“Excuse Me, How Much Did It Cost You?”
Helpful tips for new writers to avoid scams in the publishing world.
Archive for the ‘Advice for New Writers’ Category
Science in Science Fiction: Making it Work
An article on getting science right in SF stories.
Selling to Foreign Short Fiction Markets
An article by Douglas Smith on selling to foreign short fiction markets.
FAQ for Beginning Writers
Eight essential questions answered by the pros for beginning writers.
A comprehensive bibliography about the best books on the market to hone your writing talent.
The Complete Nobody’s Guide to Query Letters
Lynn Flewelling writes on the basics of query letters.
Breaking Into Print: What Length Sells Best?
Article by Melisa Michaels on how to build a writing career.
“Excuse Me, How Much Did It Cost You?”
An anti-scam handout by A. C. Crispin
Writerisms and other Sins: A Writer’s Shortcut to Stronger Writing
Writerisms describes overused and misused language. In more direct words: find ’em, root ’em out, and look at your prose without the underbrush.
Does “SFWA Member” help sell your story? Top SF editors comment
The question arises from time to time, “Should I put SFWA member on my cover letter.” Here are what some editors had to say about that from an article in 1998. Gardner Dozois says, “I take membership in a professional organization like SFWA or HWA as an indication that I should pay more attention to […]
