids, and time travel. Here’s how these imaginative approaches reshape history and illuminate Lincoln’s enduring cultural power.
Tips on Feedback for Poetry
by Rebecca A. Demarest. Discover how to give and receive poetry feedback with clarity and kindness. Explore practical tips for setting expectations, framing critiques, and embracing revision to help every poet’s work shine.
Improving Your Covers with Graphic Design Theory
by Misha Grifka Wander. With these simple design principles, independent authors can create compelling ebook covers using grids, color theory, balanced typography, and negative space to convey genre and attract readers.
SFWA Presents: Get to Know Our Moderation Team
SFWA’s Moderation Team is a group of dedicated volunteers who help keep our online spaces supportive of the professional community. We chatted with Elizabeth Bear, CB Droege, Christine Hanolsy, and Leo Otherland to learn more.
Creating Buzz Through Author Readings
by Brenda W. Clough. Here’s how to choose, prepare, and deliver engaging author readings. From selecting the right excerpt to mastering timing, presentation, and audience connection, learn how to make every live or online event memorable.
2025 Planetside Reader Survey
Help us celebrate the writers for Planetside articles in 2025 and give us guidance with respect to how to keep growing this publication.
How to Recover from Volunteer Burnout
by Priya Sridhar. A look at the emotional cost of volunteering, the disappointments that can follow, and the healing steps that help rebuild confidence and reconnect people with meaningful work.
Artifacts of Alt-History: Mining Museum Objects for SFF Inspiration
by Sarah Karwisch. Historical artifacts can bring inspiration to speculative fiction. Here’s how you can use museum objects to drive plot turns in your stories, spark conflict, and shape your worldbuilding.
Crafting a Cover: An Interview with SFF Illustrator and Designer Jeff Brown
by Misha Grifka Wander. In this interview, cover designer Jeff Brown reveals why genre-focused book covers matter, how to collaborate effectively with artists, and why investing in compelling design helps your publishing success.
Handling Longer Projects Without Relying on a Plot Outline
by Adriana Kantcheva. Follow a pantser’s evolving process and see how giving ideas time to mature before drafting cut revision turmoil, clarified themes and character arcs, and made writing a novel less overwhelming.