Australian Writers' Forum

Brandon Sanderson runs a creative writing course at BYU. The first of his 2020 lectures is now online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6HOdHEeosc

Are you a fan of lists? Well this should keep you happy. 100 of the best writing websites. broken down into 10 categories.

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Oh, it's definitely there in LotR. Tolkein created a lot other material, I once read the Silmarillion, though I should have probably been in a different head space when I tried because it was a slog. But from a world building perspective, there are few to compare.

A free resource for Indie Authors.

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I'm afraid all of my knowledge about Gentlemen's Clubs comes from watching TV.

Are you including the FBI in your story, and want to make sure you're getting the details right?

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Looking for a proofreader, copy-editor or narrator for your audio book?

McCracken Media Services have just launched. You can find them on FaceBook at https://www.facebook.com/McCrackenMedia/.

Their website will launch soon.

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Working backstory organically into your story is a challenge. In some cases the reader needs to know the backstory in order to make sense of something. I've seen more than a few cases where two characters who know the backstory have a conversation along the lines of "As you know Bob ..." I...