An on-going work-in-progress, here are some links arranged into specific sections that we think writers – new or experienced – might find useful. These aren’t just pointers to getting started as a writer, or to help you hone your narrative skills, but sites useful to the business of being a writer…
Agents Who Blog
- Jennifer Jackson
- Joshua Bilmes (JABberwocky) a Zeno associate
- Rachelle Gardner Rants & Ramblings On Life as a Literary Agent
General But Indispensable Advice
- Chuck Wendig’s Widsom -25 Things Writers Should Know About Agents 25 Things Writers Should Know About Agents
Genre Sites and Blogs
- Ansible Dave Langford’s epic weekly fanzine
- Chronicles Network science fiction and fantasy website
- Clarkesworld Science Fiction & Fantasy Magazine
- Coode Street Podcast Interviews with Authors & Discussion
- Fantasy Hive
- LOCUS LOCUS Magazine
- Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist fantasy fiction news and reviews
- SFsite genre fiction news and reviews site
- SciFi Now Magazine
- Starburst SFF Magazine
- The Agony Column Rick Kleffel’s website and podcast
- Tor.com
Miscellaneous Tips for Authors by Authors
- About Writing An article by Karen Miller
- Writing Excuses Podcast in which Brandon Sanderson & others discuss writing techniques and more
- Chuck Wendig’s Widsom -25 Things Writers Should Know About Agents 25 Things Writers Should Know About Agents
- Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing Each one a gem!
- Help! I Need A Publisher! Nicola Morgan’s Blog – choc full of tips for writers.
- ‘I Talked to 150 Writers and Here’s the Best Advice They Had’ on LitHub
- Ray Bradbury’s Greatest Writing Advice on LitHub
- Schmoozing 101 Mary Robinette Kowal
- Ten Tips for Kickstarting Your Writing by Joanne Harris
- The Truth About Publishing Ian Irvine
- Tips for Prospective Writers by Joanne Harris
Publishers
- United Kingdom
- Angry Robot Books
- Gollancz (Orion Books)
- Head of Zeus
- Headline Books
- Hodder Books
- Jo Fletcher Books (Quercus)
- Orbit Books (UK)
- Penguin (UK)
- Piatkus (Little, Brown)
- PS Publishing
- Rebellion Publishing (Solaris Books)
- Sphere (Little, Brown)
- Titan Books
- Titan Comics
- Tor Books (UK)
- Voyager (Harper, UK)
- W. F. Howes (Audio)
- United States
- JABberwocky
- Orbit Books (US)
- Pyr Books
- Saga Press
- Subterranean Press
- Tantor (Audio)
- Titan Books
- Titan Comics
- Tor Books (US)
- Tor.com
- Voyager (Harper, US)
- Europe
- Argo (Czech)
- Bragelonne (France)
- Denoël (France)
- DTV (Germany)
- Эксмо (Russia)
- Fanucci (Italy)
- Fleuve (Lisez, France)
- Gabo (Hungary)
- Herg Benet (Romania)
- Heyne Verlag (Germany)
- J’ai Lu (France)
- MAG (Poland)
- Oz Editorial (Spain)
- Panini (Germany, Comics)
- Surhkamp (Germany)
- Urania (Mondadori, Italy)