Analog Science Fiction and Fact Asimov’s Science Fiction Aurealis Beneath Ceaseless Skies Clarkesworld Magazine Daily Science Fiction Dark Fireside GUD Heroic Fantasy Quarterly Interzone Kasma Lightspeed Mad Scientist Journal The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction PodCastle Pseudopod Space and Time Magazine Strange Horizons Tor.comRead More →
I use Google Docs. Most writers use Microsoft Word, Scrivener, or Google Docs to write their novels, with a few other, lesser-known platforms thrown in. I also use other platforms, including Word and Filemaker — but I like Google Docs for writing groups because of its great collaboration features. Plus,Read More →
A couple of people in this group have talked about Mary Robinette Kowal’s The Calculating Stars. The book won the 2019 Nebula Award for Best Novel, the 2019 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, the 2019 Hugo Award for Best Novel, and the 2019 Sidewise Award for Alternate History. Read More →
I’ve been recommended Fiverr for a year now, and several members of the writing groups I’m in have also used the service. It’s like eBay, but for freelance professionals. You can use it to find artists, copy editors, book designers, marketers, website developers — anything you need. Prices start atRead More →
Writer’s Knowledge Base Huge database of more than 40,000 articles about writing. Always my favorite place to start to research any writing problem (other than Google, of course). These are the best articles, from the top writing blogs. I also subscribe to Elizabeth Spann Craig’s weekly list of the bestRead More →
Some authors like to dictate instead of typing or writing by hand. I have ideas sometimes when I’m walking, or lying in bed at night, or driving. Most dictation apps just let you dictate a sentence at a time, or a paragraph, and stop transcribing whenever you pause to think.Read More →
World’s largest websites for writers looking for critiques of their work. The way it works is that you sign up — the basic account is free — and do a few critiques of pieces by other writers. Then they allow you to post your own work and get feedback onRead More →
There are several fantastic classes by writers on MasterClass. A one-year subscription is $180 for all the classes you want to take. Check out Neil Gaiman‘s class — quick preview below: One of the most high-profile writing-related classes is by Shonda Rhimes, who’s behind Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, Scandal, HowRead More →
Great summary of the top things you should watch out for in a book, and very readable. Here’s the summary: Law 1: Be cruel to your characters Law 2: End quickly at the moment of catharsis Law 3: Trust flaws more than strengths Law 4: Show, don’t tell Law 5:Read More →
This is a short book — free on Kindle Unlimited — and has a cute little clock device for setting up plots. It’s the same Save-the-Cat beatsheet kind of thing, but with the beats arranged in a circle instead of a line. But it’s cute, if you want to haveRead More →