There are many excellent texts for the aspiring writer's shelf. Here are four key manuals to start any collection.

May 24, 2010 - Brian Reeves

Some may think that penning a novel is easy. It's not, but there are a few craft ideas and books that can help any emerging writer get started.

Apr 16, 2010 - Susan Swift

For an aspiring author, a writers conference provides access to all the publishing professionals needed to make the deal.

Aug 4, 2010 - Candice Kramer

If your New Year's resolution is to begin writing, try these five writing tools to help you begin.

Jan 5, 2012 - Meegan Simpson-Cooke

Beginning speculative fiction writers have a number of options -- including books, online courses, critique groups, and workshops -- to help them get started.

Jan 26, 2009 - Angie Smibert

In this interview, author and commercial film director Paul Collins describes how he writes science fiction stories.

Apr 3, 2009 - Daniel Workman

Solaris Books begins a continuing series of SF anthologies with stories from Stephen Baxter, Peter F. Hamilton, Neal Asher, Eric Brown, Jay Lake, Keith Brooke, and more.

Jul 6, 2009 - John Markley

If you're serious about writing science fiction, you need to read the professional markets, the trade journals, and science and technology magazines.

Jan 28, 2009 - Angie Smibert

There should be a Hippocratic Oath for poets. If poets were held to anything near the standard of physicians, there would be far less doggerel in the world.

Feb 19, 2007 - Linda Sue Grimes

NASA inspired millions to reach for the stars. Many did, and in so doing, changed Science Fiction.

Nov 10, 2008 - Robert O'Connor

Speculative literature and film do not always neglect mundane social realities in favour of escapist adventure.

Jul 26, 2010 - Richard Raymond

Twitter, Goodreads, Scribeophile, Page99Test and blogs are all ways an aspiring writer can strategically start their writing platform.

Dec 18, 2010 - Lara Dunning

Wodehouse established himself as a successful freelance writer by the age of twenty, following three tenets that provide good counsel to aspiring writers

Oct 19, 2010 - Peter Stone

Still searching for what to get that aspiring -- or sucessful -- mystery writer on your gift list? Consider one of these last minute gift ideas for mystery novelists.

Dec 22, 2006 - Sandy Mitchell

Here is advice from someone who has worked as a writer and editor, both staff and freelance, in the magazine industry for nearly a decade.

Sep 13, 2008 - Alaina Gonzales

There are a number of sites where unpublished authors post their work for peer review and in the hope of attracting the attention of an agent or publisher

Aug 27, 2010 - Toni Bartush

Take a journey into the realm of independent publishing as I interview Australia's rising star, the ever quirky and insightful JM Donellan.

Jun 20, 2011 - Kendall Benton

A collection of 100 stories from the acclaimed scientific journal Nature takes the reader into the future to investigate the world we are likely creating for ourselves.

Feb 26, 2009 - Lynne Jamneck

The SFWA created the Nebula Award; its work has benefited writers; and its website is a mine of information on speculative-fiction for fans, with scores of reading lists

Mar 14, 2008 - Colin Harvey