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Focus [#8, Autumn 1983] ed. Chris Bailey, Allan Sutherland & Dave Swinden (BSFA, 75p, 48pp, A5) []
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4 · Editorial · Chris Bailey, Allan Sutherland & Dave Swinden · ed

12 · Researching “The Great Steamboat Race” · John Brunner · ar

15 · The Journey to Chekhov · Ian Watson · ar

18 · Putting the Feathers on the Indians · Steve Gallagher · ar

21 · What Every Good Writer Should Know · Dorothy Davies · ar

22 · The Rocking of the Boat · Phillip Mann · ar

24 · Steve London’s Greatest Hits · Peter Tasker · ss

28 · Sense and Sensibility: Strategic Uses of Sensory Description · Anne Warren · ar

31 · Keeping a Tight Ship · John Bush · ar

38 · Keeping a Tight Ship · Maxim Jakubowski · ar

44 · Totleigh Barton SF Writing Course 1983 · David Piper · ar

47 · Market Space · Dorothy Davies · cl

Focus [#9, Autumn 1984] ed. Sue Thomason (BSFA, 75p, 44pp, A5, cover by Ros Calverley) []
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2 · Getting Started · Sue Thomason · ed

4 · Guiding the Dream · Bernard Smith · ar

7 · Real Writers…: “Real Writers…Ignore Stupid Critics” · Ros Calverley · cl

7 · Real Writers…: “Real Writers…Don’t Cry” · Ros Calverley · cl

8 · Short the Space Between Friends · Hilary Robinson · ss

13 · Second Thoughts · Dave Langford · ar

15 · Real Writers…: “Real Writers…Always Call It Research” · Ros Calverley · cl

16 · So You Fancy Yourself as a Writer? · Nick Lowe · ar

23 · Real Writers…: “Real Writers…Read the Small Print” · Ros Calverley · cl

24 · I Often Wonder Why I Write… · Margaret Hall · ar

29 · Real Writers…: “Real Writers…Do It for Love” · Ros Calverley · cl

30 · Vulcan’s Spanner: How I Wrote a Novel by Accident · Ros Calverley · ar

37 · Lifting the Lid Off Ximoc · Davy Francis & Hilary Robinson · ar

40 · Market Space · Dorothy Davies · cl

41 · Competition News · Sue Thomason · ar

Focus [#10, February 1985] ed. Sue Thomason (BSFA, 75p, 44pp, A5, cover by Cath Easthope) []
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2 · Editorial · Sue Thomason · ed

3 · For Love or Money · Alex Stewart · ar

4 · Real Writers…: “Real Writers…are very patient” · Ros Calverley · cl

5 · Real Writers Don’t Publish Fanzines · Mary Gentle · ar

11 · Seducers with Staples · Bob Shaw · ar

12 · Caught Being in Love · John A. Connor · ss

17 · The Four Ages of Excuses for Not Writing · R. I. Barycz · ar

17 · Real Writers…: “Real Writers…don’t give up” · Ros Calverley · cl

18 · The Famous Five Go Shoplifting · Garry Kilworth · ar

21 · Real Writers…: “Real Writers never die…they just go…west.” · Ros Calverley · cl

22 · Expressing Myself · Charles Stross · ar

25 · Flightless Birds · Stuart Falconer · ss

26 · Mucking About in Bytes · Chris Priest · ar

28 · Real Writers…: “Real Writers…welcome constructive criticism” · Ros Calverley · cl

29 · The Baines Fragments · Andy Sawyer · ss; illustrated by Margaret Hall

33 · Real Writers…: “Real Writers…have a way with words” · Ros Calverley · cl

34 · Market Space · Dorothy Davies · cl

35 · [untitled] · R. I. Barycz · ar

36 · [letter] · John Brunner · lt

37 · [letter] · Mary Gentle · lt

37 · [letter] · David Langford · lt

38 · [letter] · Nigel Richardson · lt

38 · [letter] · Terry Broome · lt

39 · [letter] · Paul R. D. Ward · lt

39 · [letter] · Steve Lockley · lt

39 · [letter] · Andy Sawyer · lt

40 · [letter] · Ken Cocks · lt

41 · Real Writers…: “Real Writers…read Focus” · Ros Calverley · cl

Focus [#11, August 1985] ed. Margaret Hall & Sue Thomason (BSFA, 44pp, A5, cover by Simon Bromwich) []
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· Editorial · Sue Thomason · ed

· In Search of a Fergussen Event · Charles Stross · ss

· Ghost Writer · Jim England · ss

· Hobbsspeak · Andy Hobbs · ar

· Openings for New Writers · Sydney J. Bounds · ar

· Spuds to Microchips (Word Processors) · C. R. Laker · ar

· Spuds to Microchips (Word Processors) · Keith Freeman · ar

· Auguries of Innocence · Nik Morton · ar

· Beginnings · [uncredited] · ms

· [letter] · Eddy C. Bertin · lt

· [letter] · Peter Coleborn · lt

· [letter] · Bernard Smith · lt

· [letter] · Robert Muir · lt

· [letter] · Pat Gardner · lt

· [letter] · Mark Greener · lt

· [letter] · Martyn Taylor · lt

· [letter] · Stuart Falconer · lt

· [letter] · Chris Evans · lt

· [letter] · Charles Stross · lt

Focus [#12, October/November 1986] ed. Paul Grunwell (BSFA, 32pp, A5) []
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· Focal Point(s) · Paul Grunwell · ed

· Till Death May Us Part · Colin P. Davies · ss

· Brilliant Corners · Paul M. Grunwell · ss

· Genesis of a Dream · Trevor Jones · ar

· I Was Dennis Wheatley’s Batman · Stan Nicholls · ar [Ref. Dennis Wheatley]

· Market Space · [uncredited] · cl

· New Markets for Old · Paul Kincaid · ar

· Why the Rejection? · [uncredited] · ms

· Success Makes It Real? · David Mace · ar

Focus [#13, April 1987] ed. Paul Grunwell (BSFA, A4) []
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· Focal Point · Paul Grunwell · ed

· A Ribbon for Margaret’s Doll · Dragan Filipovic; translated by Mire Adzic · ss SF International #1, January/February 1987
translated from the Serbian (“Mašnica za Margaretinu lutku”, Sirius, #101, 1984).

