By Wren James and the Climate Fiction Writers League with support from Climate Spring
This is actually a journal, so it will be a perfect fit if you’re someone who likes to make notes, scribble and doodle.
If you want tips about how to include anything related to climate in your writing, this is packed with information. From ways of thinking about climate change, to ideas about how to include it from the small (a character recycles!) to the large (a character works in forestry), this handbook has it all. By compiling knowledge from a variety of sources, Wren James has brought all the considerations needed when planning a climate-related book together. Beware, following the links included will bring you to lots of resources and into plenty of rabbit holes from there. So this journal will be great if procrastination is part of your planning process!
I particularly liked the dystopia-plausibility chart (by Steve Willis) and that sparked some ideas that are percolating. There’s plenty of room to track your inspirations, books read, films, tips to improve storytelling and also questions to answer to deepen the backstories of protagonists and antagonists in your writing. The handbook also includes tips about pitching your book and ends with daily and monthly planners and trackers.
Overall, the handbook is filled with information and also with space for a writer to fill during their own writing process. Highly recommend for anyone who wants to include climate considerations in their writing.
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