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Writers' Advent Calendar
Dec. 24th, 2016 09:00 amSince it's Christmas Eve, and I doubt anyone's feeling too serious, I've dragged the Pulp-O-Mizer out from the archives. Merry Christmas!
Writers' Advent Calendar
Dec. 23rd, 2016 09:00 amFor today, something to play with - free online "magnetic" poetry!
Writers' Advent Calendar
Dec. 21st, 2016 09:00 amEver wondered where a word comes from? Here's a handy Online Etymology Dictionary so you can look it up.
Writers' Advent Calendar
Dec. 18th, 2016 09:00 amToday, a final podcast (or two) - I Should be Writing, which is aimed at beginners, and I Should be Writing: Ditch Diggers, about the business of writing.
Writers' Advent Calendar
Dec. 16th, 2016 09:00 amProbably more useful to literary writers and poets than spec fic writers, the Poets and Writers Submission Calendar has handy links to competitions and awards.
Writers' Advent Calendar
Dec. 15th, 2016 09:00 amToday, we have an article for plotters, 21 Plot shapes and the Pros and Cons of Each over at InterGalactic Medicine Show.
Writers' Advent Calendar
Dec. 9th, 2016 09:00 amThere probably isn't a speculative fiction writer out there who isn't already aware of Doug Smith's Foreign Markets List - but just in case one stumbles across this - go forth and submit reprints across the world!
Writers' Advent Calendar
Dec. 8th, 2016 09:00 amToday's entry is a website I love, because it's full of weird and wonderful things that show that sometimes truth really is stranger than fiction - http://www.atlasobscura.com/.
Writers' Advent Calendar
Dec. 6th, 2016 09:00 amLike a lot of writers, I'm a pantser not a plotter. I'd really like to learn how to plot though (I might get more finished that way). Writer Julie Frost pointed out this series of blog posts on exactly that - The Secrets of Story Structure. I haven't read them yet, but I've heard good things.
Writers' Advent Calendar
Dec. 2nd, 2016 09:00 amFor today, here's an article on writing fantasy creatures from earlier this year: Gender Determination in Fantasy Creatures. This is a guest post by entomologist Robinne Weiss over at Dan Koboldt's blog. It turns out even some normal earthly creatures sort out their biological sex in weird and wonderful ways.
