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Michael Morton's Military Sci-Fi Writers' Workshop
The 36th episode of Science Fiction & Fantasy Factory features Mookie going deep into storytelling craft with Michael Morton, a military sci-fi author, editor, and former Air Force space operations specialist who breaks writing down the same way he approaches missions: Clear objectives, defined adversaries, and no wasted energy or motion.Morton lays out a core principle that drives everything: If your characters do not have goals, and nothing stands in their way, the story collapses. Conflict is the engine, and everything else supports it. He explains how weak character motivation and…
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