Welcome to the Writer's Workshop. Each month we publish articles dealing with matters of concern to writers, with an emphasis on the technical problems specific to science fiction writing. No matter what sort of a writer you are or wish to be, you will find something of interest here.
The Art of Writing
This Month's Article
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Writing to Persuade
Writers
are passionate people who feel strongly about things in which they
believe. They are also communicators. It usually doesn't take
long before they begin lacing their work with appeals to the readers to
support the writer's pet causes. Frequently the results are disastrous,
not because we lack the skill to get our point across; but rather, because we
don't know when to quit. This month we take up the twin subjects of
persuasion and propaganda, and I use myself as a good example of what not to
do when you really feel strongly about something.
Previous Month's Articles
Writing a Novel
Lights, Camera, Action
The Art of Science Fiction
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This Month's Article
The Sky is Falling: Dinosaur Killer
Sixty-five
million years ago, the great dinosaurs ruled the Earth. Then one day, a six-mile diameter rock came
roaring in from outer space. Within a
year, the dinosaurs were dead and their ecological niche left open for the
ascendancy of mammals. Come with us to
those thrilling days of yesteryear ...
Previous Month's Articles
Science in the Golden Age
Predicting the Future
