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Matthew Salesses on the Possibilities of Climate Fiction

Matthew Salesses on the Possibilities of Climate Fiction

"If cli-fi acts as warning, and it is too late for warnings, what is the point? There must be another way."

By Matthew Salesses | February 23, 2024

Matthew Salesses on Writing Plot and Cultural Context

Matthew Salesses on Writing Plot and Cultural Context

"Acceptance and rejection are cultural."

By Matthew Salesses | June 25, 2021

25 Essential Notes on Craft from Matthew Salesses

25 Essential Notes on Craft from Matthew Salesses

Rethinking Popular Assumptions of Fiction Writing

By Matthew Salesses | January 19, 2021

Matthew Salesses: Holding it Together, Falling Apart

Matthew Salesses: Holding it Together, Falling Apart

On Living Through Grief, Both Collective and Personal

By Matthew Salesses | September 8, 2020

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