Writing Prompt for the Week – Nov 8
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat if you woke up trapped in a stranger’s body?
On Writing
Steampunk audio drama hits Kickstarter goal
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Boston Metaphysical Society: The Ghost Ship, an eight-episode steampunk audio drama, has hit its $10,000 Kickstarter fundraising goal with two weeks still to go, and the creator, Madeleine Holly-Rosing, was on MetaStellar’s Life Long Friends YouTube show to talk about the project.
Master list of 200+ free sci-fi, fantasy and horror fonts
Reading Time: 21 minutesMore than 200 completely free sci-fi, fantasy, and horror fonts for book covers, illustrations, and social media posts.
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12 AI Tools to Write your Novel For you
Reading Time: 20 minutesI played around with a dozen AI-writing tools. They can’t write a coherent story, but they can still be useful depending on your writing goals.
How to set up a new author website with DreamHost in 15 minutes
Reading Time: 9 minutesI compare the top website hosting providers, and take you through setting up a Wordpress website with my top recommendation, DreamHost.
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Website basics: How to create a row of books
Reading Time: 25 minutes5 ways to add a row of book covers to your Wordpress website.
Free author website: initial setup
Reading Time: 17 minutesI show you how to create a free author site that looks like that of the big names in the industry.
Why I’m blogging my next book
Reading Time: 5 minutesI’m blogging my next book. Every weekday, I post a new installment. It’s all part of my mission to find a writing process that works for me.
Setting up an author website: Before you start
Reading Time: 11 minutesWhether you are planning to follow my tutorial to create a free but expensive-looking author website, or hire a developer to build one for you, you will need to create some content before you get started. Here’s what you’ll need.
Six steps to becoming a writer, or, how to write a book one sentence a day
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe interviewed best-selling sci-fi author Steven Barnes about how to become a successful writer, and he delivered.
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Top speculative fiction authors on Quora
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuora is a site where random people post questions and random people answer them. Some of those people are sci-fi and fantasy authors.
5 things the best author websites of 2021 have in common
Reading Time: 12 minutesToday’s modern, professionally-designed author websites have three things in common: Wordpress, responsive design, and panel styling.
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What to do if 99% of people hate your writing
Reading Time: 7 minutesWhat do you do if you send out your work for critiques and the overwhelming response is negative?
Resources About Deep Point of View
Reading Time: 4 minutesDeep point of view is a technique that modern writers use to make stories feel more compelling and immediate for the reader. You can use this technique in both first person and third person narration.
Backups for writers
Reading Time: 15 minutesHow I, a tech and cybersecurity journalist, backup all my computer systems.
How to track daily word counts
Reading Time: 11 minutesWhen you want to improve something, you have to measure it. Here is a list of the top ways to measure your daily writing progress.
AI tools to create cool illustrations
Reading Time: 37 minutesHow to use free and low-cost AI tools to create cool images for websites and social media.
15 free mind map tools for writers
Reading Time: 26 minutesI try out the top 15 free online mind mapping apps.
How to use Miro for story plotting
Reading Time: 8 minutesHow the use the free Miro app to outline your story or novel.
Kittens need saving, too: How Blake Snyder’s beats can work for short stories
Reading Time: 3 minutesCan the Save the Cat method release the hidden kitten in a crouching cat? That is, is the method applicable to shorter works?
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28 ways to beat procrastination for writers
Reading Time: 22 minutesHave you ever stared at your screen or typewriter or notebook and couldn’t force yourself to write? I have, and here’s what I do to fix it.
Body language master list for writers
Reading Time: 6 minutesA very, very long list of ways to show emotion through body language or actions.
Where to find low-cost, pre-made covers for spec fic books
Reading Time: 10 minutesPre-made book cover sites offer low-cost, professional-looking covers for independent authors.
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Resources for writers
Reading Time: 4 minutesOur master list of best resources for writers of fantasy, horror and sci-fi.
Brandon Sanderson’s writing lectures are free on YouTube
Reading Time: 2 minutesSci-fi and fantasy author Brandon Sanderson’s 13 hour-long “Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy” lectures are up on YouTube.
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14 Reasons to Use Google Docs to Write
Reading Time: 4 minutesHere are my top 14 reasons to try Google Docs, if you’re not using it yet.
Writing Advice Sites
Reading Time: 5 minutesHere’s our list of great online resources and websites for speculative fiction authors.