12:07 pm - Writing for a Teen Audience
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) raisinfish has a fabulous post up about how teenagers should be portrayed in YA fiction. You should read it.
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12:17 pm - Resources for New Writers
As a follow-up to my post on aspiring writers, I figured I ought to share some resources. Many of these are specific to speculative fiction, others apply to all genres.
Books on Writing
Description by Monica Wood
Characters and Viewpoint by Orson Scott Card
Beginnings, Middles and Ends by Nancy Kress
How to write Science Fiction and Fantasy by Orson Scott Card.
Discussion Forums on Writing, Publishing, etc.
Absolute Write
Baen's Bar
Codex (Requires at least one professional sale or completion of a major writing workshop.)
Backspace (Requires a $30 registration fee. 5 day free trial.)
Online Critique Groups
Online Writers' Workshop for Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror (Requires a $50 membership fee; some people think that's too much, others think it's a fair deal.)
Critters
Real Life Writing Workshops (Warning: These are expensive.)
Uncle Orson's Writing Class/Literary Boot Camp. Taught by Orson Scott Card. Two day open enrollment followed by four days of auditioned writing instruction.
Viable Paradise
Clarion
Odyssey
Where to Find Good Fiction
Analog
Asimovs
FSF
Realms of Fantasy
Jim Baen's Universe
Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show
Strange Horizons
AnthologyBuilder
For a much more comprehensive listing, check the market listings at Ralan.
Also, be sure to check the web sites of Asimov's, Analog and FSF from time to time. They often post electronic versions of stories that have been nominated for Hugo or Nebula awards.
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