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Writer's
Resources
Write Directions
Excellent resource site, founded by Beth Mende
Conny, including links, articles, writer's
classes and much more!
Tara K Harper's Writer's Workshop
Lots of useful articles on the craft of writing,
getting agents, the publishing industry and much
more.
Writing-World.com
A great resource for all writers, hosted by Moira
Allen, former managing editor of
Inklings/Inkspot.
Author Network
Great site, filled with tips, articles, and
advice on getting your work out into the market
Writers Digest
The online guide to the writing life.
SciFi Arizona
Michael McCollum's extensive site features plenty
to keep the avid Science Fiction writer happy!
Writer's Free Reference
Writing reference listings for
writers wanting to research almost anything
Holly Lisle's Pages for Writers
A truly amazing resource - offering "Forward
Motion" - articles on writing, Workshops to
help improve your writing and much more!
National Writer's Union
The National Writers Union is the only U.S. trade
union for freelance and contract writers. We
offer contract advice, grievance resolution,
health & dental plans, member education, Job
Hotline, and networking. Employers list contract
and freelance jobs for free and deal directly
with writers.
The Burry Man Writers Center
Excellent resource site, filled with articles,
tips, research tools and much more.
http://ravens-writing.blogspot.com
AuthorMania
Promising new site for writers, offering
articles, market listings, resources and more.
Books & Authors
"Extending Your Literary
Experience..."
Author Interviews, Book reviews, Contests, News
and more...
Explore Writing.com
ExploreWriting is unique reference
point for anyone writing for a hobby or
professionally. Articles by professional
writers give advice on all manner of subjects
such as essays, journalism, fiction, writing for
payment, personal writing and more…
Create a Kids Book
Excellent Australian workshop site for childrens'
writers wanting to finish, present and publish
their books!
Quiction Online
The home of quick fiction. Submit your flash and
micro fiction here!
Visit the
Infoportal at VoicesNet.com for Instructions /
Help / Tips > Writing Tips
Online Art
Schools
Writers Associations
Writer's
Guild of America
SF & F
Writers of America
Horror Writers Association
Romance Writers of America
Erotica Writers Association
American
Crime Writers' League
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E-zines/Newsletters
for Writers
Fiction
Factor
Have you subscribed yet? Every month we bring you
even more tips on getting published, articles to
hone your writing skills, author interviews, the
best free ebook downloads on the net, current
writing contests and much more.
Worldwide Freelance
Discover hundreds of paying writing
markets from all around the world. Subscribe to
their excellent free weekly newsletter
Absolute Markets & Absolute
Write
The absolute essential ezines for any
professional writer. Crammed with paying writing
markets from all over the world, you'll have no
excuse for not writing with this great newsletter
to back you up
Fantasy Factor
Fiction Factor's Sister-Site - specifically for
Fantasy Fiction Writers!
Children's Fiction Factor
Fiction Factor's Sister-Site - specifically for
Children's Fiction Writers!
Romance Factor
Fiction Factor's Sister-Site - specifically for
Romance Fiction Writers!
Erotica Factor
Fiction Factor's Sister-Site - specifically for
Erotica Fiction Writers!
Horror Factor
Fiction Factor's Sister-Site - specifically for
creator of nightmares and fright - Horror
Writers!
Writer2Writer
Excellent new free resource newsletter for
writers of fiction and non-fiction
21st Century Publishing
Excellent resource site for authors
who want more for their publishing career
Fables
Great genre 'zine for scifi/fantasy/horror
writers
Writers Weekly
Huge resource ezine, bringing current paying
market listings right to your inbox each week
Writers
Open Workshops
Features market listings, competitions, articles,
stories, poems, reviews and much more.
Idea Lounge
Unusual site, offering story ideas and plot
starters for writers.
SFF World -
Excellent newsletter offering interviews from
many established and up-coming authors, articles,
book reviews and much more.
Write It
Now!
Writers
Markets
Newsletter provides writing tips, publishing
advice, heaps of markets and more.
Dark Planet
Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Webzine
Dark Planet is a Webzine of science fiction,
modern fantasy, modern horror, poetry, artwork
and reviews.
Intersoap Free
newsletter that offers romantic fiction and links
to websites offering free or reasonably priced
ebooks and fiction
Thrilling Detective Mystery Website
Excellent mystery resources for thriller/mystery
writers!
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Fiction
Writers Market Listings
Duotrope
Excellent searchable database of
fiction market listings
Writer's Market
Offers free newsletter - a division of Writer's
Digest, offering paying market listings.
Poets & Writers Classifieds
Regularly updated listing of classifieds,
including calls for manuscripts, prose, poetry,
non-fiction and much more.
http://freebiecash.blogspot.com
Literary Market Place
The Market List
A Resource for Writers of Science Fiction,
Fantasy, and Horror. Includes articles,
guidelines and more.
Ralan's sci-fi market page
A good genre listing, also offers response times
charts.
Engen's SF/F Market Search Engine
Excellent search engine for science
fiction and fantasy markets of all kinds!
Property
Asset Planning
Writer Webs
Professional, inexpensive website design
specifically tailored to author and book
promotion!
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Freelance
Market Listings
Freelance Factor
Want to be a successful freelance
writer? Our free newsletter for freelancers
offers you articles, hints and tips plus paying
market listings from all over the world.
