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Adversity & Audacity: SF & F from Cancer Survivors
Let’s talk about Adversity!
I think we can all Cancer Sucks!
Let’s talk about Audacity! How do you face a devastating illness like cancer?
You need to be audacious. If you’re a writer, that means you write! You refuse to let the cancer steal your art, your gift, your ability to invent whole worlds. When your body is struggling, your mind befuddled, by pain and chemo that takes and takes, you remember that you have the power to bring into creation a thing that has never existed, a new story, and that you get to share it with the world.
It’s not an easy thing to do, not by any means or measure, but if it was then it wouldn’t be audacious.
It’s also something that more people need to see. When writers are faced with Adversity they can respond with Audacity.
It’s inspiring!
Let’s talk about Audacity! How do you face a devastating illness like cancer?
You need to be audacious. If you’re a writer, that means you write! You refuse to let the cancer steal your art, your gift, your ability to invent whole worlds. When your body is struggling, your mind befuddled, by pain and chemo that takes and takes, you remember that you have the power to bring into creation a thing that has never existed, a new story, and that you get to share it with the world.
It’s not an easy thing to do, not by any means or measure, but if it was then it wouldn’t be audacious.
It’s also something that more people need to see. When writers are faced with Adversity they can respond with Audacity.
It’s inspiring!
418 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 27, 2026
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About the author
Lawrence M. Schoen
131 books233 followersLawrence M. Schoen holds a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology, is a past Astounding, Hugo, and Nebula, nominee, twice won the Cóyotl award for best novel, founded the Klingon Language Institute, and occasionally does work as a hypnotherapist specializing in authors’ issues. He is a chimeric cancer survivor.
His science fiction includes many light and humorous adventures of a space-faring stage hypnotist and his alien animal companion. Other works take a very different tone, exploring aspects of determinism and free will, generally redefining the continua between life and death. Sometimes he blurs the funny and the serious. Lawrence lives near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with his wife and their dog.
His science fiction includes many light and humorous adventures of a space-faring stage hypnotist and his alien animal companion. Other works take a very different tone, exploring aspects of determinism and free will, generally redefining the continua between life and death. Sometimes he blurs the funny and the serious. Lawrence lives near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with his wife and their dog.
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February 11, 2026
Full disclosure: I conceived of this anthology, gathered the contributors, and published it. It also contains a novelette of my own.
All of that aside, this is a brilliant book. It shows — as intended — that the adversity of cancer cannot shut down the creation of art. That is the definition of "audacity" behind this book.
Read it, review it, and share in our audacity!
All of that aside, this is a brilliant book. It shows — as intended — that the adversity of cancer cannot shut down the creation of art. That is the definition of "audacity" behind this book.
Read it, review it, and share in our audacity!
February 23, 2026
a wonderful anthology
This was not what I expected but so much better.
Mr. Schoen put together a fabulous collection of stories that set fire to your imagination and emotions. I loved The Astronaut. Steve Miller and Sharon Lee’s short story on AI space ships was great.
I highly recommend this anthology.
This was not what I expected but so much better.
Mr. Schoen put together a fabulous collection of stories that set fire to your imagination and emotions. I loved The Astronaut. Steve Miller and Sharon Lee’s short story on AI space ships was great.
I highly recommend this anthology.
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