10 Handy Fiction Writing Resources

1. Here to Create

This page has the ‘I-wanted-it’ list of great resources for fiction writers. From character building, POV, dialogue, plot, conflict, story world, structure, ideas to everything writing related under the universal sun.

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2. Fiction Factor

On this page, you will find good advice on various topics such as conflict, sub-plot, main plot, narrative, ending etc. A good resource for an aspiring writer.

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3. Writing World

Here, you will find a number of articles on children’s fiction, SF/Fantasy, creative non-fiction, romance, mystery, screenwriting, publishing, promotion and resources for more great stuff.

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4. Ralan.com

On this single page, you will find an enormous database of links to pages about writing, publishing, agents, bookstores, marketing, magazines, libraries and more.

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5. Advanced Fiction Writing

Author Randy Ingermanson has valuable insight on the intricacies of fiction writing and some excellent advice for writers who are on the verge of turning into great authors. This site is a personal favourite.

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6. The Literary Saloon

This page beats Twitter (for fiction writers). Here, you get news (with links) about fiction writing events, authors, world literature etc. in as little words as possible. And it is updated daily.

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7. Juiced on Writing

JuicedonWriting lists 36 free e-books for fiction writers available on the Internet. She has done the hard work, you just need to click.

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8. Literary Lab

This cosy website gets you thinking without hating it. Run by Davin Malasarn, Scott G.F. Bailey and Michelle Davidson Argle; the site offers insights into fiction writing and all its tentacles. I love it, hope you will too.

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9. Starrigger.net

Jeffrey A. Carver, a science fiction author, has some lovely advice for upcoming writers along with a comprehensive list of resources for writers.

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10. Inky Girl

When you are tired of writing and need a break, you don’t want to go anywhere except to inkygirl. This website stylishly combines wit, satire and humor, which leaves you asking for more.

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Posted by Shruti Chandra Gupta on Aug 17th, 2009 and filed under Fiction Writing Resources, Latest Articles, Top Lists. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response by filling following comment form or trackback to this entry from your site

2 Comments

  • At 2009.09.29 15:43, Davin said:

    I just saw this. Thank you so much for mentioning the Literary Lab. The three of us are working hard on it with the simple idea that we want writers to talk to each other about writing.

    • At 2009.10.21 06:47, Shruti Chandra Gupta said:

      The Literary Lab is one of my favorite sites. Your sincerity shows. I have tremendous respect for guys like you who put in their time and effort to help writers.

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