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 About Race
Less than one lifetime ago (mine) discrimination was institutionalized and
leaders like Martin Luther King lamented that people should be "judged
on the content of their character and not the color of their
skin." That seems almost quaint in the current hyper-charged "Woke World." What is a writer to do when faced with
the need to flesh out characters in a multi-ethnic story? Do you keep
to the safe stereotypes or do you make your characters living, breathing
human beings, describing them as they are, warts and all?
Previous Month's Articles
Writing to Persuade
Point of View
The Art of Science Fiction
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This Month's Article
The Sky is Falling: Part Three
Having
discovered that the world may end at any minute due to a jumbo rock falling
from the sky, we look at what we know about Potentially Hazardous
Asteroids. In addition, we review a modest proposal for determining
whether the danger is sufficiently real to stir ourselves from our current
lethargy. The good news is that people may be waking up to the danger... then again, maybe not!
Previous Month's Articles
The Sky is Falling: Part Two
The Sky is Falling: Part One
