“Excuse Me, How Much Did It Cost You?”
Helpful tips for new writers to avoid scams in the publishing world.
Advice for New Writers, Information Center
Advice for New Writers
Advice for New Writers, Information Center, The SFWA Blog, Tips for Beginners
Science in Science Fiction: Making it Work
An article on getting science right in SF stories.
Building a Career, Contracts and Copyrights, Information Center, The Business of Writing, Where to Submit Short Stories
Selling to Foreign Short Fiction Markets
An article by Douglas Smith on selling to foreign short fiction markets.
Advice for New Writers, Manuscript Formatting
FAQ for Beginning Writers
Eight essential questions answered by the pros for beginning writers.
Advice for New Writers, Information Center
A comprehensive bibliography about the best books on the market to hone your writing talent.
Advice for New Writers, Building a Career, How to Sell Your Novel, Information Center, The Craft of Writing
The Complete Nobody’s Guide to Query Letters
Lynn Flewelling writes on the basics of query letters.
Building a Career, Information Center, The Craft of Writing, Tips for Beginners
Breaking Into Print: What Length Sells Best?
Article by Melisa Michaels on how to build a writing career.
Advice for New Writers, How to Sell Your Novel, The Business of Writing
“Excuse Me, How Much Did It Cost You?”
An anti-scam handout by A. C. Crispin
Information Center, The Craft of Writing, Tips for Beginners, Writing Technique
Writerisms and other Sins: A Writer’s Shortcut to Stronger Writing
Writerisms describes overused and misused language. In more direct words: find ’em, root ’em out, and look at your prose without the underbrush.
Advice for New Writers, Building a Career, Editors and Publishing Houses, Information Center, Networking and Self-Promotion, The Business of Writing, The SFWA Blog, Where to Submit Short Stories
Does “SFWA Member” help sell your story? Top SF editors comment
The question arises from time to time, “Should I put SFWA member on my cover letter.” Here are what some