Michelle M Pillow On How To Create Compelling Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories

Kristin Marquet
Authority Magazine
Published in
13 min readAug 8, 2024

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Creativity: For me, creativity is all about problem solving. In order to create something new, I first come up with a problem to solve. For instance, what if language was never invented? How would we communicate? How would we tell stories?

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 Michelle M. Pillow.

Michelle M. Pillow is a prolific NY Times & USA TODAY bestselling author with millions of books sold. Known for her work in science fiction and fantasy, her rich world-building creates portals for the imagination. Fan favorites include the sci-fi romance Qurilixen World (a multi-series collection), the epic fantasy Realm Immortal series, and the

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Kristin Marquet
Authority Magazine

Publicist and author based in New York City. Founder and Creative Director of FemFounder.co and Marquet-Media.com.