Where online can I find good, fresh fiction?

March 2, 2006 6:28 PM

OnlineLitFilter: I'm after recommendations for good, current, original fiction available online.

I'm looking for stuff that's being written right now-ish, so Project Gutenberg, out-of-print kind of stuff is off the list.

Bonus points for:

* writers either working purely on the web or who have yet to be published

* non sci-fi/fantasy/fanfic

* individuals versus "magazines"

posted by hifimofo to Media & Arts (11 answers total)

Fictionwise.
posted by jlkr at 6:51 PM on March 2, 2006

Scifi writer Charles Stross has made the text of his new novel Accelerando available online, before publication. Last month, he even asked folks to help him proofread the galleys.
posted by mediareport at 6:58 PM on March 2, 2006

Best answer: You could try here (novel in progress) or here (short stories) or peruse this journal, though I can't vouch for the quality of everything.
posted by Urban Hermit at 7:13 PM on March 2, 2006

Now I wouldnt consider this Sci - Fi but many would.

Neal Stepehenson's Cryptonomicon
posted by gergtreble at 7:22 PM on March 2, 2006

I really like Wordriot, the ULA,and Retort.
posted by octavia at 7:39 PM on March 2, 2006

No bonus points for me, but Baen Free Library. Tor (another mostly Speculative Fiction publisher) is also considering something like that.
posted by PurplePorpoise at 7:51 PM on March 2, 2006

Well, these seem a bit obvious to me, but I thought I'd share them with you.

Sci-fi has had an archive of good independent fiction for the last 6 years. Should take you a quite a while to get through these.

http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/archive.html

They've also started a new audio fiction site

http://www.scifi.com/set/

Also, found this the other day, but can't vouch for it's quality.

http://surprisingstories.dcwi.com/
posted by Parannoyed at 9:19 PM on March 2, 2006

Cory Doctorow and Benjamin Rosenbaum might be interesting for you.
posted by AmbroseChapel at 12:19 AM on March 3, 2006

Check recommendations on this previous thread...

I'd also recommend The Paris Review, although much of the content needs to accessed through subscription.
posted by JJ86 at 6:42 AM on March 3, 2006

Response by poster: I declare Urban Hermit the current champion, based on the bonus point system.

Thank you everyone for playing. Late entries are still being accepted.
posted by hifimofo at 8:03 PM on March 3, 2006

This is exactly what you're looking for.
posted by rafter at 10:25 AM on March 4, 2006