· Shift, Working · N. McKay · ss

· Doing the Business · Alex Stewart · ar

· An Author’s Handbook · Stan Nicholls · br [Ref. David Bolt]

Focus [#14, April/July 1988] ed. Liz Holliday (BSFA, 75p, 12pp, A4) []
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· “Professional” Is a State of Mind · Liz Holliday · ar

· The Cost of Living · Liz Holliday · ss

· Comments on “The Cost of Living” · James Wallis · ms

· Comments on “The Cost of Living” · Mark Lees · ms

· Reply to Comments on “The Cost of Living” · Liz Holliday · ms

· And You Thought I Was Fussy…(Rejection Slip) · David Langford · ar

· …This Is How to Do It (Submission) · Liz Holliday · ar

· Not an Orbiter, but a Star · John Duffield · ar

· A Fast Alternative to Orbiter · Liz Holliday · ar

· In Focus 14 · Liz Holliday · ar

· Legend in the Making: An Interview with Deborah Beale · Stan Nicholls · iv [Ref. Deborah Beale]

Focus [#15, July/August 1988] ed. Liz Holliday (BSFA, 75p, 12pp, A4, cover by Colin P. Davies) []
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· Editorial · Liz Holliday · ed

· Voices · Carol Ann Green · ss

· Covering Notes · David Frogland · ss

· Comments on “Voices” · Nick Cheesman, Colin P. Davies & Mary Gentle · ms

· Layout: Chris Priest Corrects · Chris Priest · ar

· Wisdom of the Ancients · David Langford · ar

· Short Story Contracts · Ian Watson · ar

· Market Space · Liz Holliday · cl

· Workshops · Liz Holliday · ar

· [letter] · Robert Farago · lt

· [letter] · Colin Greenland · lt

· [letter] · Jane Killick · lt

· [letter] · Lee Fox · lt

· [letter] · Cecil Nurse · lt

· Writing Science Fiction · Liz Holliday · br [Ref. Christopher Evans]

Focus [#16, December 1988/January 1989] ed. Liz Holliday (BSFA, 75p, 12pp, A4, cover by Colin P. Davies) []
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1 · A Time of Changes… · Liz Holliday · ed

2 · Clarion the Wonderhorse · Nicola Griffith · ar

3 · I Left My Love Behind Me, and Went Marching Off to War · Kev McVeigh · ss

7 · Comments on “I Left My Love Behind Me, and Went Marching Off to War” · Nicola Griffith & Liz Holliday · ms

8 · Reply to Comments on “Voices” · Carol Ann Green · ms

9 · A Writer’s Bookshelves · David V. Barrett · ar

Focus [#17, April 1989] ed. Liz Holliday (BSFA, 75p, 12pp, A4, cover by Nigel Dobbyn) []
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1 · The Good News, the Bad News and the True Confessions of a (Will-Be) Full Time Writer · Liz Holliday · cl

2 · First Lines · Cecil Nurse · ar

3 · The Way to Write Science Fiction · Liz Holliday · br [Ref. Brian Stableford]

4 · So You Think You Need a Word Processor? · Nick Cheesman · ar

5 · The Technokid Talks · James Wallis · ar

6 · Where the Wheel Ends · James Maclean · vi

7 · Comment on “Where the Wheel Ends” · Alan O’Keefe & James Wallis · ms

9 · Everyone’s a Critic · Liz Holliday · ar

Focus [#18, October 1989] ed. Liz Holliday (BSFA, 75p, 12pp, A4) []
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1 · How to Change Your Own Life… · Liz Holliday · ed

2 · Word Processing and the Magnetic Manuscript · Alan Fraser · ar

3 · Amphis Baena · B. D. Walter · vi

5 · Comments on “Amphis Baena” · Linda Markley · ms

6 · Comments on “Amphis Baena” · Liz Holliday · ms

7 · Orbiting—An Inside Story · Margaret Hall · ar

8 · Gazing Miserably at Cans of Baked Beans or, What Makes a Story? · Liz Holliday · ar

9 · Reply to Comments on “Where the Wheel Ends” · James McClean · ms

10 · Orbiter Update · Sue Thomason · ar

10 · Competition · Liz Holliday · ar

10 · Courses and Workshops · Liz Holliday · ar

11 · Market Space · Sue Thomason · cl

Focus [#19, February 1990] ed. Liz Holliday (BSFA, 75p, 12pp, A4) []
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1 · The More Things Change… · Liz Holliday · ed

1 · Advance Notice · Cecil Nurse · ar

2 · You Can Get There from Here or, Finding a Place in the American Market · Paul J. McAuley · ar

4 · Notes from Clarion · Karen Joy Fowler & Gene Wolfe · ar

5 · At a Distance · S. V. O’Jay · vi

5 · Comments on “At a Distance” · Liz Holliday & Cecil Nurse · ms

6 · Reply to Comments on “Amphis Baena” · Barry Walter · ms

6 · Review of Writers News No. 2, November 1989 · Liz Holliday · ar

7 · Forum: Symbols · Terry Broome, Theo Ross & Barry Walter · sy

8 · More Vocation Than Vacation · Linda Markley · ar

9 · On Competitions · Angus McAllister · ar

Focus [#20, April 1990] ed. Cecil Nurse (BSFA, 75p, 12pp, A4, cover by Cecil Nurse) []
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2 · Editorial · Cecil Nurse · ed

3 · A Room with a Desk · David Wingrove · cl

6 · untitled (“It is astonishingly difficult…”) · Judith M. Johnstone · vi

6 · untitled (“Only one of them had a trunk…”) · E. Miriam Kamp · vi

6 · untitled (“Dexter and Julia look stunning in their…”) · S. O. McDonald · vi

6 · untitled (“I followed them because I’m a scavenger that way…”) · John Welsh · vi

