Monalisa's Musings
Monalisa FosterThoughts of an unhyphenated American turned scifi writer. Readers can find my works via my website, www.monalisafoster.com, online at all retailers, or in brick-and-mortar stores.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 436 | Founded | 6 years ago | Last Issue | 17 days ago |
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The Power That Stories Forgot
Back in January, FenCon (a fan convention here in the Dallas area) asked me to be their Workshop Guest of Honor. They also asked me to write an essay for their program but there was a glitch and it was never published. With Mother’s Day com...
AI *Still* Fails at Story Bible Creation (and why it probably always will)
What to test before you waste time and money on AI tools.
Ever since LLMs came along I’ve been on a mission to use one to create story bibles. After all, “AI” is supposed to free us from the parts we don’t like doing, and I like writing—cr...
What is—and isn’t—“AI writing”
A primer for muggles (readers) and wizards (writers)
Claims that 60%, 70%, and even 90% of writers now use “AI” abound. These alarming numbers are being touted as a justification to accept “AI writing” without reservation because it’s alre...
The Hidden Tradeoff in Sci-Fi: Truth vs Story
Why Babylon 5 still works
I’m doing a rewatch of the series Babylon 5. It’s one of my favorites and has survived (for the most part) the crucial test of time. That test can be summarized as follows—”It’s the characters.” Just like with the...
The Hidden Web Holding Your Story Together
How a premise forces plot, character, and setting to align
Sometimes we writers talk about the elements of a story (like plot, character, setting, etc.) as if they are separate things. I’m going to show you why that’s not always the case.
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I write rich, complex worlds and characters. Readers can find my space opera and all my other hard-sf and mil-sf works via my website, www.monalisafoster.com, online at all retailers, or in brick-and-mortar stores. Anlab Award winner.
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