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How does the group work?
As a new member, you will be allowed to submit up to 10,000 words without having to do critiques, in advance of your first critique. |
Free trial membership You can start off with a FREE three-month trial membership. We have modest monetary dues that are used primarily to pay the expenses of our website and support occasional special projects like an anthology of our short stories. Our rules are simple and are designed to protect your publication rights. |
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Members who are professionals in the publishing industry
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In addition, many of our members have become published authors. |
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Once a year, we hold our own short story contest. This is not only fun, but the stories may be considered later for publication in an anthology. Participation is for members only. |
Anthologies of short stories Periodically, we publish an anthology of short stories from our past contests.
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Periodically we take another break and participate in a shared story, called a story in the round, in which members write successive chapters in a story. One of these stories ("The Plains Aren't What They Used To Be") was published in a periodical. We invite you to read some of these stories for your own pleasure, as well as to get an idea of the incredible creativity of our group. |
Creativity building Periodically our president:
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Quotations on writing "When this question comes up... and it will... 'When are you going to get a real job?' Just say 'my job is not reaching my death bed with regrets about dreams I was too scared to pursue. You should look into it.' That generally shuts people right up." - Stephen King |
More quotations on writing "It is never too late to be what you might have been." - George Eliot "Don't let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what." - Jack Cainfield |
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SFNovelist.comAn online critique group dedicated towriters of "hard science" science fiction |
SFNovelist.com is an elite group among writer's workshops.
Created in 1997, we were the first Internet writing group devoted to this subgenre of science fiction. We all know that writing hard science science fiction is demanding. The standards in our genre are very high. Only a small percentage of all science fiction writers can do what we do and as a result, the demand for our products is high in the marketplace. Join us to polish your craft to the shine it needs in the marketplace.
Are you interested in writing "hard science" SF novels or short stories?
If you are, consider joining the SFNovelist.com writing workshop, dedicated writers of "hard science" science fiction, where the science is believable. Some hardliners say FTL (faster than light travel) and time travel are not possible, but we accept them. We are more interested in good stories than in writing scientific papers.
What we don't write
Sorry, but we don't work on Fantasy or SF Horror. There are plenty of other websites for writers of those genres.
Benefits of membership
- Get feedback on your writing by submitting sections of your novel or short story for critiques from your peers. This is the fastest way to find weaknesses in your writing skills.
- Tap into the collective wisdom of our writing community on how to develop your writing skills.
- Find solutions to writing problems.
- Solve technical problems in your novel with the help of our scientific and engineering members. Our focus on “hard science” SF attracts many writers educated in technology. We had science PhDs, engineers, and computer experts, etc. in our membership.
- Learn from others on:
- How to publish your fiction.
- What's already been published on some topic.
- How they are writing their stories.
- Participate in our occasional writing exercises, including our occasional stories in the round, flash fiction exercises, etc.
- Participate in our annual short story contest.
- First Place prize = $50, Second Place prize = $25.
- Gain recognition on the contest web page.
- Practice writing concisely and to the point in few words. This skill in sharpness and crispness can help you in your novel.
- Have a chance to have your contest story selected for a published anthology. Two anthologies have been published since SFNovelist.com was founded in 1997.
- Learn by teaching. Teaching novices is almost as beneficial to the teacher as it is to the novices.
"Feedback is the breakfast of champions." - Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson, co-authors of "The One Minute Manager"
Will you join us?
Does this sound like a workshop group that you would like to join and enjoy?
If so, read our Rules and join us.
