Basically, this book is a collection of advice from various sci-fi authors, including many articles by Issac Asimov (for movie buffs like me, the man who wrote "I, Robot," which I thought was a really interesting movie.)

There's a lot of good tips about character and setting development. The authors try to pull in examples from different genres and demonstrate how the same themes can carry over into sci-fi.

The tips on how to create the environment first and then place your characters into it.

Some of the sections get highly technical, bringing in complicated elements of physics, anthropology, economics--it's useful info but sometimes hard to follow.

Edit some of my previous stories because of what I learned could help them.

There's a lot of useful information that will help your stories become more real.

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