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Large and small house publishers of genre fiction. Many provide submission instructions.
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Online magazines featuring art, articles, and fiction. A great place to publish your work!

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3D Starmaps

http://www.projectrho.com/starmap.html

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Writing a story and not sure where the stars are in relation to each other? Have no fear, this site has maps to help you along!

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Advice for Aspiring Writers

http://www.starrigger.net/advice.htp

8 out of 10 stars (4 votes) Hits: 637

Science Fiction author Jeffrey A. Carver gives some sage advice for new writers.

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Amateur Fantasy Writers

http://members.tripod.com/aq9/

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Submit your amateur story for publishing on this site. Complete with links, book of the month, etc.

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Apocalyptic

http://www.apoc-speak.net/

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An online community for writers and fans of science fiction and fantasy. Share your work, receive feedback, and discuss all sort of things on our forums!

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Basic Plotting for Science Fiction

http://www.sff.net/people/SASwann/text/plot.htm

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Sci-fi plot basics by S. Andrew Swann. Good solid advice to keep you on track.

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Best of Legends

http://bestoflegends.org/index.html

8 out of 10 stars (1 vote) Hits: 209

Exploring the history, literature, and lore surrounding Robin Hood, King Arthur, Pirates & Privateers, and other swash buckling characters of balladry, fiction, and film, from The Queen of Elfland to Zorro.

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Building New Worlds

http://www.sfwa.org/bulletin/articles/baxter.htm

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World building article by Stephen Baxter. A reprint of the Fall 1995 issue of the Bulletin of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.

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Constructing a New Universe

http://www.sff.net/people/SASwann/text/wb.htm

8 out of 10 stars (3 votes) Hits: 627

World building basics by S. Andrew Swann. Offers exercises to get you going in the right direction.

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Critters Workshop

http://www.critique.org/critters/

10 out of 10 stars (2 votes) Hits: 176

Online writing workshop critique group. Submit your manuscript and get worthwhile feedback from other authors.

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cybRpunk

http://gearheads.wirewd.com/cybrpunk/

5 out of 10 stars (1 vote) Hits: 152

Tips for writers interested in cyberpunk fiction.

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Encyclopedia Mythica

http://www.pantheon.org/

9 out of 10 stars (4 votes) Hits: 420

"An encyclopedia on Mythology, Folklore, Legends, and more."

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For Writers Only

http://www.forwriters.com/

9 out of 10 stars (3 votes) Hits: 221

Another directory to web information of interest to Science Fiction writers. Includes listings for small house as well as large commercial publishers. Excellent site.

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Hobgoblin.net: Resources for Writers

http://hobgoblin.net/resources/

8 out of 10 stars (55 votes) Hits: 374

A community for those who write science fiction and fantasy literature. Site features message boards, annotated lists of links to hundreds of sources for research and reference, inspiration for writers and more!

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Lothlorian

http://www.geocities.com/Area51/2317/

6 out of 10 stars (1 vote) Hits: 295

Creative writing tips for sci-fi authors.

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Marketlist, The

http://www.marketlist.com/

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Extensive listing of publication sources for writers. Bi-monthly updates.

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Mary Soon Lee's Speculative Fiction Page

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mslee/wr.html

9 out of 10 stars (2 votes) Hits: 160

"This page contains some tidbits of information that might be useful to new writers". Mary is much too modest...this is very practical advice from someone who's been there!

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Mystica, The

http://www.themystica.com/

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"An encyclopedia on Occult, Mysticism, Magic, and more."

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PBEM (Play By Email) Players

http://www.pbemplayers.com/

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Website provides resources to help players in PBEM (Play By EMail) RPG games write better posts.

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Pitfalls of Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy

http://www.sff.net/people/Vonda/

10 out of 10 stars (1 vote) Hits: 316

Vonda N. McIntyre's "no holds barred" advice on writing is truly helpful for the aspiring author.

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Planetary Fact Sheets

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planetfact.html

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Facts for planets and other bodies in our solar system. Good info. for any writer looking for realism in their space epic.

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