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Looking Over The Writer's Shoulder: "The storyteller becomes bound by his own decisions; he must follow one chosen route from beginning to end." A new article by Paul Grainger looks at the writing process from the perspective of the writer and the reader.
Things to do to Avoid Writing: Katie Gould takes a wry look at the things authors find to do to avoid writing.
Our 'Writer in Residence' Paul Saevig considers how to tackle writing advice: 'Choosing Your Training as a Writer': or 'How To Evaluate Teachings on Writing For Your Own Best Interest', looks at the problems the plethora of guidance can create.
California Literary Review: Insightful, irreverent book reviews, thought provoking essays, and interviews with talented authors.
How To Write A Book: Information on how to write a book including book writing tips, how to write a fiction book, writing childrens books, writing fantasy books, writing a book proposal, book writing software, format for writing a book, and books on writing.
Self Publishing: Information on self publishing including self publishing books, self publishing presses, self publishing printing, self publishing software, self publishing services, self publishing children's book, self publishing comparison, self publishing sites, and childrens self publishing.
GodSeed: Promoter of the Sci_Fi and Fantasy Author. Our members post their books to our library and bookstore. Enter short story contests. Member book reviews.
Dynamic Fiction: was developed to establish an online presence for amateur writing. Our goal is to provide a central internet location for users to read and comment on fictional stories, book reviews, essays, poems and more. Dynamic Fiction's content is rooted in the idea that group effort yields higher quality material, so we encourage you to give us feedback and and we wish to entertain each and every user by doing so.
Man In The Moon: a website for poetry written by children. Here you can read lots and lots of brilliant poems, read all about children's poet Michael Rosen and play some games. You can also pick up some tips for writing your own poetry, learn a few toe-curling jokes and e-mail us your poems.
hagsharlotsheroines: Hagsharlotsheroines is a vibrant new story telling site, filled with tales of raging demons, pioneering physicians, infamous pickpockets, fickle goddesses, heroic fighter pilots, inspirational artists, chariot riding warriors, pretenders to the throne, witches, writers, murderers, revolutionaries, spies. and all women; members of the so called "weaker" sex. We welcome submissions from our members and provide a valuable writer's tool kit for aspiring writers. Access to the site requires registration - but membership is free. We also send out a monthly newsletter to members containing our Story of the Month.
Appalachian Authors' Guild: The AAG is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to provide avenues of support and networking to Appalachian authors by assisting our members in marketing and selling their products.
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General Resources
A Writer's Manual - WritersManual.com brings the best of writing resources, tips, techniques, and motivation to help you improve and promote your writing career.
How to Write the Perfect Query Letter - How to Write the Perfect Query Letter: Do's and Don'ts, an article for writers providing information on query letters....
Freelance Writing - Suite101.com - Focusing on the craft and business of freelance writing
trAce Non Fiction links - Miscellaneous Writing Resources
Non-fiction Publishers - List of non fiction publishers.
Index of Weekly Business Writing Tips - Bull's Eye Business Writing, a self-paced workbook that can help you improve your business writing. Gloria Pincu also publishes Weekly Business Writing Tips.
Writing To Heal, Writing To Grow - Therapeutic writing and journal writing courses for better health and personal growth: Writing About Cancer, Writing for Personal Caregivers, Your Life in Essays, Writing Personal Essays, Writing for Families, and...
Non-Fiction Checklist -
Non-Fiction Checklist
Basic Guide to Essay Writing - A step-by-step guide to writing a basic essay, along with links to other essay-writing resources.
Writing Tips & Tutorials - Free writing tutorials & tips for everything from how to write fiction and non-fiction to grant-writing to press releases and more.
WritingSchool.com - Home - The web's on-line writing school. The best courses from the best instructors on the web.
Absolute Write - Freelance writing,
screenwriting, playwriting, novels, non-fiction
Creative Script Services - Got a script? Want to make a movie? Looking for an agent or representation? CSS is looking for scripts and screenplays to make into movies and TV Shows.
Marty's Web Pages: Writing - UK Scriptwriting mailing list. It's an unmoderated forum for established and aspiring writers.
Screenwriting software - A screenwriting software and screenwriters resource, Screenwriting.com - The finest screenwriting software for screenwriters from Final Draft to Dramatica Pro.
Playwriting Seminars Introduction - The Playwriting Seminars Introduction An Opinionated Web Companion on the Art & Craft of Playwriting.