7 · Why I Write · Sue Thomason · cl

7 · The Next Exercomp · Cecil Nurse · ar

7 · The Fate of the Workshop · Cecil Nurse · ar

8 · Ask a Writer… · Michael Scott Rohan · ar

10 · Nuts + Bolts: Revision · Cecil Nurse · ar

11 · Notes from a Blue Pencil · Dave W. Hughes · cl

Focus [#21, August 1990] ed. Cecil Nurse (BSFA, 75p, 16pp, A4, cover by Cecil Nurse) []
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2 · Stuff · Cecil Nurse · ar

3 · A Room with a Desk · Colin Greenland · cl

6 · Ms Prep · David S. Garnett · ar

8 · Full Face: Brooke · Keith Brooke · cl

9 · The Man Who Knew a Thing or Two About Aliens · Cecil Nurse · vi

9 · The Page · Margaret Atwood · ar Murder in the Dark by Margaret Atwood, Coach House, 1983

10 · Why I Write · Pete Darby, Alison Mitchell & Peter Tennant · cl

11 · Investigations · [uncredited] · cl [Ref. Alexander Popov]

12 · untitled (“The globe hung above the desk…”) · Leigh Barlow · vi

12 · untitled (“The Doctor walked in on his patient…”) · Daniel Buck · vi

12 · untitled (“Meer held the dagger tightly…”) · Iain Layden · vi

12 · untitled (“There was no doubt in my mind…”) · Peter Lancaster · vi

13 · The Robots of Environment · Dave Langford · vi

13 · The Word Is: Mood · Alan Garside · ar

14 · Nuts + Bolts: Characterisation · Cecil Nurse · ar

16 · Notes from a Blue Pencil · Trevor Jones · cl

Focus [#22, December 1990] ed. Cecil Nurse (BSFA, 75p, 16pp, A4, cover by Dreyfus) []
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2 · Editorial · Cecil Nurse · ed

3 · A Room with a Desk: Without a Suit · Christopher Priest · cl

6 · The Milford Report: A Large Wildebeest · Stratford Kirby · ar

11 · Write What You Like! · John Light · ar

12 · Full Face · Jenny Jones · cl

13 · The Philosopher from Outer Space · Cecil Nurse · vi

14 · True Stories: “What I’m Trying to Say Is This…” · Val Whitmarsh · cl

15 · Hashby’s First Case · Steve Palmer · vi

16 · A Bloody Business · Judith M. Johnstone · vi

16 · Deserts of Vast Eternity · Peter Lancaster · vi

16 · They Send Terminal Cases to Disneyland · Daniel Buck · vi

16 · Cloud of Memory · Andrew Green · vi

16 · untitled (“Singing eerily this hell-blade whirled into action!”) · Liz Robinson · vi

16 · Book 1 of the Reddish-Coloured Amphibian on a Pogo Stick by D*v*d *dd*ngs · Zoe Page · vi

16 · Cyberdeath Bondage Squad—On Vacation · Gary Mackie · vi

16 · Into the Ontop of · John Dean · vi

Focus [#23, July 1991] ed. Cecil Nurse (BSFA, 12pp, A4, cover by Dreyfus) []
Dated October 1991 on the cover.
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2 · Some Years, You Just Don’t Feel Like Doing Anything · Cecil Nurse · ed

3 · Notes from a Blue Pencil · Pam Creais · cl

4 · Full Face · Eric Brown · cl

6 · Investigations · [uncredited] · cl [Ref. Sylvie Denis]

8 · Poetics · Steve Sneyd · ar

10 · True Stories: Whose Idea Was It, Anyway? · Andrew Butler, Carol Ann Green & Julie Grosvenor · cl

10 · untitled (“We are making our way through the Chunnel Funnel…”) · Gordon Abbott · vi

11 · Orbiter Report · A. A. Eastwood · ar

11 · Orbiter Report · Cathie Gill · ar

11 · untitled (“My Newshoud flashed at the edge of the screen…”) · Clive Jeffery · vi

11 · untitled (“…and as the train carrying the King disappears…”) · Peter Lancaster · vi

12 · untitled (“From an STV news bulletin, 8th Nov 2048…”) · P. T. Ross · vi

12 · untitled (“Voiceover (in French). Film shows…”) · Dave Gillon · vi

Focus [#24, June/July 1993] ed. Carol Ann Green & Julie Venner (BSFA, 16pp, A4, cover by Mark Brandon) []
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2 · Through a Telephoto Lens, Lightly… · Carol Ann Green & Julie Venner · cl

3 · Tell Me the Old, Old Story · Stephen Gallagher · ar

3 · Second Coming · Barbara Davies · vi

3 · The Way to Write Science Fiction · Andrew Butler · br [Ref. Brian Stableford]

4 · Senses · Syd Foster · vi

6 · Epistle to an Editor · Terra Firma · vi

7 · Forum: Characters… · Geoff Ryman · cl

7 · Forum: untitled (“I’ve never sat down to ”create a character.“”) · Lisa Tuttle · cl

8 · Forum: untitled (“Characters in fiction? Wow, why don’t we…”) · Stephen Gallagher · cl

8 · Forum: Characters? · Carolyn Horn · cl

8 · Forum: Writing Characters · Graham Joyce · cl

9 · Forum: Characters and How They Grow · Gwyneth Jones · cl

9 · Forum: untitled (“So, which comes first, characters or the story?”) · Andrew Butler · cl

10 · Forum: Writing About Characters · Gillian Rooke · cl

10 · Forum: Characters · Justina Robson · cl

10 · Dr. Greenland’s Prescription · Colin Greenland · cl

11 · Writing a First Novel · Sally-Ann Melia · ar

12 · Writing Science Fiction · Brian Stableford · ar

13 · The Cost of Skills · Cherith Baldry · vi

15 · The Art of Reading a Review · Paul Kincaid · ar

15 · News from the Inner Solar System · David Piper · vi

16 · The Cassandra Experience · Stuart Falconer · ar

Focus [#25, December 1993/January 1994] ed. Carol Ann Green & Julie Venner (BSFA, 16pp, A4, cover by Rev. Theola Devin) []
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2 · Through a Telephoto Lens, Lightly… · Carol Ann Green & Julie Venner · cl

