tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post876755841893532509..comments2024-03-07T19:11:21.715-06:00Comments on Sandra Ulbrich Almazan: Speculative Fiction Author: Writing and Life Experience: Follow UpSandra Ulbrich Almazanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15365908651235829765noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-62658634839587346472010-05-11T10:55:39.866-05:002010-05-11T10:55:39.866-05:00One thing I love about modern fiction, especially ...One thing I love about modern fiction, especially modern genre fiction, is the emphasis on characters. Watching an episode of Star Trek DS9, I almost had a fit when Sisko tells his son to "write what he knows" while living in the distant future in space. And I thought, the writers of this don't know a thing about living in the distant future in space. But then I understood that what they're talking about is the characters. Write about what you've felt, what you've experienced, and what you can imagine others experiencing, the things that will make them grow as characters. Everything else is, well, setting.Barbara Ann Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751427987081847906noreply@blogger.com