Guide to finding topics on Novel Spaces using the tag list
authors - notable or unknown; their personalities, their bodies of work & influence
awards - member achievements, submission process
blogs and websites - presenting yourself and your work professionally & effectively online
books - that we've read and how they've influenced us
bookstores - experiences in, marketing to, shelving
business of writing - how the marketplace works and how to succeed
character - storytelling techniques and mechanics
children's books - writing them, those that influenced you, those that have had wide effect
competitions & contests - opportunities for writers
conferences & conventions - for writers, booksellers, fans
copyrights - what it is we actually sell, essential to a writer's professional survival
craft - bringing your story to life and presenting it effectively and professionally
critics and reviewers - how these affect us as writers and readers
critique / writing groups - peer groups done right and what to do if one's not working
culture & society - both fiction as social commentary and how they affect readers & writers
dialog - storytelling techniques and mechanics
e-books - contracts, formats, marketing, etc.
editing - the process; how to do it yourself & what to do when an editor does it to you
education - professional workshops, MFA programs, creative writing courses
erotica - genre
exercises & practice - every artist and craftsman needs these
faith & religion - in your writing; in other fiction; influence on you & reader/market perceptions
fantasy - genre
fiction
finances - realistic expectations, budgeting, etc.
grammar
guest (-author, -editor, -agent, -etc.)
historical - genre
holidays - national, religious, personal
horror - genre
independent publishing - doing it professionally; doing it right
inspiration - muse and everyday events that motivate you
Internet - using it to your advantage, not letting it be a time sink
literary fiction - genre that insists it's not
magazines & periodicals - as markets for short stories or articles; possible resources
mainstream - genre-less genre
marketing & promotion - getting your name out and boosting your sales
markets - areas of publishing with opportunities for writers
movies and television - review, impact on readers/writers, novelizations, based on novels, etc.
mystery/detective - genre
networking - becoming a valuable and respected part of a professional community
nonfiction
online markets - online markets for fiction and content
paranormal - genre
piracy - what it means to writers and what to do about it
plot - storytelling techniques and mechanics
poetry - writing it, reading it, how it affects you
point of view - storytelling techniques and mechanics
publishing industry - traditional publishing, how to do it from submissions to contracts to sales
readers - the people who read our words and might be affected by them
research
resources - sites, books, blogs, libraries real & virtual, professional writers organizations, etc.
romance - genre
science fiction - genre
setting - storytelling techniques and mechanics
short stories - writing and marketing; online short story as marketing tool for novel
social media - Facebook, Twitter, You tube, MySpace, etc.
supernatural - genre
trends - in fiction, in the marketplace, and among readers
urban fiction - genre
voice (or "narrative voice") - storytelling technique and mechanics
workspaces - anything about places, tools, or materials that help you write
writer's life - how being a writer affects your life and how your life affects your writing
writing career - goals, ways to get there, choices; everything about our pursuit of our vocation
writing techniques - how-to on any and every aspect of storytelling
young adult - writing for the young adult market, the industry niche
young readers - young people who read our words and might be affected by them