by Robin Kirk | May 8, 2020 | Robin Kirk
Maps add a whole new aspect to any writing
by Robin Kirk | Apr 27, 2020 | Robin Kirk
Science fiction not only inspires objects. The genre asks how we are human and what rights we have — or should have.
by Robin Kirk | Aug 12, 2019 | Robin Kirk
The conversation over cultural appropriation is necessary, long in coming, and deeply fraught. By their nature artists, including writers, absorb and incorporate many things into their work. Groups and cultures do this, too. Journalist Nadra Kareem Nittle notes that...
by Robin Kirk | Jul 24, 2019 | featured, Robin Kirk
I spent June completing revisions on Book II, tentatively scheduled for next year. My days started early (5 am) and often ended quite late, a marathon of character development, pacing adjustments, and plot connections. I immersed myself so deeply in my story that I...
by Robin Kirk | May 13, 2019 | featured, Robin Kirk
When I learned that I had been accepted to a month-long writing residency at Seoul Arts Center-Yeonhui, I prepared by learning as much as I could about the city and South Korea. What I couldn’t prepare for was meeting one of the world’s most interesting and prolific...
by Robin Kirk | May 8, 2019 | Robin Kirk
Tod Olson’s “Lost” series of real-life tales of people fighting their way back from almost certain disaster is catnip to young and old readers alike. If, like me, you are a sucker for a good Arctic (or Antarctic), ocean, or deep-in-space tale, these are wonderful...