How to Sell a Story
Yes, we’ve told you what slush readers hate (Confessions of a Slush Monkey); we’ve even told you what we consider some of the finer points of writing (Letter from the [...]
Dream a Little Dream: RE’s Favorite Fantasy Titles
You’ve seen our science fiction pics. You’ve seen our favorite horror. Now we’re back with a highly biased, hugely enthusiastic list of the fantasy books we couldn’t live without. If you want to share your fantasy favorites, drop us a line via our blog.
Confessions of a Slush Monkey
What do slush readers really love – and really hate? And how do you get past them into the hands of an editor? RE’s own slush reader (or slush monkey, as the reader prefers) gives the inside scoop on a slush reader’s process.
Horror in the House: RE’s Favorite Works of Horror
Part two of our extremely biased and highly enthusiastic list of RE recommendations.
Beowulf: A New Verse Translation, ed. Seamus Heaney. What can we say? Battles with monsters never sounded better, [...]
Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
Our staff reviews Natalie Goldberg’s Writing Down the Bones.
Writer’s Block
It can be said there are two kinds of writers – those who have had writer’s block, and those who fear it. Is it a disease? Can it be “cured”? [...]
Grammar Books
The Elements of Style, by Strunk & White, may be the book most frequently assigned to high school and college classes. Features quotes such as: “vigorous writing is concise” and [...]
Grammar Websites
Dictionary.com Every writer needs a dictionary – we just also happen to be fond of this online one. Fast and cheap.
Thesaurus.com is occasionally plagued by popup ads, but it’s the [...]
Market Lists
Duotrope’s Digest is a donation-supported brilliant market listing site that features them all, no matter how small. It also features the ability to track your submissions, information the site [...]
US Copyright Office
Artists (including writers) automatically receive a copyright on any work they produce. However, U.S. authors may gain certain advantages by registering their copyrights ($30 fee). The U.S. Copyright Office provides [...]
Old West
Virtual Library – American Indians is a list of Native American resources on the internet. The links are not particularly well organized, but they are kept relatively current.
The Alamo includes [...]
Uncle Orson’s Writing Class
Uncle Orson’s Writing Class – Orson Scott Card has some unusual political and religious beliefs, but his views on writing are at the very least well-considered. Agree or disagree, each [...]
Cultures and Countries
japan-guide.com’s Japanese History is a quick guide through virtually any period of time in Japan.
American West has some unusual links – there’s even a Native Languages page – but it’s [...]
Drugs
For the social side of things, the United Nations website briefly covers the economic and social consequences of drug abuse and illicit trafficking.
For the wilder side of pharmaceuticals, Lycaeum, a [...]