Scriptwriting Software - Scriptware scriptwriting software, for writing scripts faster and easier than ever. Screenplay software for script writers. The screenwriting software choice of screenwriters on over 70 TV shows and dozens of movies.
Writing Assistance, Inc: National staffing firm specializing in contract technical writers.
Resources for Technical Writing - Internet search engines, mailing lists, professional associations, software and technical support
Technical Writers Anonymous [Home Page] - The Home Page of Technical Writers Anonymous: A Laid-Back Source of Writing Information for Tech Writers.
Technical Writing from About.com - Improve your skills, build your career, access tools, advice and tech writing information. Find tutorials, share war stories and more.
David Farbey's Technical Writing Page - David Farbey's technical writing pages.
Writers Write(R) - Technical Writing
TechWriters.com - Your Technical Writing Resource - At TechWriters.com, you can learn more about technical writing, take a course, find or post technical writer jobs, and contribute to our online technical writing community.
Technical Writing - style in technical writing
travelwriters.com - Travel Writers' Market newsletter.
Travel Writing for Fun and Profit- Travel Writing for Fun and Profit by Phil Philcox. The Internet Writing Journal(R)
Travel Writing - Suite101.com - travel writer n. one who seeks adventure in any location including hometown museum, hot Mexican beach, or the jungles of New Zealand; one who pursues byline; scribe; storyteller.
Diary, Journal & Memoir Writing
The Open Diary -
The Open Diary is a free, web-based diary service. Thousands of diaries posted by writers from around the world.
Memoirs: Reading and Writing - Suite101.com - Everyone has a story to tell, and people love to read someone else's story. This topic will help the person who is writing or wants to write their lifestory.
Journal writing - This site offers the how, who, what, when, where, and why journaling is for you.
I Am [Canadian] -
online journal webring for Canadians.
Life Story Writing Network - Life Story Writing For Kids - Life Story Writing Network is a provider of family life stories, descriptions of family situations and links to affiliated sites. Home of the Life Story Writing Network.
Holiday - a place to celebrate online journalling holiday writing.
The Diary Project -
To encourage communication amongst teens of all cultures and backgrounds.
About Journals - All about keeping journals and diaries -- journaling ideas, prompts, how-tos. Links to the best online journals and how to start journaling online. Ideas on artists' journals, travelogues, holiday albums, and baby books.
Plots Unlimited - For the Writer of Novels, Short Stories, Plays, Screenplays and Television Episodes.
Newscript - Writing for Radio -To provide creative suggestions and ideas to radio news reporters, writers and anchors.
Autobiography Services - Autobiography Workbook -- is a workbook designed to assist you in writing your life history using well organized and easy to follow questions.
Medical Writer - The European Medical Writers Association. Information for in-house and freelance medical writers, editors and communicators with events, jobs, membership details and other resources.
>Medical Writer - The European Medical Writers Association. Information for in-house and freelance medical writers, editors and communicators with events, jobs, membership details and other resources.
African
American Online Writers Guild [USA]
American
Society of Journalists and Authors
Association
of Authors & Publishers [USA]
Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society
(ALCS) - With a useful links section to 150 sites and resources on authorship, copyright,
international organizations, e-zines and newsletters, and reference tools, etc.
International
Federation of Journalists
International
Women's Writing Guild
Organization
of Black Screenwriters, Inc. [USA]
Society of Authors - News
about activities of the Society of Authors, grants, book prizes, events, FAQs
for new writers, and a good links section.
Society
of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
New Zealand Technical Writers Association Incorporated - The New Zealand Technical Writers Association aims to provide a forum for technical writers to meet and share ideas.
The American Medical Writers Association - The American Medical Writers Association was founded in 1940 to help medical authors. AMWA's mission is to promote excellence in writing, editing and producing printed and electronic biomedical communications.
New Works Review - Art, Literature, Non-Fiction, and the Imagination.
An online literary quarterly featuring unpublished book reviews, essays, poetry, short stories, and much more.
Open Letters - Open Letters is a new magazine of first-person writing in the form of personal correspondence.
Competitions -
IWC Home Irish Writers' Centre Competitions. While every effort is made to ensure accuracy, we suggest you check with the various organisers before you submit your material.
The World's Biggest Book of Writing Contests & Writing Competitions - Writing Contest Tips
Click here for full details on the book Professional Tips for Writing Contests & Writing Generally If you are trying to sell to a publisher or producer, try to think like one. If you are trying to sell to an editor, think like one etc.
