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- Other useful email lists:
- Fantasy
- To subscribe send the message subscribe Fantasy Your
Name to listserv@chaosmanor.com
- World-Building
- Info and how to join
- The Critters
Writers Workshop
- Newsgroups
- rec.arts.sf.composition
- In this context, "sf" means "speculative fiction" -- science
fiction, fantasy, supernatural horror, etc.
- rec.arts.sf.science
- For discussion of science in speculative fiction -- already
published (or shown), or yet to be written.
- can.arts.sf
- Canadian sf discussion.
- aus.sf
- Australian sf discussion.
- fr.rec.arts.sf
- French-language sf discussion.
- The general writing newsgroups:
- misc.writing
- Largest, and worth reading for the FAQS (posted weekly) alone.
- alt.writing
- alt.skunks
- soc.history.what-if
- Discussion of alternate history.
If you have trouble accessing any of these newsgroups, try Dejanews.
Recommended Books
- Conceiving
the Heavens: creating the science fiction novel
- (review at the publisher's site)
- by Melissa Scott
- ISBN 0-435-07008-8
- 1997, Heinemann
- How
to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction
- (short review at amazon.com)
- edited by J.N. Williamson
- ISBN 0-89879-270-3
- 1987, Writer's Digest Books
- How
to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy
- by Orson Scott Card
- ISBN: 0898794161
- 1990, Writer's Digest Books (part of their "Genre Writing Series")
- Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference
- ISBN: 0898798663
- 1998, Writer's Digest Books
- Science
Fiction and Fantasy Writer's Sourcebook
- Where to Sell Your Manuscripts (2nd Ed)
- (review at amazon.com)
- edited by David H. Borcherding
- ISBN: 0898797624
- 1996, Writer's Digest Books
- Writing fantasy fiction
- by Sarah Lefanu
- ISBN: 0713642602
- 1996, A. & C. Black (London)
- Tough Guide
to Fantasyland
- by Diana Wynne Jones
- "a thorough and witty survey of the cliches"
- How
to Write Horror Fiction
- by William F. Nolan
- (Review at amazon.com)
- ISBN 0-89879-442-0
- 1990, Writer's Digest Books (part of their "Genre Writing Series")
- Writing
Horror
- edited by Mort Castle and Stanley Wiater
- (Review at Writers Write,
also an excellent resource site)
- (More reviews at Amazon.com)
- ISBN: 0898797985
- 1997, Writer's Digest Books
- Writing horror fiction
- Smith, Guy N. (Guy Newman)
- ISBN: 0713643390
- 1996, A. & C. Black (London)
- How to write and sell genre fiction : (romance, mystery,
adventure, horror)
- Frazier-DeLoach, Nora L.
- ISBN: 0964050706
- 1994, Rotuma Pub. Co.
- Dark thoughts, on writing : advice and commentary from fifty
masters of fear and suspense
- Includes bibliographical references
- ISBN: 188742430X
- 1997, Underwood Books : Distributed by Publishers Group West
- Check out more book references at
- Writing
Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Writing
Science Fiction -- the titles are a little hard to read against
the background -- try with images off.
- Recommended
Reading for Writers
- Vanessa Grant
Writers Bookstore
- The
Writer's SpaceStation
- Books
and Articles on Writing Fantasy
- misc.writing
Recommended Reading List
and for anything else I missed
Dave's Somewhat Complete
SF/F Writer's Internet Resources
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