Putting the Science in Fiction
Expert Advice for Writing with Authenticity in Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Other Genres

As a writer whom sometimes likes to delve into science and speculative fiction, this book peaked my interest. It ended up being an interesting read and an invaluable resource for my writing. There were many nuggets of good advice sprinkled throughout the book which served to spark my writing creativ......more

Disclosure: I'm the editor of (and a contributing author to) this book. Putting the Science in Fiction is a reference for genre fiction writers that was developed from my "Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy" blog series. Each week, I invite engineers, scientists, doctors, and other experts to discus......more

I received a galley of this book from the editor. Dan Koboldt's Science in Sci-fi blog series has a fantastic online resource for years. This book, published by Writer's Digest, collects some forty of those pieces to create a fantastic print and ebook resource for writers or inquisitive readers. The......more

Wow, this book covered a lot of ground! There's no way to cover all of scientific knowledge in a manageable portion size, but these essays provided a nice cross-section of certain issues that tend to crop up in fiction, particularly (though not exclusively) in science fiction. Of course, as is the ca......more