For my grandmothers,
Sarah and Fannie,
who made it possible for me to become a writer.
Published by Michael Wiese Productions
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Copyright 2014 by Paul Chitlik
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Table of Contents
Eight Things to Remember When Writing Science Fiction
An End, A Beginning, And A Middle
Writing (Not Overwriting) Descriptions We Can “See”
Conflict and Scene Construction
Dueling Protagonists, Dueling Stories
Why Hurt Locker Didn’t Click With Audiences And Why It Was Still A Good Film
Three Stories, One Script: Making Them Work in the Rewrite.
Some Tech Things You Should Know