writing
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Annalee Newitz And Charlie Jane Anders On The Intersection Between Writing About Science And Writing Science Fiction
a recent talk in London, England, the duo discussed how their science backgrounds have influenced their fiction.
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The Best Apps And Add-Ons To Improve Your Writing
Whether you write for business or pleasure or both, you want your prose to be at the very least comprehensible and free from typos – and as usual, there are apps for that. These are some of the best tools we’ve come across for keeping your writing as neat, as tidy, and as impactful as…
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Ursula K. Le Guin Wants Everyone To Know The Huge Difference Between ‘Alternative Facts’ And Fiction
The word “alternative” appears both in the fun new craze sweeping the government (“alternative facts”) and in a few science fiction staple ideas (“alternate history” and “alternate universe”, for example). Despite that superficial similarity, legendary sci-fi author Ursula K. Le Guin wants to make sure no one confuses what White House press secretary Sean Spicer…
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Why Stephen King Wants Adults To Remember How They Thought As Kids
Video: Stephen King’s dark imagination as an adult always makes people wonder what the hell happened to him as a kid. But King didn’t have that unusual of a childhood. He’s more interested in everyone else’s curiosity about how he grew up and their assumption that something horrific must have happened for him to write…