The Romance Writers of America and my local RWA chapter have been invaluable in learning the craft and business of writing. Locally, the Emerald City Writers Conference and Pacific Northwest Literary Conference are both excellent places to learn, network and pitch.

Writing Organizations:

• Romance Writers of America
• Greater Seattle Romance Writers of America
• Futuristic, Fantasy & Paranormal RWA Chapter
• Pacific Northwest Writers Association
• Science Fiction Fantasy Writers Association

Writing Books:

• BREAK INTO FICTION by Mary Buckham and Dianna Love
• CHARACTERS AND VIEWPOINT and HOW TO WRITE SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY by Orsen Scott Card
• COMPLETE WRITER’S GUIDE TO HEROES AND HEROINES: SIXTEEN MASTER ARCHETYPES by Tami D. Cowden, Sue Viders, and Carolyn Lafever
• GOALS, MOTIVATION AND CONFLICT by Debra Dixon
• MANUSCRIPT MAKEOVER and A WRITER’S GUIDE TO FICTION by Elizabeth Lyon
• ON WRITING by Stephen King
• SAVE THE CAT by Blake Snyder
• SCENE AND STRUCTURE by Jack Bickham
• THE CAREER NOVELIST and WRITING THE BREAK OUT NOVEL by Donald Maass
• THE WEEKEND NOVELIST by Robert J. Ray
• THE WRITER’S JOURNEY: MYTHIC STRUCTURE FOR WRITERS by Christopher Vogle

Writing Links:

• College of Felony and Intrigue writing classes
• NaNoWriMo
• Publishers Weekly
• Orsen Scott Card’s Writing Classes
• The Passionate Pen
• Writer Beware
• Writing Contests
• Writer University