2 · A Drabble · John Madracki · vi

3 · Dr. Greenland’s Prescription · Colin Greenland · cl

3 · Hero and the Booby · Stephen Markley · vi

6 · Forum: Maps and Dragons · Cherith Baldry · cl

6 · Forum: The Rose Backwards · Ian McDonald · cl

6 · Forum: Building New Worlds · Stephen Baxter · cl

7 · Forum: Building a World That Doesn’t Fall Apart in Three Days · Storm Constantine · cl

8 · Forum: Worldbuilding · Sally-Ann Melia · cl

8 · Quartos · Andrew Butler · lr

9 · The Plotting Parlour · The Readers · lc

_9 · [letter] · John Bagness · lt

_9 · [letter] · Pam Baddeley · lt

_9 · [letter] · Peter Tennant · lt

_9 · [letter] · Justina Robson · lt

9 · The Last and Greatest Work of the Blind Poet · Cherith Baldry · vi

10 · Writing Fantasy and Horror [Part 1 of 2] · Brian Stableford · ar

12 · Should Writers Teach Writing? · Sue Thomas · ar

12 · Writing Your First Novel · John Madracki · ar

13 · The Future: Disguising the Real · Simon Ings · ar

14 · Aiming for the Moon · Diana Wynne Jones · ar

Focus [#26, June/July 1994] ed. Carol Ann Green & Julie Venner (BSFA, 16pp, A4, cover by John Light) []
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2 · Through a Telephoto Lens, Lightly… · Carol Ann Green & Julie Venner · cl

3 · Writing Fantasy and Horror [Part 2 of 2] · Brian Stableford · ar

5 · Forum: Fly Like a Butterfly, Soar Like a Brick—or When Can I Stop Hitting Myself with the Hammer, Doctor? · Mary Gentle · cl

5 · Forum: How Do I…? · Neal L. Asher · cl

6 · Forum: Prostituting the Muse? or, Rewriting on Request · Tanya Brown · cl

6 · Forum: Revision · Keith Brooke · cl

7 · Forum: Forget the Text: What About the Sub-Text? · Ian Watson · cl

7 · Forum: Focus on Revision · Pam Baddeley · cl

8 · Forum: Focus Revising/Drafting (Check) · Andrew M. Butler · cl

8 · Forum: Revision: Some Pitfalls for Beginners · Sandy Fleming · cl

8 · Forum: False Notes: Revision and Rewriting—A Few Thoughts · Edward St. Boniface · cl

9 · Forum: Be Your Own Editor · Peter Irving · cl

9 · Forum: Revision · Jenny Jones · cl

10 · Inspiration? · Terra Firma · vi

10 · How Not to Plan a Series · Cherith Baldry · ar

11 · The Scales from His Eyes · John Light · vi; illustrated by John Light

13 · Dr. Greenland’s Prescription · Colin Greenland · cl

14 · More Than They Bargained For · Sandy Fleming · vi

14 · Head in the Clouds · Sandy Fleming · vi

14 · untitled (“Two Jehovahs”) · John Madracki · vi

14 · The Plotting Parlour · The Readers · lc

_14 · [letter] · Peter Tennant · lt

_14 · [letter] · Peter Irving · lt

_14 · [letter] · John Madracki · lt

_14 · [letter] · Keith Brooke · lt

15 · Editing the Stars: An Interview with Jane Johnson · Sebastian Cook · iv [Ref. Jane Johnson]

Focus [#27, December 1994/January 1995] ed. Carol Ann Green & Julie Venner (BSFA, 16pp, A4, cover by Steve Jeffery) []
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2 · Through a Telephoto Lens, Lightly… · Carol Ann Green & Julie Venner · cl

3 · Expatriation · Nicola Griffith · ar

3 · Dragon in the Flower [Polity] · Neal Asher · ss

7 · Forum: The Effect of Political & etc Influences on SF Writers · Gwyneth Jones · cl

7 · Forum: You Know, You Might as Well Give Up Now · Andrew M. Butler · cl

7 · Forum: Politics, Culture, Autobiography—What Responsibilities Have We? · Justina Robson · cl

8 · Forum: Thinking Out of the Box · Stephen Baxter · cl

8 · Forum: Do SF Writers Have Any Responsibility at All? · David Piper · cl

9 · Forum: Show and Tell · Nicholas Royle · cl

9 · Matching Slang · John Madracki · ar

10 · Maze · Tanya Brown · vi

11 · Stepping Stones · Sandy Fleming · pm

11 · The Plotting Parlour · The Readers · lc

_11 · [letter] · Justina Robson · lt

_11 · [letter] · Sandy Fleming · lt

_11 · [letter] · Andrew J. Fielding · lt

_12 · [letter] · Andrew Butler · lt

_12 · [letter] · John Madracki · lt

12 · Writing from a Sample Space of One · Sandy Fleming · ar

13 · Dr. Greenland’s Prescription · Colin Greenland · cl

13 · Research · Helen Claire Gould · ar

14 · More Than Just a Non-Stick Frying Pan: A Dialogue · John Madracki · vi

16 · Moondust Memories · Laurence Day · vi

16 · Bad Deal · Alan Kitch · vi

16 · Mantis · David Piper · vi

16 · A Few Good Reasons · Andrew J. Fielding · vi

16 · The Final Course · Brian Maycock · vi

Focus [#28, August/September 1995] ed. Carol Ann Green & Julie Venner (BSFA, 16pp, A4, cover by Howard Watts) []
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2 · Through a Telephoto Lens, Lightly… · Carol Ann Green & Julie Venner · cl

3 · Forum: Research · Steve Jeffery · cl

3 · Forum: Research: Some Suggestions · Cherith Baldry · cl

4 · Forum: On Research · Leigh Kennedy · cl

4 · Forum: A Little About a Lot · Keith Brooke · cl

5 · Forum: Research and the SF Writer · Carol Severance · cl

5 · Forum: The Tough Work of Research · Stephen Baxter · cl

6 · Forum: Getting It Right · K. V. Bailey · cl

6 · At Least You Know When You’re Deranged, Demented, Certifiable, Neurotic, Crazy, Mad, Crackers, Bonkers, Batty, Nutty… · Roy Gray · ar

