Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy

• [rec.arts.sf.composition] Frequently Asked Questions

• Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
  • Ergonomics for Writers and Editors
  • Preditors & Editors
    A guide to publishers and writing services for serious writers!
  • SFWA Handbook

• Cliches
  • The Top 100 Things I'd Do If I Ever Became An Evil Overlord.

• Critter Workshop
  Critters is an on-line workshop/critique group for serious writers of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror.
• Dave's Somewhat Complete SF/F Writer's Internet Resources
  Mainly a webpage of resource links.
• Definitions of Science Fiction
  Provides definitions for what is Science Fiction by different people in the industry.
• Fantasy Writers Association Ring
  A Webring for Fantasy Writer sites.
• The Fiction Writer's Page
  The materials on this page are the basis of the book from International Self-Counsel Press titled Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy by Crawford Kilian.
• Forward Motion: Holly Lisle's Writing Pages
  Information about writing, selling and publishing fiction from a full-time writer
• For Writers Only
  Good set of references for both Science Fiction and General Fiction.
  • Writers Cramp
  • Writers Groups & Organizations [face-to-face & online]
• Imaginaries - Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer's Co-op
  The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Co-Op is an internet-based community of writers who work together to improve each other's writing by sharing works, ideas, news, and criticism. Membership is open to anyone who is interested in participating in this process
• Jazz Police Procedures / Entertainment for the 21^st Century
• J.V.J.'s SF Links
  This page is designed to be an informal starting point for aspiring SF writers on the Net
• JMS on Writing
  This site is a collection of the hundreds of posts by J. Michael Straczynski on writing.
• Legends
  Explore the history, literature, and lore surrounding Robin Hood, King Arthur, Pirates & Privateers, and other swashbuckling characters of balladry, fiction and film.
• Locus
  The Newspaper of the Science Fiction Field
  • The Locus Index to Science Fiction
• The Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust
  (Contains advice for writers)
  • Advice to Young Writers
  • Manuscript Preparation Guidelines
  • Useful Information for New Writers and Fans (Terms defined)
• The Market List
  The online market resource for genre fiction writers.
• New Writer FAQs
  by Chuck Rothman's website Schenectady's Leading Science Fiction Writer
  Information about Copywrite, Manuscript Format, Word Count and Getting an Agent.
• Paradox Concepts
  Website dedicated to writers and writing. How to get published, how to improve technique, how to finish what you started. Resources on agents, publishers, and other writing help.
• The Pegasus Online Writer's Corner
  Resources for writers of fantasy and science fiction
• The Prose Garden
  This site is temporarily closed (30-April-2002)
  A showcase for writers of fantasy, science fiction, horror, and mystery, provided completely free of charge to both writers and readers.
• Renee's World to Writer's Resource:
  A guide for writers with links to agents, publishers, paying markets, and much much more!
• Robert J. Sawyer: On Writing Column
  Articles about how to write and other advice.
• Science Fiction Writers Resource Encyclopedia
  Information on many subjects.
• Sci Fi Editor
  Manuscript Editing Services Specializing in Science Fiction, Vampire / Horror, and Speculative Fiction
• Speculations: For Writers Who Want To Be Read
  Speculations is an online resource for writers who wish to break into or increase their presence within the science fiction, fantasy, horror, or "other" speculative fiction genres.
  • Bimonthly magazine
  • Market List
  • The Rumor Mill, an online community
• Spicy Green Iguana
  The Speculative Fiction Magazine Resource Site For Writers, Readers and Artists
• Tal Cohen's Bookshelf: Science Fiction
  A Collection of Personal Opinions About Books
• The Three Laws of Futuristics
  In the 25^th Anniversary issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1974 Issac Asimov wrote an article writing Science Fiction. In it he discusses his Three Laws of Futuristics which are good guidelines for writers.
  I know this link is broken and would appreciate it if anyone can send me the URL to a site that lists Asimov's The Three Laws of Futuristics
• The Write Page (includes non-SciFi genres)
  The WritePage is an on-line newsletter with over 300 pages of author and book information for readers and how-to information for writers of genre fiction.
• The Writer's Block
  Inside there is information about what writer's block is and isn't, why writers get blocked and some things that might help you get into, around, thru or over your own block.
• Writerisms and Other Sins: A Writer's shortcut to stronger writing.
  by C.J. Cherryh
• Writer's Desk by John Adcox.
  Resources for Writers on the Web. Includes sections on Mythology & Folklore and Religion & Philosophy.
• Writer's Gallery (includes non-Science Fiction genre)
  Publishes writings on the Web.
  Submissions Are Now Closed
• The Writer's SpaceStation
  Another place to publish things on the web.
• Writing Advice from Science Fiction author Jeffrey A. Carver
  Advice to Aspiring Writers.

