Costi Gurgu On How To Create Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories

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Science Fiction and Fantasy are hugely popular genres. What does it take for a writer today, to write compelling and successful Science Fiction and Fantasy stories? Authority Magazine started a new series called “How To Write Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories”. In this series, we are talking to anyone who is a Science Fiction or Fantasy author, or an authority or expert on how to write compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy.

As a part of this series, I had the pleasure of interviewing Costi Gurgu. Costi Gurgu is the award-winning, bestselling author of original works of fiction that have appeared in Canada, the US, and Europe. He has sold 5 books and over 50 stories for which he has won 26 awards. His novels include: RecipeArium, Servitude and Green Corrosion. His latest sales include the anthologies Tesseracts 17, The Mammoth Book of Dieselpunk, Dark Horizons, Street Magick, Water, and Alice Unbound. Going against the typical genre boundaries and requirements of a science fiction novel, Costi integrates themes and practices from both Europe and North America, offering a unique perspective on what it means to create an original work of…