7 · Needs Want As Needs Must · David Murphy · vi

9 · The Plotting Parlour · The Readers · lc

_9 · [letter] · John Brunner · lt

_9 · [letter] · Justina Robson · lt

_9 · [letter] · John Madracki · lt

_10 · [letter] · Howard Watts · lt

_10 · [letter] · Michael Jelley · lt

_10 · [letter] · Andrew J. Fielding · lt

_10 · [letter] · Andy Mills · lt

_10 · [letter] · Cherith Baldry · lt

11 · Think with the Wise, But Talk with the Vulgar · Howard Watts · vi

13 · Dr. Greenland’s Prescription · Colin Greenland · cl

14 · Poetry Drabbles

_14 · Machinehead and the Vehicle Haven · Vincent M. De Souza · pm

_14 · Brief Encounter · Brian Maycock · pm

_14 · A Paedophile Loose on the Communication Highway · Vincent M. De Souza · pm

_14 · The Experiment Debate · Vincent M. De Souza · pm

_15 · The Creature in the Swamp · Rik Gammack · pm

_15 · Evolution · David Piper · pm

_15 · Deja Vu · Andrew J. Fielding · pm

_15 · Crusade · Peter Irving · pm

_15 · The Sword of Rama · David Piper · pm

Focus [#29, December 1995/January 1996] ed. Carol Ann Green & Julie Venner (BSFA, 16pp, A4, cover by Steve Jeffery) []
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2 · Through a Telephoto Lens, Lightly… · Carol Ann Green & Julie Venner · cl

3 · Self-Censorship: the Three Dots… · Sue Thomas · ar

4 · Pearls Before Swine · Caroline Dunford · ss

7 · The Plotting Parlour · The Readers · lc

_7 · [letter] · Steve Jeffery · lt

_7 · [letter] · Mark Plummer · lt

_7 · [letter] · Howard Watts · lt

8 · Poetry Competition Results

_8 · Red Eye · Chris Morgan · pm

_8 · Blink · Chris Morgan · pm

_9 · Poetry Competition: Judge’s Decision · Storm Constantine · ar

_9 · Killing Lizards · Mike Mason · pm

10 · Forum: Writer’s Workshops · Brian Stableford · cl

10 · Forum: Workshops · Pam Baddeley · cl

10 · Forum: Workshops · Stuart Falconer · cl

11 · Forum: Thoughts on Workshops · Steve Gallagher · cl

11 · Forum: Writers’ Workshops: the Good, the Bad, and the Utterly Impossible · Cherith Baldry · cl

12 · Forum: Writers Workshops · Sue Thomason · cl

12 · Forum: Writers’ Workshops · Howard Watts · cl

12 · Forum: A Writing Workshop Nightmare · Graham Joyce · cl

13 · Writing for Adults vs. Writing for Children · Sherwood Smith · ar

14 · Pain of Death · Sandy Fleming · vi

15 · Research · Howard Watts · ar

15 · Summoner · Tanya Brown · vi

16 · Dr. Greenland’s Prescription · Colin Greenland · cl

Focus [#30, September/October 1996] ed. Carol Ann Green & Julie Venner (BSFA, 20pp, A4, cover by Howard Watts) []
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3 · Through a Telephoto Lens, Lightly… · Carol Ann Green & Julie Venner · cl

3 · Notes from Fantasyland · David Langford · ar

5 · The Plotting Parlour · The Readers · lc

_5 · [letter] · Roy Gray · lt

_5 · [letter] · Geoff Cowie · lt

_5 · [letter] · Sandra Unerman · lt

_5 · [letter] · John Howard · lt

_5 · [letter] · Roy Gray · lt

6 · The Nostradamus Widow · Howard Watts · vi

8 · Marketing the Fruits of Your Labour · [uncredited] · ms

9 · Dr. Greenland’s Prescription · Colin Greenland · cl

10 · Poetry

_10 · After Long Years Alone Awake · Steve Sneyd · pm

_10 · In Praise of Science Fiction · Elizabeth Counihan · pm

_11 · G · Nancy Bennett · pm

_11 · In Praise of Fantasy · Elizabeth Counihan · pm

_11 · Evolving with Age · Nancy Bennett · pm

_11 · Discussing Death, Deviance and Diners/Let Sleeping Logs Lie · Andrew Darlington · pm Threads #10, Winter 1996

12 · Forum: Creating Aliens · Brian Stableford · cl

12 · Forum: Who Needs Aliens? · Ian Sales · cl

12 · Forum: Exploring the Alien Psyche · Riaz Hussain · cl

13 · Forum: Sea · Tess Williams · cl

14 · Forum: Aliens as Animals · K. V. Bailey · cl

14 · Forum: Walls, Mirrors, Pussy-Cats and Assorted Vegetables · Ian McDonald · cl

15 · Flights from the Iron Moon: Genre Poetry in the UK Fanzines and Little Magazines · Andrew Darlington · br [Ref. Steve Sneyd]

16 · Inside Clarissa · David Weston · vi

18 · What a Tangled Web We Weave: An Introduction to the WWW for Writers · Andrew M. Butler · ar

Focus [#31, March/April 1997] ed. Carol Ann Green & Julie Venner (BSFA, 16pp, A4, cover by John Light) []
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3 · Through a Telephoto Lens, Lightly… · Carol Ann Green & Julie Venner · cl

3 · Dr. Greenland’s Prescription: Finishing · Colin Greenland · cl

4 · A Lesson Too Late · Steve Sneyd · pm

4 · Close Lure Round Vega · Steve Sneyd · pm

5 · Beyond the Contraverse Intersection/An Unnatural History of the Senses · Andrew Darlington · pm

5 · Virgin Territory: So You Want to Be a Novelist? · Janet Barron · ar

6 · Pavilion of Time · John Light · vi

8 · Forum: Style · Leigh Kennedy · cl

8 · Forum: Style Gurus · Martin Sketchley · cl

8 · Forum: Finding Your Individuality · Riaz Hussain · cl

9 · Forum: Putting on the Style · Howard Watts · cl

9 · The Plotting Parlour · The Readers · lc

_9 · [letter] · Doreen Norman · lt

10 · Moonrise Over Venus, An Artist’s Impression/After Leigh Brackett · Andrew Darlington · pm Threads #10, Winter 1996