World Building Resources

• P.C. Wrede's Worldbuilder Questions
• World Builders
• Worldbuilding: An essay in progress by Katya Reimann, Fantasy Author
• World-Building Home Page

• Workshops
  • Clarion West Writers Workshop
    Seattle Central Community College in Seattle, Washington, USA
    A six week workshop.
    
  • Critters ^TM Workshop
    Critters is an on-line workshop/critique group for serious writers of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror.
  • Imaginaries
    This online workshop is a global writers' co-operative for science fiction, fantasy, and horror who work together to improve each-other's writing by sharing works, ideas, news, and criticism. Membership is open to anyone interested in participating in this process
  • Odyssey, the Fantasy Writing Workshop
    New Hampshire College in Manchester, NH
    A six week workshop.
    
  • Santa Fe Science-Writing Workshop
    Note this workshop is for Science Writing not Science Fiction.
    A one week workshop.
    
  • Viable Paradise Writer's Workshop: SF on Martha's Vineyard
    A one week workshop.
    
    Run by the Martha's Vineyard Science Fiction Association, Ltd
    For more information write to:
    

    MVSFA
    P.O. Box 36
    Medford, MA 02155

• Conventions
  • Lists of Conventions
    • Links2Go: Science Fiction Conventions
    • Northeast Science Fiction Conventions
    • Science Fiction Convention Webring
  • New England Conventions
    • Arisia
      In January, at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers
      Boston, Massachusetts 02116
    • Boskone
      In February, at the Sheraton Boston Hotel
      39 Dalton Street, Boston, MA
    • Readercon
      In July, at the Burlington Marriot
      Burlington, MA
      
  • Other Conventions
    • Bubonicon
      In August, at the Howard Johnson East
      15 Hotel Circle NE, Albuquerque, NM
    • Noreascon Four
      The 62^nd World Science Fiction Convention
      September 2-6, 2004
      Boston, MA

• Novation
  A breakthrough for fiction writers with fiction writing software.
  • The Writer's Software Companion
  • Software Dreampack for Writers
  • Non-software offerings
    • Writer Online: ezine for writers of all kinds from Novation
    • The Writer's Internet Resource Guide
    • Wordwrite: A Professional Critique Service
• Official Software introduces Official Copyright
• Plots Unlimited
• Screenplay Systems, Inc
  Innovative Software from the Entertainment Industries.
  • Dramatica Home Page
  • Dramatica Pro 4.0
  • Dramatica Writer's DreamKit
• Scriptware
• StoryBuilder
  Computer Aided Design for Fiction Writers
• StoryLiner a template add-on to Microsoft Word^TM
• StoryCraft Fiction Writer's Page
• The WritePro Corporation
  • WritePro®
  • FictionMaster^TM
  • FirstAid for Writers®
  • WritePro for Business^TM
• Writer's Blocks Software for writers.
  A story development tool to help create your story outline.

A review of Writing Software, entitled "Writing Software: Coach or Crutch?", can be found in July 1999 issue of Fiction Writer

• OnLine References
  • ARTFL Project: ROGET'S Thesaurus Search Form
  • Bartleby: Great Books Online
    • Gray, Henry. 1918. Anatomy of the Human Body
    • Robert, Henry M. 1915. Robert's Rules of Order Revised for Deliberative Assemblies
    • Strunk, William. 1918. The Elements of Style.
    • Plus many others References, Verse, Fiction and Nonfiction books.
  • Encyclopedia Mythica:
    An Encyclopedia on Mythology, Folklore, and Legend.
  • Fowler, H.W. 1908: The King's English
  • Merriam-Webster Online: The Language Center
    Includes an Online Dictionary and an Online Thesaurus.
  • On-Line English Grammar
  • United States Copyright Office

