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WRITING ADVICE
Books
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Science Fiction by Cory Doctorow and Karl Schroeder (2000)
How to Write SF and F by Orson Scott Card (1990)
On Writing - A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King (2000)
Aliens and Alien Societies by Stanley Schmidt (1996 Writer's Digest Books)
What is a Short Story
by Marian Zimmer Bradley
Advice to New Writers
by Marian Zimmer Bradley
Pitsfalls of SF and F by Vonda McIntrye
Interviews with author Orson Scott Card
Selling to the Big Three
by Bud Sparhawk
Wil's Official Speculative Fiction Career Planning Guide
by Wil McCarthy
Fantasy Worldbuilding Questions
by Patricia C. Wrede
Some Things You Can Do Right Now To Launch Your Writing Career
by Jeffrey Yamaguchi
List
of books on writing science fiction and fantasy
Definitions: length of short story, novella, etc.
for the Nebula Awards
Manuscript Preparation
by Vonda McIntyre
Proper Manuscript Format
by William Shunn
Manuscript Preparation
by John Gregory Betancourt
US Copyright Office
Legal Information Institute
copyright information
US Postal Service
Why haven't I heard back? Check response times at
Black Hole
Response times at sff.net
and
Rumor Mill - Rejection/Acceptance Log
What Have You Done With My Manuscript?
by Elisabeth Waters
Why Did My Story Get Rejected
by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Death, Taxes, and the Writer
by Elisabeth Waters
Agents
by Dan Perez
Excuse Me, How Much Did It Cost You?
an anti-scam handout by A.C. Crispin
Safest Way to Search for an Agent
by Victoria Strauss
How to Negotiate a Book Contract: A Guide for Authors, Agents, and Lawyers
by Mark L. Levine (1999)
Preditors and Editors
a guide to publishers and writing services for serious writers
Short Story Contracts
by Dan Perez
Writer Beware
Recommended Science Fiction for Use as a Classroom Tool
SciFi in the Classroom
Reading for the Future
a volunteer organization that encourages literacy through the reading of Speculative Fiction
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