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Over the next several months I’ll stock this portion of the site with information about castles, arms and armor, the magical properties of various herbs, and so forth. For now, you can find a list of agents and agencies that handle Science Fantasy, as well as the names of a few books, computer programs, and websites I’ve found useful. Once this section grows beyond its rudimentary state, I’ll provide a table of contents for easy navigation. For now, please use the hyperlinks below:

Reference Books . . .

    Writing Technique
  • Write Tight by William Brohaugh
  • The Writer’s Book of Checklists by Scott Edelstein
  • Writing and Selling your Novel by Jack Bickham
  • The Professional Writer’s Guide by Donald Bower
  • Shut Up he Explained by William Noble
  • Steal this Plot by John Noble
  • Style - Toward Clarity and Grace by Joseph Williams
  • On Writing by Stephen King
  • The Elements of Fiction Writing
    • Beginnings, Middles, and Ends by Nancy Kress
    • Description by monica Wood
    • Characters & Viewpoint by Orson Scott Card
    • Voice & Style by Johnny Payne
    • Setting by Jack Bickham
    • Conflict, Action & Suspense by William Noble
  • How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy by Orson Scott Card
  • How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy, & Science Fiction
  • How to Write a Damn Good Novel by James Frey
  • Writing the Blockbuster Novel by Albert Zuckerman
  • Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass
  • Writing Dialogue by Tom Chiarella
  • Scene and Structure by Jack Bickman
  • The Plot Thickens by Noah Lukeman

    Medieval Life
  • Daily Life in the Middle Ages by Paul B. Newman

    Myths & Monsters
  • Asgard by Nigel Frith
  • The vampire book: the encyclopedia of the undead by J. Gordon Melton
  • Mythology by Edith Hamilton
  • The Uses of enchantment: the meaning and importance of fairy tales by Bruno Bettelheim

    Science
  • The elegant universe: superstrings, hidden dimensions, and the quest for the ultimate theory by Brian Greene
  • The fabric of the cosmos: space, time, and the texture of reality by Brian Greene
  • A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking

Computer Software . . .

    Mapping
  • Campaign Cartographer by ProFantasy

    Website Design
  • NetObjects Fusion
  • Hosted by 1&1

    Manipulating Graphics
  • Photoimpact 8SE - excellent functionality, but the learning curve is steep and the program idiosyncratic
  • Print Master Premiere (7.0) - older program with which I’d designed layout for book covers; very easy to use

Links to the Web . . .

    Advice on Writing:

www.sfwa.org

    Fantasy Art:

www.gregklamt.com

    Researching Greek Mythology:

     

www.maicar.com

The Writer's Block

 Recreation of the Gods

by Robert S. Penczak