You may have noticed a bit of a change on my Writer’s Resources page on the main site. It’s been updated and upgraded a tad bit, expanding it from the dozen or so links I had before into a Fiction Writer’s Virtual Toolbox, with 150+ links. This new collection of links gathers together the many resources, tools, author and fiction writing websites I’ve collected over the years of pursuing my own writing career and researching ways to grow and improve. I finally managed to bring them all together and organize them into a semi-coherent way so other writers and aspiring authors might take advantage of them as well. Let me know if you have any suggestions or recommendations on tools to add to the mix.
Topics range from literary agents and writing queries to fleshing out your characters and plotting out the novel as a whole. Included are some of my favorite tools I’ve used, such as WordWeb and Focus Booster, plus a big list of books on writing which I wholeheartedly recommend. Most likely you’ve already read a few of them yourself.
Some of the links focus specifically on speculative fiction writing, but many are applicable across all genres (some nonfiction even). Certainly not all of these links will work for you or be helpful, depending on whatever your writing style is, but I think you’ll be sure to find something to add to your own toolbox.
And thank you to all the authors and others out there who have influenced my own writing path in such a big way. Whether we’ve met or not, you’ve made a huge impact.
Hi,
wandered over from 'Apprentice Writer' – thanks so much for visiting my blog! Answer to your question over there. I'll be dropping by to visit her and study your writer tips, and eagerly await new on the fate of your MS.
What's your opinion of Alison Sinclair's 'Darkborn' trilogy? And Sarah Monette's 'Doctrine of Labyrinths' quartet? I adored them both and wish they would get more press.
Also: my introduction to Brandon S. was the Wheel of Time posthumous installment, which impressed me greatly as I wouldn't have known it wasn't Robert Jordan writing if I hadn't heard. So I'm interested in his other work.
Thanks for dropping by, M.! I'll be sure to keep you updated when there's news to share.
I haven't gotten into the Darkborn series, and I've just read the first in Monette's quartet, Melusine. Quite a good read, and it's always nice to find a writer with a unique fantasy world.
Definitely check out Brandon Sanderson. He's one of my top favorite authors, and all of his books are great and original works. Elantris, Warbreaker, the Mistborn series, and of course, his new Stormlight Archives series, which looks to be fashioned as the next WoT. Oh, and for urban fantasy, I assume you've tried Jim Butcher's Dresden Files?
Actually, I haven't picked up a JB though I hear praises all over. I'm intimidated by how long the series is already.
Yeah, it's hefty, but it's good. It's nice to find a series this long which is consistently fun and engaging. Don't judge it by the short-lived t.v. series either.