Don't let the blank page intimidate you. 

Class is in session. 

Award-winning author Charlie Jane Anders explores how fiction encourages us to abandon assumptions.

Like Gaiman and Pratchett's novel, these fantasies are hellaciously hilarious.

Even at his silliest, the late Terry Pratchett had something worthwhile to say.

Great writers don't just get fan letters—sometimes they send them, too.

In this fascinating lecture, Black Leopard, Red Wolf author Marlon James talks J.R.R. Tolkien and the relationship between trauma and fantasy.  

It can be dark and gritty in space — but for writers of queer romance, sci-fi settings also bring newfound freedom.

Whether you're struggling with the nuances of a fictional language or just struggling to get started, take some tips from the best of the best.

Haldeman’s military science fiction was heavily influenced by his time in combat.

Fantasy author Sarah Beth Durst on embracing what you love when it comes to writing.