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* [[Stories from the Slush Pile]] | * [[Stories from the Slush Pile]] | ||
* [https://www.shunn.net/format/story.html William Shunn: Manuscript Format] - for short stories | * [https://www.shunn.net/format/story.html William Shunn: Manuscript Format] - for short stories | ||
* [http://www.sfwa.org/2016/05/zen-art-short-fiction-titling/ Zen in the art of short fiction titling] by John Joseph Adams, who many in the field have told me is the best titler in science fiction | * [http://www.sfwa.org/2016/05/zen-art-short-fiction-titling/ Zen in the art of short fiction titling] by [[John Joseph Adams]], who many in the field have told me is the best titler in science fiction | ||
* [http://neil-clarke.com/the-truth-about-short-story-titles/ The truth about short story titles] by Neil Clarke | * [http://neil-clarke.com/the-truth-about-short-story-titles/ The truth about short story titles] by [[Neil Clarke]] | ||
* [http://neil-clarke.com/top-ten-most-common-short-story-names/ The top 10 most common short story names] at Clarkesworld | * [http://neil-clarke.com/top-ten-most-common-short-story-names/ The top 10 most common short story names] at [[Clarkesworld]] | ||
* [http://www.writeintoprint.com/2012/09/self-editing-4-fiction-1-intro.html Self Editing 4 Fiction] is 8+ articles on how to do your own editing | * [http://www.writeintoprint.com/2012/09/self-editing-4-fiction-1-intro.html Self Editing 4 Fiction] is 8+ articles on how to do your own editing | ||
* [http://www.malloryomeara.com/blog/2019/7/29/things-i-wish-i-knew-before-my-book-came-out Things I wish I knew before my book came out] by Mallory O'Meara | * [http://www.malloryomeara.com/blog/2019/7/29/things-i-wish-i-knew-before-my-book-came-out Things I wish I knew before my book came out] by [[Mallory O'Meara]] | ||
* [http://www.sfwa.org/other-resources/for-authors/writer-beware/ Writer Beware] - a resource for keeping up with what publishers are playing fast and loose with the "rules" of good business practice. | * [http://www.sfwa.org/other-resources/for-authors/writer-beware/ Writer Beware] - a resource for keeping up with what publishers are playing fast and loose with the "rules" of good business practice. | ||
* [https://alexshvartsman.com/2016/05/09/how-to-write-a-proper-short-story-cover-letter/ How to write a proper short story cover letter] | * [https://alexshvartsman.com/2016/05/09/how-to-write-a-proper-short-story-cover-letter/ How to write a proper short story cover letter] | ||
* [http://maryrobinettekowal.com/series/debut-author/ Debut Author Lessons] by Mary Robinette Kowal | * [http://maryrobinettekowal.com/series/debut-author/ Debut Author Lessons] by [[Mary Robinette Kowal]] | ||
* [https://copyrightalliance.org/ca_faq_post/copyright-protection-ata/ Why should I register my work if copyright protection is automatic?] by [[Copyright Alliance] | |||
==Tools== | ==Tools== | ||
Revision as of 18:55, 7 July 2020
This section contains information about the act of writing, whether it's fiction or nonfiction, UX or Design or something else. For literature, poetry, etc. see Category: Reading. For content strategy, see Category: Content Strategy. For more nonfiction copywriting information (geared toward the web), see Category: Copywriting.
[Writing Advice]
Writing Advice
Ideas
- Writing idea generation
- Stories we've seen too often at Strange Horizon
- Horror stories we've seen too often at Strange Horizon
Research
- Wikipedia -- And if you're not giving money to Wikipedia for the work you're getting from Wikipedia, you're part of the problem.
- Green's Dictionary of Slang
Story Structure
The hard bits: the actual words
Naming things
Names I've saved because I like them
Editing, Business, and Selling
- Yog's Law: Money flows toward the author. Corollary: the only time an author should sign a check is on the back.
- Beta Readers
- Stories from the Slush Pile
- William Shunn: Manuscript Format - for short stories
- Zen in the art of short fiction titling by John Joseph Adams, who many in the field have told me is the best titler in science fiction
- The truth about short story titles by Neil Clarke
- The top 10 most common short story names at Clarkesworld
- Self Editing 4 Fiction is 8+ articles on how to do your own editing
- Things I wish I knew before my book came out by Mallory O'Meara
- Writer Beware - a resource for keeping up with what publishers are playing fast and loose with the "rules" of good business practice.
- How to write a proper short story cover letter
- Debut Author Lessons by Mary Robinette Kowal
- Why should I register my work if copyright protection is automatic? by [[Copyright Alliance]
Tools
Tools I use
- Apple Pages
- Microsoft Word
- 750 words, which challenges you to write just 750 words a day
- LitReactor is a writing community and classroom
- Online Etymology Dictionary for all kinds of reasons
Tools I haven't tried
- After the Deadline promises to be a better spellchecker and grammar checker. I haven't tried it but it does have a demo section on the site.
- Hemingway App is a much-loved product for looking at your writing style, detecting things like weak verbs, complex words, and other things that make your writing harder to read. It includes a reading level calculator.
- Readable is another product I haven't tried, but it appears to do roughly the same things as After the Deadline and Hemingway.
- Wonderdraft is a fictional map creator.
- Worldbuilding on Stack Exchange is a social media site for world building discussions
Pages in category "Writing"
The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.