Over many previous issues of this magazine, I’ve covered plenty of genre fiction advice, guidance and tips across all sorts of matters relevant to writers new and old. But it did occur to me that what I’ve never done is tried to gather together the ‘headline’ advice for aspiring authors of science-fiction, fantasy and horror – and what better format for that could there possibly be than the ever-popular top ten?
So, over the next few months, I’ll be putting together what I consider my leading advice in this handy format, starting today with a dip into the worlds of science fiction…
1Don’t feel you have to focus on the science