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Sherwood's
Links Interviews and Conversations... A Conversation I had with fantastic writer Greer Gilman Blogs... The problem with blogging is that one fascinating commentator links you promptly to a proliferation of other sites, so you might begin reading about yesterday's news and end up with a marvelous link on ancient Irish curses. I begin with these blogs... Here is my blog on LiveJournal Discussions related to life, the universe, and everything through the Quaker view at Dave Trowbridge's The Discovered Country Catholic Bibliophagist is a wonderful blog about books and reading by a longtime friend from the Mythopoeic Society What are bright computer jockeys doing when not inventing software to amaze the rest of us? Geek Press Workshopping and Warning... One stop shopping for scams and other Writer Beware pitfalls run by Victoria Strauss and Ann Crispin. These two writers stay on top of bad deals, scam 'agents' and 'publishers' and other come-ons. Here is the workshop that, by far, I think best for long writers in particular. And you get a week on a beautiful island, when you take the Viable Paradise Workshop. Verla Kay runs an information-packed and friendly
workshop and exchange site here.
A
free on-line workshop that I recommend especially for those needing
to learn to critique. It's run fairly, and it's so large that
you get a pretty good variety of critiques, representing the readership
Out There as much as anything can. Try Critters
Workshop. It's probably the most successful Internet workshop
there is--certainly that I've seen, other than the excellent OWW,
which has produced many paid writers--but for which you need to
pay a yearly sum. As for Critters, there is a lively newsgroup
at which you can discuss all aspects of writing, on SFF.NET.
A local face-to-face
writers' workshop, The Long Beach Writers' Group ***Some
of the writers I workshop with have webpages.
Writer and artist and profoundly valued beta-tester Beth Bernobich
shares her visions Through
the Looking Glass
Lisa Firke, writer, poet, sharp-eyed critiquer, brings her expertise
to Lisa's
Page-- be sure to check out her writing insights and recommendations,
which change often.
Tom Simon, who wields a scintillate quill (And don't miss the
Tour Guide Grimoire, or the 11 Rules of Bad Writing) at Bondwine.com
Witty, wonderful writer and horse rancher Christina
Opalecky
Formidably good critiquer and writer (who also likes dogs) Nancy
Proctor Other
Interesting Places...
My Favorite Silly Web Comic--about Minions! A New YA Fantasy Review SiteThe
Wonderful Wizard of Oz site--connections and news for all
things Ozzy! A link for Dragons! Focusing on women writers in fantasy, science fiction and related genres, Broad Universe The wonderful site of one of my favorite children's writers, Diana Wynne Jones Astounding amounts of Stuff on Patrick O'Brian. Follow this Link and find yourself in the World of Wooden Ships. The SF Site: review site for science fiction and fantasy. The headquarters for all writers of science fiction and fantasy is the SFWA Page Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. It's full of useful links and data, and is updated almost daily. The Mythopoeic Society is a group dedicated to the study and enjoyment of Tolkien, Lewis, and Williams, and to other fantasy authors in the spirit of the Inklings. The Austen Page: A link to Jane Austen info. Deepgenre for those of us who love writing, meaning, history, cultural questions, explorations of the human psyche--all within the entertainment fun of science fiction and fantasy. Smart Women Who Like Trashy Novels--these women are funny, not very reticent in language for those who are sensitive to that sort of thing. It's all about the romance genre--the writers, the horrible covers, the things people say about romance novels, and whatever else strikes their fancy. Their snarkage about bad covers always makes me laugh--but it's seldom worksafe! Read more about fairy tales and folklore with illustrations and a discussion board: SurLaLune Fairy Tales. Nerd World is an interesting site full of stuff. Interesting People, Books by Friends (in no particular order)... Rachel Manija Brown writes anime, manga, fiction--here's her web page. Be sure to check out her fascinating memoir of her childhood on an ashram in India, called All the Fishes Come Home to Roost Janny Wurts, artist as well as long-arc story writer. Jim C. Hinesand his wonderfully funny goblin books The wonderfulDeborah J. Ross, who has gracefully and with added richness and depth continued Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover series. Stand by for some of her own work, which is even better. Swordswoman, Harpist, artist and writer Laura J. Underwood. Martha Wells, whose seven novels are a kind of science fantasy in big cities. Read more here. Space opera extraordinaire--join the Liaden universe! Sharon Lee and Steve Miller host the Liaden Page where there is news about their books, and places to buy them. Dark fantasy with a couple of interesting heroes, and a heroine who is not sure if she's boy or girl, check out the Nightrunner and Tamir books by Lynn Flewelling Other People Pages A lot of friends and colleagues are here on SFF.NET. |