10 · Heroes of the Nation · Steve Sneyd · pm

10 · Fragmentation · John F. Haines · pm

11 · On Writing Fantasy Fiction · Sarah LeFanu · ar

12 · Peace · D. Harrigon · vi

14 · Space Raiders · John Light · pm

Focus [#32, November/December 1997] ed. Carol Ann Kerry-Green & Julie Venner (BSFA, 16pp, A4, cover by Ruby) []
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2 · Through a Telephoto Lens, Lightly… · Carol Ann Kerry-Green & Julie Venner · cl

3 · Plot? Isn’t That Something Conspirators Do? or What My Editors Taught Me · Alison Sinclair · ar

6 · Forum: Writing Books for Writers, and What I Learned in the Process · Brian Stableford · cl

7 · Forum: Books for Writers · Cherith Baldry · cl

7 · Forum: Books: A Thing of the Past? · Riaz Hussain · cl

8 · Forum: Writers’ Books · Sue Thomas · cl

9 · Short Story Competition Results · Carol Ann Kerry-Green & Julie Venner · ms

9 · Beachcombing the Mind’s Eye · Wayne Stamford · ss; illustrated by Ruby

13 · What Is SFWA? · Ian Watson · ar

14 · Dr. Greenland’s Prescription · Colin Greenland · cl

15 · The Plotting Parlour · The Readers · lc

_15 · [letter] · John Oram · lt

_15 · [letter] · Yvonne Rowse · lt

_15 · [letter] · Nancy Bennett · lt

16 · Counting Byzantine Pepper Bushes with the Chronic Argonauts/Time Crossed Lovers Raving at the Moon · Andrew Darlington · pm

16 · X-Mass (Cull Time 2) · J. C. Hartley · pm

16 · Spectral Transits · K. V. Bailey · pm

16 · Encounters · Nancy Bennett · pm

Focus [#33, May/June 1998] ed. Carol Ann Kerry-Green & Julie Venner (BSFA, 16pp, A4, cover by Ian Bell) []
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3 · Through a Telephoto Lens, Lightly… · Carol Ann Kerry-Green & Julie Venner · cl

3 · Map of the Human Head · Daniel O’Mahony · ss

7 · Forum: The (Widget), the (Wadget) and Boff · Steve Jeffery · cl

7 · Forum: Why Gadgets Can Be Useful · Riaz Hussain · cl

8 · Forum: Gadget Stories · Stephen Baxter · cl

9 · Forum: Gadgets in SF · Richard Salsbury · cl

10 · Dr. Greenland’s Prescription · Colin Greenland · cl

11 · Commemoration Day · Howard Watts · vi

12 · Milford 1997 · Angela Shackleton Hill · ar

14 · The Plotting Parlour · The Readers · lc

_14 · [letter] · Richard Salsbury · lt

_14 · [two letters] · James Lecky · lt

_14 · [letter] · Daniel O’Mahony · lt

_14 · [letter] · John Boyd · lt

15 · Holiday for a Lifetime · Steve Sneyd · pm

Focus [#34, November/December 1998] ed. Carol Ann Kerry-Green & Julie Venner (BSFA, £1.75, 16pp, A4, cover by Colin Odell) []
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3 · Through a Telephoto Lens, Lightly… · Carol Ann Kerry-Green & Julie Venner · cl

3 · The Small Press · [uncredited] · ms

4 · Telegramme from the Queen · Pamela Stuart · vi

5 · Forum: Say What? Dialogue in SF · Richard Salsbury · cl

6 · Forum: Let the People Talk! · Pamela Stuart · cl

6 · Dr. Greenland’s Prescription · Colin Greenland · cl

8 · Close Encounters of the Severn Kind · Philip Brown · pm

8 · Describe the Miniature Soft Drum Set/Jazzman in Nudetown · Andrew Darlington · pm

9 · The Plotting Parlour · The Readers · lc; illustrated by Steve Jeffery

_9 · [letter] · Katherine Roberts · lt

_9 · [letter] · Andrew Darlington · lt

_9 · [letter] · Steve Sneyd · lt

_9 · [letter] · John Oram · lt

10 · Another Option… · Archie Lacey · ar

11 · For Herself Alone · John Light · vi

13 · Slicing the Hamburger: Some Thoughts on Writing Non-Fiction [Part 1 of 3] · Andrew M. Butler · ar

16 · Focus: Effervescing Elixir · Colin Odell · il

Focus [#35, May/June 1999] ed. Carol Ann Kerry-Green & Julie Venner (BSFA, 16pp, A4, cover: “…And I Was Found by the Caressing Tree” by Woody Patrick) []
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2 · Through a Telephoto Lens, Lightly… · Carol Ann Kerry-Green & Julie Venner · cl

3 · Dr. Greenland’s Prescription · Colin Greenland · cl

4 · Slicing the Hamburger: Some Thoughts on Writing Non-Fiction [Part 2 of 3] · Andrew M. Butler · ar

6 · Treasure Map · Alice Galley · vi

7 · Small Press Voyager · John Light · pm

7 · BBR and the NSFA · Chris Reed · ar

8 · Small Pressures · Chris Amies · ar

9 · Growing Your Own: DIY Publishing for Fun and Penury · Steve Jeffery · ar

10 · Alternative ’/’ · Fay Symes · ar

11 · Getting There · Neal Asher · ar

12 · The Diary of Noesis, Aged 1 Issue · Lesley Milner · ar

13 · Small Press—The Curate’s Egg · Pamela Stuart · ar

14 · From the Plotting Parlour… · The Readers · lc

_14 · [letter] · Lloyd Michael Lohr · lt

_14 · [letter] · Andy Cox · lt

Focus [#36, November/December 1999] ed. Carol Ann Kerry-Green & Julie Venner (BSFA, £1.75, 16pp, A4, cover by Sandra Scholes) []
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3 · Through a Telephoto Lens, Finally… · Carol Ann Kerry-Green & Julie Venner · cl

