Science fiction and fantasy are about what could be and what never was. They are about making the impossible, plausible.Orson Scott Card
Know your characters as well as you know yourself. Their motivations, their dreams, their world – everything.Orson Scott Card
World-building is not merely about creating landscapes and technologies, but cultures, traditions, and histories too.Orson Scott Card
Avoid tech dumps and flavor your story with details sparingly, as if they were intense spices.Orson Scott Card
When writing alien cultures, avoid simply reflecting earth cultures. Invent something fresh, something strange, something alien.Orson Scott Card
If you don't care about your characters, your readers aren't likely to either.Orson Scott Card
Remember: the rules of your universe must be consistent. If magic is limited in the beginning, it must be limited at the end as well.Orson Scott Card
Your first draft is sand. Later drafts mold that sand into something wonderful.Orson Scott Card
Keep your prose focused. Do not distract your reader with excessive detail or purple prose.Orson Scott Card
Keep learning. Writing is a craft. As a writer, you should always be learning, growing, improving.Orson Scott Card