Worldbuilding

by John Dale Beety What do your characters spend? Currency, the forms of money used in a setting, can add […]

by Jason P. Burnham Did you know that the human body has fewer human cells than it does microorganisms? Fortuitously,

By J.D. Harlock Four years ago, I started writing speculative fiction professionally to modest success. I owe my entire career

by Jeremy Zentner Spaceships have been iconic in science fiction ever since Jules Verne wrote From the Earth to the

by Jeremy Zentner Space operas often incorporate creative monarchy systems as part of their planet-spanning worldbuilding. And why not? Readers

by Jelena Dunato When my publisher prepared the marketing strategy for my upcoming novel Dark Woods, Deep Water, one of

by May Haddad Fantastic noir is a subgenre that blends film noir or its literary inspiration and counterpart, hardboiled fiction

by J.D. Harlock The “belly dancer” is one of the most prevalent tropes western media has of Middle Easterners, and

by M.K. Hutchins Soft magic has been with us since humans had stories: it’s in our fairytales, our folklore, and

by Jason P. Burnham Climate change is the top public health emergency of the twenty-first century. Naturally, you may be

By Kamiab Ghorbanpour For many years in Iran, and Persian pop culture in general, science-fiction books, movies, and TV shows

by Gideon P. Smith Getting the science right in SF can make the difference between writing cute stories and great