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All stories must contain Character, Conflict, Dialogue, and Action. The dialogue may be spoken or conveyed through introspection. |
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Begin your story with something interesting, a character in turmoil, with action or with dialogue, instead of a static description of the story setting. |
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Links
Writers need
and use a variety of reference and research materials when they are
creating. And so does publications such as
AlienSkin. While creating our magazine, and as we
create each new issue, we have referred to various sources of
reference to research topics, to gain inspiration, etc.
Here
are a few of our reference sources and
links of interest.

Reference Books
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Aliens and Alien Societies, Stanley
Schmidt
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Dare to be a Great Writer, by Leonard Bishop
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Handbook of Short Story Writing,
by The Writer's Digest
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How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction,
edited by J. N.
Williamson
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Immediate Fiction, Jerry Cleaver
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Science Fiction Writer's Market Place,
edited by David G. Tompkins
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The Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference,
by Writer's Digest Books
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Writing Horror, by The Horror Writers Association
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Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction, by Brian Stableford
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Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy,
by Crawford Kilian
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Writing the Short Story, by Jack M. Bickham
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Reference Magazines
Writer's Digest
Writer's Journal

Clip
Art Graphics


Online
Sources & Sites of Interest to Writers

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