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Resources for Writers

On Craft & Creative Process

Writing the Other Workshops and Books with Nisi Shawl, K. Tempest Bradford and others.

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The Fundamentals of Writing the Other by Daniel José Older

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There is No Secret to Writing About People Who Do Not Look Like You by Brandon Taylor

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Who Gets To Write What? by Kaitlin Greenidge

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Finding Myself on the Page by Ona Gritz

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Common and Uncommon Questions About Blindness by Varina Martindale

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40 Alternatives to These Ableist and Oppressive Words by s.e. smith

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Ways to Introduce that a Character is Trans: Avoiding Pitfalls by Xan West

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How to Tell if Your Story is Gay Enough by Theresa Tyree

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My Futures Include Disability by Kelly Robson

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Evil Albino Trope is Evil by Nalini Haynes

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Interview with Nalini Haynes for Geek Girl in Love containing more info on albinism.

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In History and Fantasy, Diversity is the Tradition by Myke Cole

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Conquering Six Enemies of Deep Point of View by Zoey

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What Will You Serve? by Theodora Goss

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Art and Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland

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On Writing by Stephen King

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I recommend Dean Wesley Smith’s Depth in Writing and Advanced Depth online workshops. They shaved years from my learning curve.

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Stephen Barnes and Tananarive Due’s Afrofuturism class is mind expanding. They should be running it regularly.

Craft & Creative Process
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Tech and Business Tools and Resources

The Creative Penn

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Self Publishing Formula

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SFF Marketing Podcast

 

45 Marketing Tips

 

Make Your Own Book Covers

 

Other Good Articles on Book Covers

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Scrivener: The writing program I use.

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Vellum: Amazing e-book formatter for Macs.

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PicMonkey: When I don’t hire a professional, this is what I use for e-book covers.

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