Awards & Competitions - The Writers' Union of Canada administers three writing competitions and one literary award per year. They are: Danuta Gleed Literary Award (Value:$ 5,000) Short Prose Competition for Developing Writers (Value:$ 2,500)
OzLit@Vicnet Australian Writing Competitions -
Writing Competitions Listing of writing competitions. Please E-mail us and let us know of any other competitions you may know of. See: Australian Prize Winners, Writing Submissions, News and Diary pages for results, dates and correspondence.
Irish Literary Competitions -
The Dublin Writers' Workshop Index of Irish Literary Competitions..
Medical Writer - The European Medical Writers Association. Information for in-house and freelance medical writers, editors and communicators with events, jobs, membership details and other resources.
>Medical Writer - The European Medical Writers Association. Information for in-house and freelance medical writers, editors and communicators with events, jobs, membership details and other resources.
Amateur writers - publish their fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Read these stories, essays...
Amateur writers publish their fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Read these stories, essays and poems for free. Authors submit their work for your interest and entertainment.
The Asian Journalist - A Collection of Asian Online Journals. This webring is a community of Asian Online Journallers, which strives to bring together writers of Asian ethnic descent from around the world.
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rejectioncollection.com: The writer's online source for misery, commiseration and inspiration? Postings are anonymous, laughs and catharsis are free.
Creative Novel Writing: Roselle Angwin runs a year-round programme, which ranges from retreats on the Isle of Iona to a nine-month novel writing course (based on her book CREATIVE NOVEL WRITING, [Robert Hale, 1999, 2002]) which was featured in The Guardian - and many more. Roselle is an author and poet, and Director of the Fire in the Head creative writing programme.
WhenTeensWrite: Copyrighting Services, Writing Tips, Teen Chat, Poetry, and Much More - When Teens Write, The One Stop Source For Any Aspiring Writer.
Learning Curve: Offer a range of innovative courses in Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Freelance Journalism. Writing for Television, Radio and Chidren. They help students to rediscover their creative abilities, as well as developing their writing skills - their tutors are experienced editors, writers, publishers and producers.
Burning Leaf: is a literary website featuring original fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, critical essays, photography and art.
The Italian-American Press: posts literature by Italian-Americans and other self-published authors whose books all too often go unnoticed or are ignored by the media. This service is free.
RITRO.com:Volunteer based e-zine with new content daily. They publish and accept submissions in poetry and articles in many departments. There are also message boards, online diaries, and voting polls. Checking submission guidelines is a must before sending in any work.
www.freelance-tips.com: Free newsletter offering tips on marketing, niche marketing, negotiating a contract, getting referrals, pricing your work, building your portfolio and more...
www.writersarena.com: is an international website for aspiring writers. Offering information, advice and showcasing.
The Handy Little Book for Writers by Lynne Hackles is packed with hints and tips for all writers of all genres at all levels. There is something in it to inspire everyone. It's all packed into a 44-page A6 booklet with a distinctive purple cover. The book was published in September by NAWG Publications. It costs a mere £2.99 (with 50p towards cost of post and packing - cheques payable to NAWG). You can order the book from The Handy Little Book for Writers, 40 Burstall Hill, Bridlington, East Yorkshire YO16 7GA.
IWanthatBook: Online Bookshop for difficult to find reference books. IWanthatBook aims to be the place for academics and students alike to order the books they want - simply, securely and cost-effectively.
Freelancers In The UK
The UK's most comprehensive list of freelance writers and copywriting information!
Resourceaid: Resource site for everything to do with the arts. Full of newsletters, articles, links and other resources - ALL FREE - in one easy to navigate site to save time and money.
Today's Woman: A community for men and women over 18, where writers, poets & columnists meet and exchange ideas, contest, rate and review and help each other succeed in the writing industry.
thefictionwritersjourney.com: articles on writing, prompts, exercises from novelist and writing coach, Emily Hanlon. Writing.Com: An online community for writers of all ages, interests and skill levels. Anyone may create a free portfolio and exchange feedback with other writers. We were amongst Writer's Digest's 101 "Best Websites For Writers, 2005" and have thousands of writers within our community.
Today's Writer: a community for men and women over 18, where writers, poets & columnists meet and exchange ideas, contest, rate and review and help each other succeed in the writing industry.
The Argotist Online: is devoted to poetry and poetics. It publishes non-mainstream poetry, and features essays and interviews sympathetic to it. Currently it has interviews with Charles Bernstein, Marjorie Perloff, Ron Silliman, Rupert Loydell; and poems by Sheila E Murphy, Annabelle Clippinger, and Hank Lazer among others.