3 · Meet the New Editor! · Simon Morden · ar

4 · Dr. Greenland’s Prescription · Colin Greenland · cl

5 · Copyrights and Wrongs · Dave Langford · ar 8000 Plus July 1987

6 · Getting from A to B: An Overview of How to Achieve Interstellar Flight · Simon Morden · ar

10 · Lesley Milner · Simon Morden · iv [Ref. Lesley Milner]

13 · Slicing the Hamburger: Some Thoughts on Writing Non-Fiction [Part 3 of 3] · Andrew M. Butler · ar

15 · Critical Mass · Dave Langford · cl PCW Plus July 1996

16 · The Plotting Parlour · The Readers · lc

16 · [letter] · Steve Jeffery · lt

Focus [#37, May 2000] ed. Simon Morden (BSFA, £1.75, 16pp, A4, cover by Pod Productions) []
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3 · Pedantry · Simon Morden · cl

4 · Time · Gerald Williams · pm

4 · Surf’s Up! Internet Market News Sites · Simon Morden · ar

5 · Milford 1999 · Mike Lewis · ar

6 · Round in Circles · Cardinal Cox · ar

6 · To Do or Not to Do? · Chris Wood · ar

7 · Rabid!: Re-Write · Neal Asher · cl

8 · Dr. Greenland’s Prescription · Colin Greenland · cl

9 · Dr. Mark Brake · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Mark Brake]

12 · How to Be Edited: A Personal View · Juliet E. McKenna · ar

16 · Letters · The Readers · lc

_16 · [letter] · Dr. John R. Davies · lt

_16 · [letter] · Dave Langford · lt

_16 · [letter] · Cardinal Cox · lt

16 · Postscript · Simon Morden · cl

Focus [#38, November 2000] ed. Simon Morden (BSFA, £1.75, 16pp, A4, cover by Keith Martin) []
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3 · Pedantry · Simon Morden · cl

4 · Billions to Get One Going There · Steve Sneyd · pm

4 · The Revenant · David C. Kopaska-Merkel · pm

5 · The Last Virgin · Wayne Stamford · ss; illustrated by Sandra Scholes

8 · Rabid!: Music Please · Neal Asher · cl

9 · Brian A. Hopkins and Richard Wright · Simon Morden · iv [Ref. Brian A. Hopkins & Richard Wright]

12 · How to Be Original and Still Get Published · Juliet E. McKenna · ar

15 · Letters · The Readers · lc

_15 · [letter] · Mark Logie · lt

16 · Focus February 1st 2101

_16 · King Arthur Charged · Wayne Stamford · vi

_16 · The Ultimate Prophecies of Nostradamus · Lindsay Jackson · vi

_16 · Could You Give This Little AI a Secure and Loving Domain? · Stu Carter · vi

_16 · Arts Review · Stu Carter · vi

Focus [#39, May 2001] ed. Simon Morden (BSFA, £1.75, 16pp, A4, cover by Cal Ghee) []
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3 · Pedantry · Simon Morden · cl

4 · With CoAxe in Tibet · Mike Cobley · ss

11 · After Every Happily Ever After · Cardinal Cox · pm

11 · Letters · The Readers · lc

_11 · [letter] · Mark Greener · lt

_12 · [letter] · Rosie Oliver · lt

13 · Rabid!: Censor Censorship · Neal Asher · cl

14 · ParcelForce Problems for Budding Authors or, The Revenge of the Class System · Tanya Brown · ar

15 · Judging the James White Awards · Mike Carroll · ar

16 · Postscript · Simon Morden · cl

Focus [#40, November 2001] ed. Simon Morden (BSFA, £1.75, 20pp, A4, cover by Joe Altieri) []
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3 · Pedantry · Simon Morden · cl

3 · If the Doors of Perception Were Cleansed · Steve Sneyd · pm Dreams and Nightmares #53, May 1999

4 · Rabid!: How It Happens · Neal Asher · cl

4 · Letters · The Readers · lc

_4 · [letter] · Lindsay Jackson · lt

6 · Go, for They Call You · Gregory Santo Arena · ss

12 · Diary of a Certain World · David Rawson · ss

17 · Tell Stephen Baxter Not to Worry · Stuart Carter · vi

17 · Three Facets of Fantasy Writing: My Life as Tabletop Gamer, Live Role-Player and Novelist · Juliet McKenna · ar

20 · Postscript · Simon Morden · cl

Focus [#41, May 2002] ed. Simon Morden (BSFA, £1.75, 20pp, A4, cover by Dee Rimbaud) []
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3 · Pedantry · Simon Morden · cl

4 · Watching You Die · Paul Williams · ss; illustrated by Roderick Gladwish

10 · The Dragon Maker · Elizabeth Baxter · vi

12 · Orbiter Writer’s Groups · Carol Ann Kerry Green · ar

13 · Deity of Choice or Not Another Bloody Fantasy Trilogy · Juliet McKenna · ar

17 · Rabid! · Neal Asher · cl

18 · Self Publishing: A Seminar from Greenbelt 2000 · Suzanne Elvidge · ar

19 · Manuscript Submission: The One True Way · Simon Morden · ar

Focus [#42, November 2002] ed. Simon Morden (BSFA, £1.75, 20pp, A4, cover by Simon Bradshaw) []
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3 · Pedantry · Simon Morden · cl

4 · The Future’s History · Roz Southey · ss; illustrated by Roderick Gladwish

11 · All Clear · Mary-Rose Benton · ss

14 · Screenwriting As Seen by a Fiction Writer · Ray-Ann Lutener · ar

18 · Rabid! · Neal Asher · cl

19 · Themistocles · Tim Taylor · vi

20 · Saline Flood · Mike Green · pm

20 · Before the Storm · Maureen Braithwaite · pm

20 · Postscript · Simon Morden · cl

Focus [#43, May 2003] ed. Simon Morden (BSFA, £1.75, 20pp, A4) []
Given as “Issue 42 November 2002” on the cover.
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3 · Pedantry · Simon Morden · cl

4 · The Belar · Robin Gilbert · ss

10 · Symbiosis · Vincent Lynch · ss

13 · Gary Greenwood · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Gary Greenwood]

15 · Chris Teague · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Christopher Teague]

