What Should I Pitch to Planetside?
by the Planetside Crew In recent years, Planetside: The Online Magazine of SFWA has undergone many changes and refinements to serve […]
by the Planetside Crew In recent years, Planetside: The Online Magazine of SFWA has undergone many changes and refinements to serve […]
by Michael J. Moore You write speculative fiction for the same reason you’ve read or watched it your entire life.
by Sabrina Vourvoulias First, a quick quiz: Did you read the headline, and automatically compile a mental checklist of
by Bud Sparhawk
After being in the writing game for nearly thirty years and selling my output on a fairly steady basis I still find myself puzzled whenever another blank page stares at me. Ideas abound, but only a few may hold the power to become complete stories.
by Cat Rambo
A friend and I were talking about social media.” Why would I want to use one of those scheduling tools?” she asked.
”Actually,” I said, ”that’s become one of a few tools I’ll pay for.”
Sometimes coming up with the right character name can be the hardest part. Whether working in secondary worlds or the real world, we have some research tools to make picking that perfect name a little easier.
By Patricia C. Wrede General How do ordinary people feel about foreigners? Non-humans? How ready are they to accept different
By Patricia C. Wrede General Which peoples/countries/races fought, allied, traded, or were traditional rivals? Where are there still hard feelings
By Patricia C. Wrede Copyright © 1996 General Do average people believe old tales, or do they dismiss some that
Rules of Magic
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What things can magic not do? What are the limits to magical power? How do magicians try to get around these limits?
By Patricia C. Wrede
I. The World
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Basics
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Are the laws of nature and physics actually different in this world, or are they the same as in real life? How does magic fit in? How do magical beasts fit in?