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How are your readers using your stories?
What you think you're doing when you write... and what you're really doing
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The daily practice. Show up and ship.
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Why different is better than better (authors, pay attention)
"Write to the market," say the experts to the writer. "There's a hungry crowd out there. Give them what they want and your book will be successful." The lesson is that, what worked before will continue working as we move ahead. Keep writing those
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What a quiet painter can teach fiction authors about creativity (and building your business)
Why the business of writing isn't really about getting a book deal with a publisher
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Is science fiction a myth?
What happens when fanboys and bean counters take control of the writer's imagination?
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Can you write an existential "anti-hero" without the grimdark?
Fiction needs real good guys & bad guys.
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The limits of cosmic indifference if science is real
The hidden conflict in all science fiction stories
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The missing human element in galactic settlement scenarios
Solving the problem of space travel isn't about getting the right rockets.
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There's a first time for everything
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