Some more sci-fi / fantasy / horror websites and info. | Morgen ...

June 27, 2011 ? 7:54 am

SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY

• www.writesf.com is a free online ?Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy? course: The course is ?for aspiring young writers of all ages. It began as an interactive TV show, broadcast via satellite into middle school classrooms as part of a publicly funded distance-learning network called MCET (Massachusetts Corporation for Educational Telecommunications).? The quick launch ?getting started? set of 4 pages literally tells you how to write a story from scratch and is split into ?what you need?, ?story elements?, ?you must work it out? and ?once you?ve finished?. Probably the most useful page is the ?course outline? as you can click to any section of the course. It?s split into ?quick launch?, ?on writing science fiction and fantasy?, ?deeper dimensions of sf/fantasy/storytelling?, ?getting from idea to story?, ?world building?, ?creating human characteristics?, ?creating human characters?, ?aliens and other creatures?, ?conflict and plot?, ?language and style?, ?seven deadly perils of style?, ?research and believability?, ?finishing?, ?rewriting?, ?writing workshop?, ?getting published: trial by fire?, ?resources for writers?, ?recommended s/f and fantasy reading? and finally ?about this course? (the introduction I listed above).
• www.philipkdick.com is the official site of SF writer Philip K (Kindred) Dick. It contains a biography, details of his novels and stories, essays and other works, films, media-related articles, and fan site/forum. Wikipedia?s http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_K_Dick makes interesting reading.
• http://www.ebookcrossroads.com/science-fiction-writing.html has a great list of writing resources including writer?s workshop, pitfalls of writing sf/fantasy and much more.
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_bradbury is Wikipedia?s page on Ray Bradbury and lists his ?Farenheit 451? which is on my (rather large) book pile to read.
• http://www.scifi.fictionfactor.com is ?the online magazine for sci-fi writers?. You can look at articles, market listings, their bookstore, other links and subscribe to their free newsletter.
• I would say that ?http://writingscifi.com? would be the perfect website for writers of that genre but it doesn?t exist. May you could buy it?
• Should you know a thing or two about the military then http://www.military-sf.com could be the site for you. The front page has tips on writing the genre and even to me, who doesn?t write or read it, it makes interesting reading.
• http://io9.com/5106135/science-fiction-novelists-reveal-their-daily-writing-routines is another fascinating read. The first paragraph reads ?Isaac Asimov awoke each morning 6 AM and worked well into the night, sometimes churning out entire books in a matter of days. Kingsley Amis? writing binges were fueled by nicotine, alcohol, and numerous cups of tea, while surrealist Haruki Murakami claims to work himself into a routine-induced trance. Take a gander at how some of science fiction?s most famous writers have organized their days and kept their creative juices flowing.?.

HORROR

• http://horror.fictionfactor.com ?every month we will feature tips on writing horror fiction, articles on improving your horror writing craft, how to write a horror novel, getting your horror published, promoting and marketing your fiction and much more?.
• http://www.scribblepad.co.uk/WritingHorrorStories.html is a page of horror writing tips under headings of ?guts and gore sell?but not always?, ?characters have to be relatable? and ?story lines must be fresh?.
• http://www.horror.org/writetips.htm is the writing tips page of the Horror Writers Association. At the bottom of the home page is a list of 38 writing-related sites.
• http://essentialwriters.com/styles-of-writing/horror-writing is an article by horror writer Andy Kirby on writing this genre. The Essential Writers website is ?for all kinds of writers, by all kinds of writers? so do take a look around it. The home page has a variety of articles including one by poet/prose writer Noel Williams on ?the importance of continually striving to improve your writing, to bypass the mediocre and attain the exceptional?.
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2009/sep/23/sexism-horror-novels-row is an interesting article entitled ?Sexism in horror novels: the real monsters aren?t the ones you think ? The row raging over sexism in the British Fantasy Society?s new horror anthology is only part of the story?.
• Every year there?s a http://worldhorrorconvention.com and next year (2012) will be held in Salt Lake City, USA.

MIXED GENRE WEBSITES (in alphabetical order)

• http://www.365tomorrows.com is ?a collaborative project designed to present readers with a new piece of short speculative ?flash? fiction each day. Using the broad palette of science fiction, our vision of the future creates a diverse pool of stories with something for everyone to enjoy?.
• http://www.broaduniverse.org is ?an international organization with the primary goal of promoting science fiction, fantasy, and horror written by women. Anyone excited about that project is welcome to join us. If you would like more info., email info@broaduniverse.org or check our resources pages.?
• http://www.bsfa.co.uk is the website of The British Science Fiction Association (BSFA). You can sign up to a free newsletter via the website, check out events via the calendar, join the association or the forum.
• http://clarkeaward.com/Home.aspx is the website for ?The Arthur C Clarke Award? ?the official site of the UK?s Premier Prize for Science Fiction Literature.
• http://darkscribepress.com/pages.php?page_id=17 explains the requirements for this US small press which publishes a horror magazine (1,000-7,000 word short stories), anthologies and novels.
• If you?re at all interested in writing science fiction, take a look at http://www.scificonventions.com. It lists hundreds of sci-fi conventions and might inspire you. A similar site is http://www.worldcon.org.
• http://www.mjengh.com is the website of quirky sci-fi writer Mary Jane (MJ) Engh.
• http://www.mythsoc.org/awards lists the awards presented by the Californian-based Mythopoeic Society. Who? I hear you ask? ?The Mythopoeic Society is a non-profit organization promoting the study, discussion, and enjoyment of fantastic and mythic literature through books and periodicals, annual conferences, discussion groups, awards, and more. We are especially interested in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams, prominent members of the informal Oxford literary circle known as the ?Inklings? (1930s-1950s).? So, now you know. You can read more about the ?Inklings? on http://www.mythsoc.org/inklings.

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