Writing As the Sky Rains Death

Is this a new era of political fiction? Faced with threats to humanity such as global warming, writers might wonder if they should address these concerns in their novels, short stories, plays and screenplays. In a short, insightful essay, the New York Times best-selling author, John Twelve Hawks, describes both the power – and limitations – of fiction. Writing as the Sky Rains Death raises crucial questions for contemporary writers, and readers.