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The Screenwriting Sensei by Paul Chitlik (book review).

Paul Chitlik is both a scriptwriter and teacher on the subject. In his introduction, he does confess to working under

Now then, now then, Britain. Land of tea, scones, and recurring apocalyptic viral outbreaks. Just when you thought civilisation might

‘Spaceships! Ray Guns! Martian Octopods! ‘Interviews With Science Fiction Legends’ is a book of interviews with a difference. Instead of

‘Unknown Destinies Volume 1’ is an anthology of twenty-one stories from different authors, but not twenty-one different authors as some

Philip Palmer’s The Great West Wood is that rare novel which feels both startlingly original and yet rooted in a

Hello everyone, Templates. A few decades ago, I wondered why certain towns and cities in the UK adopted a specific

Back in 2014 and a few times since, I’ve discussed the 17 sub-genres of science fiction, which included science fiction

Look at the designs I made for my new car. It isn’t just the streamlining to look good on the

If you want to start a story on a downer, try it the way Poul Anderson did with ‘After Doomsday’.

Unravelling the opening sequence of the third ‘Slough House’ book, ‘Real Tigers’, involves many threads, with the first one not