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How Can We Channel the Urgency and Fear of the Climate Crisis Into Speculative Fiction?
There’s a reason we’re seeing more climate-related books in speculative fiction. Lindz McLeod looks at how the…
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Meet CL Hellisen
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at…
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Ask an Agent: May 2024
In this monthly column, we check in with one of our resident agents to answer those questions…
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Worlds of Wonder: On Gaming, Fantasy and Music
He’s worked with some of the biggest names in comedy, film and music, and now Richard Sparks…
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Meet Tristan Gray
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at…
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BFS Online: Writing Your Way – Plotter or Pantser?
A discussion on the preparation, or lack thereof, for writing a book. Do you have timelines, spreadsheets…
BFS Online: Writing Your Way – The Influence of Experience
A discussion on how lived experience impacts the words and way we write. Why do certain stories…
The Research Rabbit Hole, or, Great Big Useful Cheating Devices
Kit Whitfield has some tips to stop you follow the white rabbit too far down that research…
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BFS Online: Writing Your Way – POVs
A conversation about different points of view and what they do for your book. Are we leaving…
BFS Online: Writing Your Way – Interview with Tiffani Angus & Val Nolan
Two heads are better than one! Tiffani Angus and Val Nolan, authors of Spec Fic for Newbies…