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Electric
Sci-Fi
SF
is a controlled way to think and dream about the future. An
integration of the mood and attitude of science (the objective
universe) with the fears and hopes that spring from the unconscious.
Anything that turns you and your social context, the social
you, inside out. Nightmares and visions, always outlined by
the barely possible.
-- Gregory Benford
Definitions
of Science Fiction:
http://www.panix.com/~gokce/sf_defn.html
Keith
Brooke's Infinity Plus magazine
http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/
Best UK online SF magazine (but not a market for new work)
Interactive
fiction
"Ergodic
literature" is literature that demands that the reader play
an active role. This includes adventure games as well as hypertexts
and web-stories. These are cybertexts. after Espen Aarseth
The
Interactive Fiction Page
Create
Collaborative SF
futurefeedforward.com
Read the news from the future.... and submit your own
news story.
Dark Lethe
Collaborative web-novel set in a Virtual Reality environment
-- and the real future world that spawned it. Read the stories
as the narrative develops, and become one of the writers yourself.
Ship of Fools
A collaborative Star Trek fan-fiction site. It asks "Q.
What is the most creative, productive, inspiring and enjoyable
method of collaborative fiction writing? A. By defining problems,
pitching ideas, brainstorming, criticism, and document sharing.
In a word, brainstorming. An intensive and informal process."
Great fun!
MOOs:
text-based virtual worlds: Just a small selection!
Harper's
Tale (a Pern MOO)
http://www.harpers-tale.com/
Where no-one has gone before
http://www.wnohgb.org/ -
a Star Trek role-playing MOO
Hogwarts
MOO
http://hogwarts.dune.net/
Rachel's List of MOOs
Useful
sites for SF on the Web
Albedo
http://www.yellowbrickroad.ie/albedo/
Irelands' leading magazine of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
Sci-Fi
Channel
http://www.uk.scifi.com/
the TV channel (UK version, there's also the US site)
Critters
SF writers' workshop
http://www.critters.org/
an ongoing and lively workshop
Pitfalls
of Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy by Vonda McIntyre
http://www.sff.net/people/Vonda/Pitfalls.htp
An amusing look at the mistakes beginners make. My favourite is
"She strained her eyes through the viewscreen." ugh!
Science
Fiction Writers of America
http://www.sfwa.org/
a comprehensive resource including copyright and financial issues.
The
ultimate science fiction webguide
http://www.magicdragon.com/UltimateSF/SF-Index.html
Great for research
The
Hero's Journey
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/smc/journey/
An environment to explore the classic mythical story structure
and to create your own stories.
Black
on White
http://www.blackonwhite.on.ca/
A get-you-going website with ideas on how to start writing that
piece, and a Writing Contract - which you make with yourself (and
which gets distributed to a mailing list so that you can't backtrack!).
Designed to get you over writers' block. Join the mailing list
for encouragement and discussion.
sfnovelist
http://www.sfnovelist.com/visitors.htm
an online writing group dedicated to novelists who write 'hard
science' SF.
DragonMuse
Fantasy Writers Resource Realm
http://members.home.net/dragonmuse/
Besides being a resource for fantasy writers and fans, The Dragon
Muse Realm is also a fun and informative place for children, dragon
lovers, webpage designers, teachers, parents, artists, librarians,
poets and anyone who wants a little magic in their lives. Come
visit the dragons and discover your muse.
Writing
Cyberpunk
http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~tonya/cyberpunk/
A course from the University of Texas at Austin
The
Science Fiction Foundation Collection SF-Information Page
http://www.liv.ac.uk/~asawyer/sf_info.html
University
of Michigan Fantasy and Science Fiction Pages
http://www.umich.edu/~umfandsf/
Symbolism dictionary, online library of SF texts and comprehensive
links
Fun
resources
The
Language Construction Kit
http://www.zompist.com/kit.html
This
set of webpages (what's a set of webpages? a webchapter?) is intended
for anyone who wants to create artificial languages-- for a fantasy
or an alien world, as a hobby, as an interlanguage. It presents
linguistically sound methods for creating naturalistic languages--
which can be reversed to create non-naturalistic languages. It
suggests further reading for those who want to know more, and
shortcuts for those who want to know less.
Random
Generators
Deadly
space weapons:
http://www.seventhsanctum.com/gens/weapon.html
Spacecraft types:
http://www.seventhsanctum.com/gens/spaceship.html
Fantasy Name:
http://spitfire.ausys.se/johan/names/default.htm
Planet Generator:
http://www.ibiblio.org/lunar/pck.html
Star Trek Plot Generator:
http://randomplots.00trek.com/
Alien
Planet Designer:
http://www.planetdesigner.org.uk/.
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