Explore the sci-fi and fantasy universe with The Portalist.
I wrote a Game of Thrones-length epic fantasy book, and here's what I learned about what makes the process so difficult.
Early readers are essential for improving your novel and making it the best story it can be. Here's how you can ask for feedback ... and what you should do once you get it.
By Jena Brown
If you’re a first-time author, the first five pages of your novel can make or break your publishing chances.
A literary agent can help you sell your book to a major publishing house. These tips can help you sell yourself to agents.
By Jena Brown
These three common writing mistakes can keep your first novel from realizing its full potential.
These books helped me learn about story structure, characterization, and the most important aspect of writing: persistence.
By Jena Brown
The author of the beloved Green Rider series finds inspiration in the everyday.
An unscheduled, unruled group of university men would go on to create beloved works of the fantasy world.
By Kimmy Kelly
Explore the history, benefits, and community offered by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Assocation.
Don't let the blank page intimidate you.
Award-winning author Charlie Jane Anders explores how fiction encourages us to abandon assumptions.
Like Gaiman and Pratchett's novel, these fantasies are hellaciously hilarious.
By Orrin Grey
Even at his silliest, the late Terry Pratchett had something worthwhile to say.
By Chris Mahon
Great writers don't just get fan letters—sometimes they send them, too.
By Aliza Polkes
In this fascinating lecture, Black Leopard, Red Wolf author Marlon James talks J.R.R. Tolkien and the relationship between trauma and fantasy.
It can be dark and gritty in space — but for writers of queer romance, sci-fi settings also bring newfound freedom.
By Kelly Jensen
Whether you're struggling with the nuances of a fictional language or just struggling to get started, take some tips from the best of the best.
Haldeman’s military science fiction was heavily influenced by his time in combat.
By Joe Haldeman
Fantasy author Sarah Beth Durst on embracing what you love when it comes to writing.