Nancy Fulda, the power behind Anthology Builder and an author whom I am proud to say has allowed Darwin’s Evolutions to publish two of her stories previously, has won the first place prize in the 2011 Jim Baen Memorial Writing Contest. Way to go, Nancy!

This is a reiteration of classic short story structure that harkens back to Marion Zimmer Bradley and beyond but was enunciated to me by Dave Freer of Baen Books fame. It has since become something of a recurring mantra as I wind my way down the dimly lit halls of the Slush Pile and, frankly, [...]