Mark McKergow

Writing SF: Ways to get into print with your SF ideas and work

ukasfp_writing_sf_slides.pdf

Dr Mark McKergow is the author of six SF books including the best-selling The Solutions Focus (first published in 2002 and now in its third edition). He is the editor of the Journal of Solution Focused Practices (JSFP - http://journalsfp.org) and so gets to see a lot of material, some of which makes it into print. Mark is director of the Centre for Solutions Focus at Work (SFWork) based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

mark@sfwork.com

Would you like to write more about your SF work, ideas and practice? Published author Mark McKergow will be sharing ideas about what might be interesting for readers, where to start, the options for publication and some do's and don'ts. SF is a field with a lot of not-knowing... which makes it even harder to write about in normal contexts. Bring your writing projects (however nascent), experiences and ideas on what makes a great publication.

Takeaways: -

• The challenge about writing SF - knowing vs not-knowing and how to bridge the gap 
  
  
• What makes a good SF publication? (And what doesn't) 
  
  
• Places to publish - different options for different aims * Some tips on formatting for publication

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