Writers' Resources

We provide articles, exercises, and links with an emphasis on fiction, but you'll find a bit of everything here. Our experience is primarily in the areas of freelancing, roleplaying game-writing, short stories, and web articles. We've also done a lot of reading about writing, as well as book reviewing, so we think we have some insights to share. Obviously every writer works a bit differently, so you won't find all of these articles suitable to you. But we hope you'll enjoy looking around.

A Few First Steps

Asking Questions and Getting Started as a Writer: Many people have no idea where to start when looking into writing as a career. And since so many people want to write, writers are constantly getting interrogated on various topics and asked to read other people's manuscripts. In this article we'll give you an idea of where to start when looking for information on a career in writing. We'll help you understand some of the issues involved when talking to writers. And hopefully we'll give you some ways to get the answers you're looking for!

Craft and Technique

Exercises and Warm-Ups

Most of the exercises below are generalized, with variations provided, so that you can use them over and over in different ways. If you want regular, specific exercises, we provide almost-daily exercises in the Epiphanies.

365 Character Questions for Writers and Roleplayers--pdf format, 5.5 M. This is a free download available for your use. However, a fair amount of work did go into this project. If you enjoy and use this document, please consider telling others where you found it or purchasing a hard copy through CafePress.com. You may freely distribute this document for non-commercial purposes as long as you do not change it in any way.

Job, Career, and Psychology

Tools