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
Click on titles to download PDF Fil
e
Making it Up as You Go Along
William Shakespeare didn't confine himself to the words his
ancestors handed down to him, why should we? The article discusses the
structure of English and the techniques used to coin new words, establish
character names, and manufacture future slang.
Previous Month's Articles
Incidental Characters
Antagonists
The Art of Science Fiction
Click on titles to download PDF Fil
e
This Month's Article
World Building, Part 2
Once you've chosen the star to host your world, you have to
design the world itself. How large is your planet? How large is its
gravitational pull? Does it have moons, and if so, how big? Are the
oceans deep or shallow, the seasons severe, mild, or non-existent? All of
these questions need be answered when you start out to write a book.
Previous Month's Articles
World Building, Part 1
Life as We Don't Know It
