Sean Mead's Writing and Publishing Links and Book Links


Writing

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer's Association (SFWA) Home Page
The Web Home of the SFWA, the professional organization for sf/f writers.
The Rumor Mill
Speculations' discussion groups on writing and editing related topics.
JMS on Writing
A fan site listing posts ofJ. Michael Straczynski, the author/producer of Babylon5, published on the craft of writing.
Eggplant Literary Productions
Home of Spellbound, a quarterly fantasy magazine for children, and Jintsu Electronic Texts, novella-length speculative fiction. Additionally, visitors can find a variety of resources: the Editor's Journal, the Newbie Editor's Resource, the Newbie Writer's Resource, and the Writer's Complete Waste of Time programs.
Harry Arnston's Novel 101 Course
A freely distributed copy of his work.
ASJA Contracts Watch
American Society of Journalists and Author's site tracking contract issues that affect authors.
So You Want to Write a Book
An online copy of O'Reilly & Associates guide for new authors. It is focused on technical books for a Unix-based audience, but the guide is very detailed and useful for comparisons with other publishers.
Screenwriting
The About.com (formerly MiningCompany) site.
Art of Writing
A writing ezine with some unusual touches such as free graphics.
Writer Resources
A large collection of links to sites of interest to writers of speculative fiction.
Discussion:The Writer's Group
An online writer's workshop and information newsgroup sponsored by the Washington Post.
The Writer's Guild
The screenwriter's union which understands how to put a nice site together.
ScreenForge Information
A shareware script formatting program; this page also includes instructions on the use of the program.
Hollywood Interactive Network
Site contains many resources for screenwriters and others interested in Hollywood.
Protecting Your Work from Electronic Pirates
Charles E. Petit's useful guide to reacting to electronic piracy.
NovelAdvice
A writing advice site. Publications looks to be on a monthly schedule.
Poets & Writers, Inc. Home Page
Online complement to the hardcopy publication.
PEN American Center
International writer's organization concerned with political effects upon writers of various governments' policies.
Zuzu's Petals Literary Resource
Links to a variety of writing resources.
Richard Curtis Associates
Leading SF/F agent.
GoodStory
An attempt to bring script slushpiles to the Internet. Currently in a beta phase.
Zoetrope Screenplay Submissions
An online workshop by Zoetrope.
Landing an Agent
Robert J. Sawyer's article on getting an agent including a list of SF related agents.
SFWriter.com
Robert J. Sawyer's promotional site, which contains some useful articles on SF writing.
Is Your Writing on the Web?
Sarah Wernick's suggestions on finding out if a publisher or infringer has republished your work on the web.
Ivan Hoffman
An attorney's site with good articles on intellectual property.
Writers' Center of Indiana
An Indianapolis-based sponsor of workshops and readings.
Speculations: For Writers Who Want To Be Read
The Hugo-nominated writer's magazine for SF/F. Excellent!

Guidelines

The Market List
A science fiction/fantasy/horror market list downloadable in either WinHelp or ASCII versions. A fantastic utilization of the WinHelp programming. It also includes extras such as interviews with editors.
Spicy Green Iguana
Billing itself as "the best genre magazine resoucre site on the net" this is an excellent market list.
Paula Fleming's Market List: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror
A fairly extensive SF/F/H market list.
Ralan's Webstravaganza
An SF market research site for writers.
Edge Guidelines
SF/F publishing house novel guidelines.
Wizards of the Coast
Submission guidelines.
SFF Net Books
Guidelines for recurrent anthologies.
Stygian Darkness
Guidelines for a horror RPG ezine.
Black Gate: Adventures in Fantasy Literature
Staff page, which doubles as the guidelines page for this fantasy magazine.
The Pegasus Writer's Guidelines
Guidelines for the Judge's Guild magazine.
Speculon SF Guidelines
A new market that pays pro rates..
1001 Delights Guidelines
A new publication that includes genre erotica.
thewriteukmarket.com
A guide to UK markets.

Contests

Writers of the Future Contest
A well compensated contest for unpublished authors.
James White Award Rules
An SF short story contest sponsored by Interzone. based
UPC Science Fiction Award
A contest for 25,000 word to 40,000 word SF novellas.

Publishing

New York Times v. Tasini
The landmark Supreme Court decision that ensured freelance, periodical authors' electronic redistribution rights, where those rights had not been bargained away.
PrintIndustry
This site allows you to submit bids to numerous printers simultaneously.
Rasch Graphic Services
Book printers.
McNaughton & Gunn, Inc.
Book printers.
Yahoo! Binderies
A limited directory from Yahoo! of book printers.
BookLocker.com
An eBook publisher with a strong marketing support operation and 70% royalties.
Netpublished.net
Online publisher with a very favorable rate structure for authors (ca. 85% royalty).
Backinprint.com
Sponsored by the Author's Guild, this print on demand site permits members to keep their works in print.
Baker & Taylor
The venerable jobber.
Publishers' Weekly
This is a limited online site from PW.
BookWire
Publishing news by R.R. Bowker.
PubList
A searchable listing of information on 150,000 publications and 8,000 newspapers.
Electronic Literature Organization
An electronic publishing research venture.
The Starshield Web Project
The gateway to the Starshield Web Project, a kind of mass RPG/collaborative writing sponsored by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.
Del Rey Books
Del Rey SF/F web site.
Baen Books
A leading SF/F publisher.
Tor
A leading SF/F publisher.
SimonSays.com
Simon & Schuster's site.
Time Warner Bookmark/Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
Site for Warner Books SF/F lit.
Amazon.com
An online bookstore with over 1 million titles in their listings. The books are reviewed by readers and commented upon by their authors.
Internet Bookshop Homepage
British online bookstore.
Bestsellersforless
Only sells NYT best sellers. Makes it's money on the shipping and handling.
Corel Photo Studio
71,000 photo images for licensing.
Bibliofind
Not a publisher, but a resource for finding out of print books.
abebooks.com
Self-described as the largest resource for finding out of print books.

Libraries

Project Gutenberg
An attempt to put all public domain works onto the Internet. It actually links a variety of sites, mainly libraries, assisting in the effort.
The Etext Archives
Find newsgroup discussions, position papers and classics in electronic form.
On-line Books Page
Search for public domain books available on the Web.
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