On Writing

Welcome to my pages on writing.  This page is dedicated to Speculative Fiction Writing, primarily science fiction and fantasy.  It includes links on groups, workshops, and miscellaneous writing advice.  More links that are not genre specific may be found on the sub-pages, Writing Software and General Writing Tools & Information pages.

Science Fiction & Fantasy Writer’s Links

Organizations

• Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America
  SFWA, the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, is a professional organization for authors of science fiction, fantasy and related genres.

Writer Groups

• Writers Cramp
  Located in West Seattle, WA, USA.

Workshops

• Bryan's Bailey's Creative Web for fiction writing
  
• Clarion West Writers Workshop
  
• Critter Workshop
  Online writer workshop.
• Forwriters.com
  This site is for those who have been forced by their own muse into the wonder, frustration, pain and joy, of this wonderful art form.
• Holly Lisle
  Author's homepage with links to writing FAQs, how-tos and workshops.
• Odyssey Writing Workshops
  
• Santa Fe Science Writing Workshop
  
• Viable Paradise
  Held on Martha’s Vineyard, MA, USA.

Services

Warning: I have not used any of these services.  All I know about them is that they exist on the Internet.  Use at your own risk.

• InkSpot
  An online writing portfolio service.
• Online Creative Writing Courses
  
• Professional Editing, Dissertation, Statistics, and APA Services
  

Miscellaneous Writing Topics

• Bryan's Bailey's Creative Web for fiction writing
  
• C.J. Cherryh - Writerisms and other Sins
  
• Dave's Somewhat Complete SF/F Writers' Internet Resources
  
• Forwriters.com
  This site is for those who have been forced by their own muse into the wonder, frustration, pain and joy, of this wonderful art form.
• Jeffrey A. Carver - Writing Advice
  Advice to Aspiring Writers.
• John Adcox's Virtual Library - For Writers
  
• JVJ's SF Links
  This page is designed to be an informal starting point for aspiring SF writers on the Net.
• Peter's Evil Overlord List
  Cliches of the Overlord.
• Science Fiction Composition - Frequently Asked Questions
  Old FAQ about Science Fiction Composition.  Last updated in 1997.
• Science Fiction Writer Robert J. Sawyer: How to Write Index
  
• The Market List
  The online resource for Genre Fiction Writers.

World Building Resources

• 7 Deadly Sins of Worldbuilding
  
• 7 Worldbuilding Tropes Science Fiction and Fantasy needs to Stop using
  
• Worldbuilding in Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing