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These are links to sites that would be helpful to a writer, specifically of the fantasy or science fiction genres. |
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Creating Fantasy Worlds
This link was supplied by member dracostellae. It's a interesting site about how to create fantasy worlds. |
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NaNoWriMo
If you come from LJ and you're a writer, than you've probably heard of NaNoWriMo. The National November Writing Month. Give yourself one month to write 50,000 words, and see what happens! |
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One Word
This is one of those rare sites, that does one thing, but does it well. One word, is exactly that. You get one word a day, and sixty seconds to write whatever pops out of your head about that one word. |
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Lulu
Tired of submitting writing only to be rejected? Or would you just like to bypass all that and publish your work, yourself? Lulu, is a great site for just that purpose. There's also a ton of original work for sale by other self-published authors. |
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Fiction Wise
A book trade, store, club type of site. There's a lot more to this than you can get at first glance. It may not help you be a better writer, but it'll definitely make you want to read more. |
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Fiction Press
Want to take a break and read some original work? This is the place to go. It's also a great place to post some of those short works of fiction you have, if you'd like some more diversified feedback. They also have a few helpful articles worth the |
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Fictionised
Okay, so it maybe full of fanfiction. If you're into that, it's a good place to start posting your work. How is it helpful to fantasy writers? Well it may not be, however, they do have a great section called "How Not to Write" that is worth spendi |
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Writers Unbound
A ezine of sorts all about writing. The articles range in usefulness, but this place is worth the time for those helpful pieces of writers resource. One of the best things about this site may well be the extensive link list it holds. |
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OEDILF
What's OEDILF stand for? The Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form. This is an excellent tongue-in-cheek dictionary that will have you laughing each time you look up a word. |
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Snowflake Process
Feeling overwhelmed by that story you're working on? This is a great step-by-step method to helping you feel more creative, and organized to get that story finished. |
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Bartleby
Books online, enough said. |
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Bibliophil
This isn't necessary a great writers resource, but it's a great site to keep track of all those books you're reading. Once you build up your library on the site, you can also export it into an Excel spreadsheet for easy use at home. |
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Seventh Sanctum
This is a wonderfully helpful site to generate ideas when you're stuck on an idea. Need a random bad-guy name? Need a weird spell for your character to cast, or be cursed by? This is the site that has it all. It's also a good help to those that d |
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Barnes & Noble University
The Barnes & Noble bookstore has an online university that often offers classes that would be helpful for writers. Currently (07/2005) there is a Grammar Fitness class, as well as a writing for Science Fiction & Fantasy authors. These classes are f |
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