• Quotation Sources
  • Advertising Quotes from the University of Texas at Austin
    Quotations related to the field of Advertising.
  • Annabelle's Quotation Guide
  • Aphorisms Galore!
    Has Search Capacity.
  • Bartlett, John. 1901. Familiar Quotations
    
  • Charles Daney's Quotation Collection: Clothing and the lack thereof
  • Famous Quotes & Quotations: Best Quotes and Familar Quotations
    Contains many Links to other Quotation Pages, Both Serious and Humorous Quotations.
  • Last Words
    A Collection of Famous Last Words, Epitaphs, Obituaries, Farewells, and Last Stands.
  • Mathematical Quotation Server
  • The Page of Nude Quotations
  • The Quotations Page
    Has Search Capacity.
  • Quotez - Over 5000 Quotations

• 10 Big Myths about copyright explained
• Acronym Finder
• Authorlink; For editors, agents, writers, and readers
  The marketplace where editors and agents buy and sell unpublished and published manuscripts and screenplays.
• Basic Prose Style and Mechanics
• Bryan Bailey's Creative Web for Fiction Writing
• The Celluloid Monkey's Writers Website Geared towards Script Writing)
• Children's Writing Resource Center -- Writing for Children
• The Grammar Lady
• Grammar Reference Essentials
• The Electric Pen
• The Fiction Writer's Page
  The materials on this page are the basis of a forthcoming book from International Self-Counsel Press. Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy will be published in the fall of 1998 and should be available everywhere in North America.
• For Writers Only
• Inkspot: Writing-Related Resources, Newsletter for Writers
  • Inklings: Newsletter for Writers on the Net
  • Market Information
• Internet Writers' Guild
• The Internet Writing Journal
• Lars Eighner's Online Writing Course
• The LinguaCenter Grammar Safair
• NIVA Inc. DocuCenter
  • NIVA Resource Centre for Writers
  • Scribbler's Lounge (humor, cryptic crosswords, and kid's korner)
  • Writer's Block, The Creative Reference for Today's Writers.
• NovelAdvice -- Devoted totally to the craft of writing.
• The Official misc.writing Web Site
• Online Resources for Writers, University of Maine
• Prima Publishing
  • Writers.Net
• Pure Fiction
  A Web site for anyone who loves to read or aspires to write. This site includes a searchable database of the 1.2M titles in the Pure Fiction Bookshop.
• Red InkWorks Encouraging Writers to Write.
• Rensselaer Writing Center
• Seventh Heaven: Teen Writers' Club
  This is an online community only for teens from 12 to 20 years old.
• The Slush Pile
  An editor's most useful, sometimes silly, and comfortably irreverent hangout for writers of children's books.
• WriteLink: A wide array of services for writers.
• The Word Museum
  Free online Workshops on Friday Evenings, 10 PM EST.
• Writer On Line
• The Write Page (includes Science Fiction and Fantasy genres)
• The Write Site
• WritersNet: Internet Resource for Writers, Editors, Publishers and Agents
• A WritersPlace
  The Place for Writing Books and More.
• The Writer's Center
  Celebrating 21 years of readings, workshops, communication, Writer's Carousel, Book Gallery, Poet Lore and community in Bethesda MD.
• Writer's Digest Your Online Guide to Getting Published
• Writers Free Reference
• Writer's Gallery (includes non-Science Fiction genre)
• Writer's Interactive
• Writer's Links -- sponsored by Graham Literary Agency
• Writer's Main Index
  Includes Lars Eighner's Online Writing Course, Copyright information, Writers' Error Checklist and more.
• The Writer's Nook Online Workshop and Resource for Writers!
• Writers on the Net
• Writers Resource Center and Reference Library
• Writer's Resource Center by John Hewitt
• Writer's Resource Page
  • Reference Resources
  • Science Fiction Writers Resources
• Writing Related Internet Sites:
  Indispensable Writing Resources/Writing Related Internet Sites
  Contains links to writing resources including, but not limited to, On-Line Writing Labs, Dictionaries, Grammar Sites, Quotation and Rhyming Resources.
• The WSB Internet Cafe
  • The Writers Network
• WWWebster Dictionary - Search screen
• The Young Writers Club
  This club aims to encourage children of all ages to enjoy writing as a creative pasttime by getting them to share their work and help each other improve their writing abilities.