Paragons — Robin Scott Wilson

The dozen masters assembled here -- Greg Bear, Pat Cadigan, Karen Joy Fowler, Joe Haldeman, James Patrick Kelly, John Kessel, Nancy Kress, Pat Murphy, Kim Stanley Robinson, Lucius Shepard, Bruce Sterling, and Howard Waldrop -- each take one of their own stories and reveal how they crafted a particular aspect of it: the characters, plot, setting, point-of-view, or style. The resulting book is a priceless delight for anyone who writes, teaches, or reads science fiction.