16 · Steve Robinson · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Steve Robinson]

19 · Rabid!: Cities in Flight · Neal Asher · cl

20 · Postscript · Simon Morden · cl

20 · The Stone Garden · Elizabeth Howkins · pm

Focus [#44, November 2003] ed. Simon Morden (BSFA, £1.75, 20pp, A4, cover by Colin Davison) []
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3 · Pedantry · Simon Morden · cl

3 · Racial Birth · Andrew West · pm

4 · Dubious in Dublin · Jetse de Vries · ss; illustrated by Sandra Scholes

11 · The DreamMaster’s Tower · Lynette Apsey · vi

11 · In Reply to Your Lack of Faith · Steve Sneyd · pm

12 · Bracing Tales · Geoff Jackson · vi

15 · Rabid!: Rebrand the Brand · Neal Asher · cl

16 · Caution—Construction in Progress: A Few Thoughts on Character Building · Juliet McKenna · ar

20 · Included Out · Steve Sneyd · pm

20 · The Key · Alessio Zanelli · pm

20 · Postscript · Simon Morden · cl

Focus [#45, May 2004] ed. Simon Morden (BSFA, £1.75, 20pp, A4, cover by Bob Covington) []
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3 · Pedantry · Simon Morden · cl

3 · “Intellect Without Opposition Stagnates” · Steve Sneyd · pm

4 · Caliban X 6 · Peter C. Loftus · ss

8 · For Truth, Lies and Friction · David Rawson · ss

12 · Miracle, Eldar’s World · Steve Sneyd · pm

13 · Rings · Bob Covington & Stuart Young · cs 2002

17 · Stuart Young · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Stuart Young]

20 · Rabid!: SF Archaeology · Neal Asher · cl

Focus [#46, November 2004] ed. Simon Morden (BSFA, £1.75, 20pp, A4, cover by Pod Productions) []
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3 · Pedantry · Simon Morden · cl

3 · Streetlight Guile · Maureen Braithwaite · pm

4 · Across the Universe · Gary Budgen · ss

10 · The Vampire · Richard Strachan · ss

13 · It’s Not in My Job Description · Jonathan Hicks · ss

17 · UK Short Story Markets · Rosie Oliver · ar

18 · A Cosmic Triptych · Rick Hudson · pm

18 · For Those We Owe Everything, Nothing Is Too Much · Steve Sneyd · pm

19 · Why There Can Be No Life on Mars · Alessio Zanelli · pm

19 · Lost Oneness · Alessio Zanelli · pm

20 · Rabid!: Not Immortal · Neal Asher · cl

20 · Postscript · Simon Morden · cl

Focus [#47, May 2005] ed. Simon Morden (BSFA, £1.75, 20pp, A4) []
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3 · Pedantry · Simon Morden · cl

3 · Pedantry: Pedantry Extra · Simon Morden · cl

4 · Jumper · Jonathan Hicks · ss

10 · Writer’s Block · Jeff Gardiner · ss

13 · The Clockwork Army · Peter C. Loftus · ss

19 · Alexander and the Orphics · Cardinal Cox · pm

19 · Is Still Perhaps the Prelude · Steve Sneyd · pm

20 · Rabid!: Super Trooper · Neal Asher · cl

Focus [#48, November 2005] ed. Simon Morden (BSFA, £1.75, 20pp, A4, cover by Pod Productions) []
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3 · Pedantry · Simon Morden · cl

3 · Beginning the Gift with the Word · Steve Sneyd · pm

4 · Fractal Futures: The Background to the Destiny’s Children Series · Stephen Baxter · ar

8 · Orbiters: The Next Generation? · Terry Jackman · ar

10 · Politics and Science Fiction · Ken MacLeod · ar 2003

11 · When the Time Comes · Alessio Zanelli · pm

12 · The Whittington Wassail, or: The Importance of Finding the Sub-text · Gail-Nina Anderson · ar

14 · A Purpose Come to Being · Steve Sneyd · pm

15 · The Write Fantastic: What’s the Big Idea? · [uncredited] · ms

16 · Submitting Short Fiction · Jetse de Vries · ar

20 · Rabid!: Literature · Neal Asher · cl

Focus [#49, May 2006] ed. Simon Morden (BSFA, £1.75, 20pp, A4, cover by Pod Productions) []
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3 · Pedantry · Simon Morden · cl

3 · Stellarcanum · Alessio Zanelli · pm

4 · Letters · The Readers · lc

_4 · [letter] · Dev Agarwal · lt

_4 · [letter] · Keith Freeman · lt

5 · Poacher Turned Gamekeeper? · Juliet E. McKenna · ar

7 · Phantoms at the Phil · Chaz Brenchley · ar

9 · Website Design: Not Just for Christmas · Charles Christian · ar

12 · Scriptwriting: From Page to Rage [Part 1 of 2] · Gavin Williams · ar

16 · E = · James T. Lay · pm

16 · = MC² · James T. Lay · pm

17 · Author Advance Survey (Version 2.0) · Tobias S. Buckell · ar

20 · Rabid!: Hype and Agendas · Neal Asher · cl

Focus [#50, Spring 2007] ed. Martin McGrath (BSFA, £1.75, 20pp, A4, cover by Jitka Saniova) []
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3 · Careful What You Wish For · Martin McGrath · ed

4 · How to Market Your Book Online · Brian Turner · ar

6 · What Makes a Good Story? · Simon Morden · ar

7 · Someday They’ll Realise How Lucky They Are to Have Me · Steve Sneyd · pm

8 · Let’s Face the Future with a Smile · Jetse de Vries · ar

9 · Masterclass: No. 1: Point of View · Christopher Priest · ar

13 · Par for the Course: What Course Is Right for You? · Terry Jackman · ar

14 · When We Are Reminded to Remember · Steve Sneyd · pm

15 · The Joy of Craig: Experiences at an Arvon Course · Nick Wood · ar

16 · Scriptwriting: From Page to Rage [Part 2 of 2] · Gavin Williams · ar

20 · A Lesson in Purpose: Gibson’s Gernsback Continuum · Dev Agarwal · ar [Ref. William Gibson]

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