Speculative fiction

Margaret Atwood, Booker Prize-winning author of *The Blind Assassin*, *The Handmaid’s Tale*, *Alias Grace*, and *Oryx and Crake*, is a master of [speculative fiction](https://www.masterclass.com/classes/margaret-atwood-teaches-creative-writing/chapters/speculative-fiction). She offers the following seven tips for developing compelling [speculative fiction](https://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-is-speculative-fiction-defining-and-understanding-the-different-genres-of-speculative-fiction)…

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As most of you may know, I’m a speculative fiction writer. You’ve probably seen my tagline. It says that I write about dragons, ghosts and spaceships. Sometimes I write about the ghosts of dragons …

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Several months ago, a new character I’d created went rogue and escaped the world I’d placed him in. Leaping between realms, his ghostly spirit crashed into a peaceful wood where a fisherman dipped his…

Seeking the strange and unusual? Look to these structurally unconventional speculative fiction novels that diverge from the familiar.

Radical Botany: Plants and Speculative Fiction, by Natania Meeker and Antónia Szabari

Need some speculative fiction writing prompts to give you some ideas? Check out this post!

Find out the closest fitting sub-genre for your speculative fiction, or troubleshoot your genre in this guide for writers. Contents Major Genres SFF Sub-genres Used in #SFFpit The Difference betwee…

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