MBT Voices Ezine

Voices takes you to the pros to help navigate the publishing process. Join us for expert advice, which can keep us from stumbling along the way.

A simpler way to think of speculative fiction might simply be as stories that take us beyond the world we know.

Speculative fiction writers have a story question process that’s a bit lengthier to go through. It’s like they ask themselves, What if . . . and if . . . and if? Until they’ve created a whole new world or a new kind of human or society or science.

Speculative characters get away with anything.

Storyworld is more than where and when. Yes, those facts are necessary, but they’re only the first layer.