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Welcome to the Scriptorium, a virtual room for writers. In each monthly issue you’ll find articles, interviews, exercises, book reviews, and more to help you become the best writer you can be. Looking for something in particular? Our departments are listed on the right.
If you’ve forgotten how to get around the new site…between the drop-down menus above and the page links in the right sidebar, you should be able to find everything.
Current Issue:
December 2011
Discovering The New World
by Sherry D. Ramsey
Zero to One
The ‘Read On’ Tank
In this issue, Chuck Heintzelman looks at how to keep your readers’ tank full–and keep them reading.
column by Chuck Heintzelman
New Goals for a New Year
article by Sherry D. Ramsey
Assess Your Novel-Writing Progress With These Four Questions
article by Holly Lisle
Write Strategy: Think, Believe, Attack
article by Shery Ma Bell Arietta Russ
Oh No! A Bad Book Review! Have No Fear, It’s Not The End
article by Laura Hickey
A review of “Get Your Writing Fighting Fit” (Audrey Owen) by MaryAnne Shank, and our personal Top Ten list of writing reference books.
Fire up your brain with exercises on angry elves, signs of the apocalypse, and alternating time frames.
One of the largest collections of writing-related resource links on the web! One hundred and fifty-nine verified links to keep you busy.
Our newest form is a goal-planning worksheet for short-, medium-, and long-term goals. Check here for other useful forms and writers’ tools!
Links to articles on theme, writing better humour, and more on business and traditional publishers.
New creativity exercises, surfspots, and more. A few things might still be missing, but we’re still working to bring everything over from the old site.
Take this month’s Poll!
Last month’s Poll results: We asked: “Do you think challenges like NaNoWriMo can help make you a better writer?”
You said:
Yes, it’s always good to challenge yourself 42%, 5 votes
Yes, but you have to approach it properly 8%, 1 votes
Maybe for some writers, but not for everyone 33%, 4 votes
No, it’s better to stick to the process that works for you 0%, 0 votes
I really don’t know 8%, 1 votes
What’s NaNoWriMo? 8%, 1 votes
Total Votes: 12
