On this Site

Off the Page: my writing blog
with tips for aspiring writers

Language Invention for Writers
a turtorial with freeware tools

Reviews: Books on Writing

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Science Fiction by Cory Doctorow and Karl Schroeder

The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing

Plot and Structure by James Scott Bell

Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint by Nancy Kress

Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy by Crawford Kilian

How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy by Orson Scott Card

On Writing by Stephen King

Steering the Craft by Ursula K. Le Guin

The 10% Solution by Ken Rand

Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury

Revision & Self-Editing by James Scott Bell

Beginnings, Middles, & Ends by Nancy Kress

My Writing

News

After taking two great workshops from Odyssey online, I'm "rebooting the franchise" - changing my writing habits and focus. See my blog post on the subject here.

What I'm Working On

"Corridors of Knowledge" (revision)

"The Way Out" (revision)

Recently Completed

"The Way Out" (draft)

Welcome to my Worlds

Greenhall Cosmos

The Archipelago

Links

Markets

Duotrope's Digest
excellent database of fiction and poetry markets

Print magazines

Fantasy & Science Fiction
Asimov's Science Fiction
Analog Science Fiction and Fact
Realms of Fantasy

Online Magazines

Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show
Clarkesworld
Beneath Ceaseless Skies
Fantasy Magazine
Flash Fiction

Community

Critters
well-organized critique workshop
Hatrack River Writers Workshop
active discussion forum and workshop
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Locus

What I'm Reading

Contact Information

Tom L Waters
PO Box 201
Tesuque, NM 87574-0201
USA

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