Want to get right to the good stuff: Fiction Writing Tips
Welcome to the new Sandra-Miller.com! This website has just been redesigned to be easier to navigate, faster to load, and more fun to use than ever before.
Here you will find information on my current works in progress, as well as available books and poetry, fiction writing tips, and excerpts from my writing. Use the navigation bar to the left to explore the site. This site is always changing and is updated very often, so please visit again soon!
All writing and information on this website is original and copyrighted. You are welcome to use the writing exercises for your own personal use, but please don't copy or distribute them without permission. You are welcome to link directly to any of the writing information pages from your site.
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Now Available!The Crystal Cave: A Fantasy Novella in paperback, Kindle electronic edition, and Smashwords e-book |
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Now Available!The Enemy in the Mirror: A Science-Fiction Novella in paperback, Kindle electronic edition, and Smashwords e-book |
09/01/2010
What's New--The Enemy in the Mirror - Now available!
The Crystal Cave - Now Available! Click here for more information!
New segment for The Awakening, up today!
Check out the updates to the Writer's Resources page
New segment for "Emergency!" up today!
Wondering what's happening with Concerto For Three? Find out on my blog!
If all the dead links in my resource pages have frustrated you, take heart! I have gone through today and cleaned them up. Everything that's left is good.
Look for my new story Bad Water online now; it originally appeared in the August/September anniversary edition of AlienSkin Magazine!
Carpal tunnel has slowed me down, but yes, I'm still here, and hoping to be blogging more regularly soon.
My essay Why Write? now appearing in the September/October issue of Vision: A Resource for Writers.
Look for my article "Targeting Enemy Words" in the September/October issue of Writers' Journal. My short story "The Enemy in the Mirror" is appearing in issues 160 and 161 of "Bewildering Stories."
Finally another update! Come visit my new web journal; the regular link is on the Polls & Guestbook page.
I have a big backlog of emails to work through, including some Round Robin entries. If you've sent me something and haven't heard back, don't give up! 2005 has been rocky and my site work has gotten behind. I hope to catch up on correspondence soon.
This time we have a whole new Writer's Resources page--this one with research sources. Added to the Writer's Block page is an in-depth section on what to do when it's more than just "writer's block". We also have a brand new segment three posted for "Emergency!"
Lots of readers have sent in new terms for the Writing Terms page, and we've had several suggestions for names in the Fantasy Character Names as well. In addition, we've got new Round Robin segments posted for "The Mind Warrior", "Emergency!" and "The West Chapel Letters".
Segment five of "The Mind Warrior" has just been posted--stay tuned for more! The next segment of "The Awakening" has been posted as well, both of these stories are getting interesting!
Lots of new stuff in the Round Robin rooms this time! T Cat has sent not one, but two wonderful additions to "The Awakening", and segment four of "The Mind Warrior" is up in the Round Robin room--another riveting contribution from Travis Pullen. You won't want to miss these!
Several people have emailed in the last month asking about the lengths of novels, short stories, and other fiction forms. In answer, a new page has been added to the Fiction Tips room, all about fiction lengths. Find it here.
Round Robin Renovations! Come
check out the revamped Round Robin Story Room; now with multiple stories
proceeding at once. There are currently 4 posted, two of which are by a
guest contributor, Andrew Money.
In addition to the new stories, there is a brand-new submission form to make it
easier than ever to submit your ideas for the next segment.
Are you interested in contributing a story opening to the Round Robin room?
Drop us a line at
sandra@sandra-miller.com!
Just added "Writing Resources--Software for Writers" to the Fiction Tips section of the site. Did you know there are several high-quality software products available specifically designed to help writers write? Find out about them here!
Just added Fantasy Character Name lists to the Fiction Writing Tips section. Having trouble coming up with names for your speculative fiction characters? Check this list out!
A poem of mine entitled "Sara" just won the Grand Prize in the FictionAddiction.NET 2002 poetry contest! Read "Sara" here.
Just added the "Best of the Web Awards Program"
Check out the awards this site has received in the Awards section!
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