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Sherwood's
Links Blogs... The problem with blogging is that one fascinating commentator links you promptly to a proliferation of other sites, so you might begin reading about yesterday's news and end up with a marvelous link on ancient Irish curses. I begin with these blogs... Discussions related to life, the universe, and everything through the Quaker view at Dave Trowbridge's The Discovered Country Catholic Bibliophagist is a wonderful blog about books and reading by a longtime friend from the Mythopoeic Society What are bright computer jockeys doing when not inventing software to amaze the rest of us? Geek Press Music Links Interviews and Conversations... I've had enough people asking what
music I listen to when I write or drive or read (and I am always on the watch for new music reccos) to
list a few. Check this video out:
If you like her music as much as I do, you can order Jennifer Thomas's
CD, Key of Sea, from
Amazon here
Another artist is Fred Lykes, whose
cut "Ivory" is one of my favorite pieces of music ever You can find samples of his music on his site.
I spent hours and hours searching the Internet for a sound akin to what I
heard in my head for the Marlovan drummers. The closest I found was this Scottish band Albannach
Finally, watch this utterly amazing video made by Georgians: dance, music,
mountains, and a very ancient culture.
A Conversation I
had with fantastic writer Greer Gilman Workshopping
and Warning... One
stop shopping for scams and other Writer
Beware pitfalls run by Victoria Strauss and Ann Crispin. These
two writers stay on top of bad deals, scam 'agents' and 'publishers'
and other come-ons. Here
is the workshop that, by far, I think best for long writers in
particular. And you get a week on a beautiful island, when you
take the Viable
Paradise Workshop. Verla Kay runs an information-packed and friendly
workshop and exchange site here.
A
free on-line workshop that I recommend especially for those needing
to learn to critique. It's run fairly, and it's so large that
you get a pretty good variety of critiques, representing the readership
Out There as much as anything can. Try Critters
Workshop. It's probably the most successful Internet workshop
there is--certainly that I've seen, other than the excellent OWW,
which has produced many paid writers--but for which you need to
pay a yearly sum. As for Critters, there is a lively newsgroup
at which you can discuss all aspects of writing, on SFF.NET.
A local face-to-face
writers' workshop, The Long Beach Writers' Group Other
Interesting Places...
My Favorite Silly Web Comic--about Minions! A New YA Fantasy Review SiteThe
Wonderful Wizard of Oz site--connections and news for all
things Ozzy!
A link for Dragons!
Focusing on women writers in fantasy, science fiction and related
genres, Broad
Universe
The wonderful site of one of my favorite children's writers, Diana
Wynne Jones
Astounding amounts of Stuff on Patrick
O'Brian. Follow this Link and find yourself in the World of
Wooden Ships.
The SF Site:
review site for science fiction and fantasy.
The headquarters for all writers of science fiction and fantasy
is the SFWA Page
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. It's full
of useful links and data, and is updated almost daily.
The Mythopoeic
Society is a group dedicated to the study and enjoyment of
Tolkien, Lewis, and Williams, and to other fantasy authors in
the spirit of the Inklings.
The
Austen Page: A link to Jane Austen info.
Deepgenre for those of us who love writing, meaning, history, cultural questions,
explorations of the human psyche--all within the entertainment fun of science fiction and fantasy.
Smart Women Who Like Trashy Novels--these women are funny,
not very reticent in language for those who are sensitive to that sort of thing. It's all about the romance genre--the writers, the horrible covers, the
things people say about romance novels, and whatever else strikes their fancy. Their snarkage about bad covers always makes me laugh--but it's seldom worksafe! Read
more about fairy tales and folklore with illustrations and a discussion
board: SurLaLune
Fairy Tales.
Nerd
World is an interesting site full of stuff. Interesting
People, Books by Friends (in no particular order)... Rachel Manija Brown writes anime, manga, fiction--here's her
web page. Be sure to check out her fascinating memoir of her childhood on an ashram in India,
called All the Fishes Come Home to Roost
Writer and artist and profoundly valued beta-tester Beth Bernobich
shares her visions Through
the Looking Glass Janny Wurts, artist
as well as long-arc story writer. Jim C. Hines and his imaginative, thoroughly enjoyable goblin books The wonderfulDeborah J. Ross,
who has gracefully and with added richness and depth continued Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover series. Stand by for some of her own work, which is even better. Swordswoman, Harpist, artist and writer
Laura J. Underwood. Writer, Reviewer,
book-seller, and world-builder extraordinaire Leigh Kimmel. Martha Wells, whose seven novels are a kind of science fantasy in big cities.
Read more here.
Space opera extraordinaire--join the Liaden universe! Sharon Lee
and Steve Miller host the Liaden
Page where there is news about their books, and places to
buy them.
Dark fantasy with a couple of interesting heroes, and a heroine who is not sure if she's boy or girl, check out the
Nightrunner and Tamir books by Lynn
Flewelling
Lisa Firke, writer, poet, sharp-eyed critiquer, brings her expertise
to Lisa's
Page-- be sure to check out her writing insights and recommendations,
which change often.
Tom Simon, who wields a scintillate quill (And don't miss the
Tour Guide Grimoire, or the 11 Rules of Bad Writing) at Bondwine.com
Witty, wonderful writer and horse rancher Christina
Opalecky
Formidably good critiquer and writer (who also likes dogs) Nancy
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