Do you love good writing? Do you want to learn to write? Check out fantasy author Holly Lisle’s website.

For readers

• excerpts from her novels
• complete, on-line editions of Fire In the Mist and Sympathy for the Devil
• short stories, poetry, cover art, and more

Also, in her on-line store are a couple novels you can buy in as an eBook download.

For writers

One of the things I love about Holly Lisle’s advice on writing is her concrete, practical approach. She doesn’t tell you to write a thousand pieces of crap, throw them all against the wall, and see what sticks. She gives real advice you can take to the bank now.

• How to Write FAQ
• Publishing FAQ
• Worldbuilding FAQ
• Scam-Spotting
• Book Is Not Baby
• Who WON’T Make It
• Writers’ Quiz
• How to Quit Your Day Job
• and much, much more

Also, in her on-line store, check out the Character Clinic, which is one of my favorite resources for generating character ideas and making fictional characters seem like real people. She also has other books for writers, all available as eBook downloads.

Holly Lisle founded the Forward Motion writer’s community.

Her blog and podcast

Her blog is called Pocket Full of Words.

She also has a podcast, Holly Lisle On Writing.

Who is Holly Lisle?

As a kid, her dream was to become a famous artist. After high school, she worked at a newspaper selling advertising. Then she went to sign-painting, teaching guitar, and McDonald’s, then penultimately into nursing. Ironically, this all prepared her for a career as a novelist. Read her short biography.

-TimK