Secrets of a Successful Freelancer
Make money writing about your hobby or anything
you love. Professional freelance writer reveals
step-by-step guide to success.
Worldwide Freelance
Discover hundreds of paying writing
markets from all around the world. Subscribe to
their excellent free weekly newsletter
Absolute Markets & Absolute
Write
The absolute essential ezines for any
professional writer. Crammed with paying writing
markets from all over the world, you'll have no
excuse for not writing with this great newsletter
to back you up
National Writer's Union
The National Writers Union is the only U.S. trade
union for freelance and contract writers. We
offer contract advice, grievance resolution,
health & dental plans, member education, Job
Hotline, and networking. Employers list contract
and freelance jobs for free and deal directly
with writers.
Freelance Writing.com
Writers
Markets
Writer's Digest's 50 Best Places to
Get Published Online - One
single page with 50 of the best paying markets
anywhere! Be warned, though it takes a while to
load.
Writing for
Dollars
Includes markets, writers guidelines and
marketing resources.
Online
Writers Guidelines
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Writer's
Tools
Quick Query Tracker
Quick Query Tracker is a powerful
manuscript tracking tool which enables writers to
keep track of all queries and submissions.
Whether you write non-fiction articles or novels
or poetry, this software will improve the way you
manage your submissions. Quick Query Tracker
enables you to professionally manage your writing
business, and at a fraction of the cost of other
manuscript tracking tools.
Coverscript.com
They can help you adapt your novel to
screenplay. Resources include a
large collection of links for writers,
contest advice and tips for the
screenwriter. Other services provided
include story analysis, ghostwriting and
rewriting.
Writer's Planner
A quick and simple website to help you keep track
of what you've written and where you've submitted
it--what the responses have been, and whatever
other notes you want to associate with either
markets, works, or submissions. It will
even remind you via email, if you like, to send a
follow-up query if you haven't heard back from a
market. A for-the-love project: http://www.writersplanner.com/
Name Generators
Baby Namer
The best baby name site on the web. Database
includes over 20,000 names with dozens of ways to
look them up and list them
Lord of the Rings Hobbit Name
Generator
Very cute! Apparently, I if had been a Hobbit, I
would have been Dimple Hamwich of Buckleberry
Fern.
Name Inventor
Uses a database of actual baby names, analyzes
the similarities, then spews out statistically
similar names. Very unusual results!
Celtic, Gaelic, Irish, and Scottish
Names
This page offers a collection of lists intended
for writers choosing names for their fictional
characters.
Medieval Names Archive
The focus is on authenticity for naming medieval
characters. Also contains links to large number
of name sources
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Workshops/Communities
Critters
Very well-organized email based critique workshop
for serious Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror writers.
Zoetrope:All-Story Workshop
Online workshop which also serves as a submission
medium for Francis Ford Coppola's
Zoetrope:All-Story Magazine. A little confusing
to get into at first - but persist! It's worth
the effort. Enter through the Virtual Studio.
Long Story Short - A Women
Writer's Showcase
MortgageLoanHints.com - Lee
Masterson's 'other' site dedicated to teaching
people to take control of their own finances and
get out of debt quickly and responsibly. Lee has
worked in finance and/or banking for the past 7
years, helping people to control their financial
futures!
Eclipse Home Loans - Lee
Masterson's 'other' site, dedicated to helping
people buy a new home, get out of debt or set up
the right mortgage for your personal situation.
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Copyright
Information
Copyright Basics
Direct from the US copyright office. Specific
information on what copyright is and how to
protect your work.
The Copyright Website
Provides real world, practical and relevant
copyright information. Covers many different
facets of the law - Written by a lawyer.
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Agents
Preditors and Editors
Excellent listing of agents - includes warnings
against "disreputable" agencies. A must
for new writers.
Association
of Authors' Representatives
Writer's Reference
Contact list and email addresses of agents
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SF &
F Publishers
Baen Books
Submission Guidelines can be found in the FAQ
section.
Daw Books
Submission guidelines available.
DelRey Books
An imprint of Ballantine Books, owned by Random
House. No longer accepts unsolicted manuscripts.
Tor Books
Submission guidelines can be found through the
FAQ link near the bottom of the main page.
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FREE
Downloads
Free Activ Ebook Compiler
Download your free trial of this fantastic and
easy to use ebook compiler.
Fiction
Factor Freebies
Some of the best free ebook downloads available
on the 'net. Including Fiction titles, ebooks for
writers, ebooks for publishers and even free
writer's software!
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Author
Services
Manuscript Editing Services
Serving writers, literary agents, and publishers
since 1976. References on site. Free sample edit
and price quote.
Free Marketing Zone
Provides free information about online marketing.
MindMapper Mind
Mapping Software
MindMapper is an effective and proven tool for
visual thinking, organizing thoughts and ideas
visually, decision making, making presentations,
planning, brainstorming, outlining ideas, note
taking,...And more, this mind mapping software
utility is one of the easiest mind map creativity
tools to learn and use.
ECourseWeb
Excellent resource site for authors wanting to
list ebooks for promotion
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Poetry
Sites/Communities
Harvest Art Productions
Currently accepting posts for poetry, fiction and
artwork. Seeking submissions for up-coming
anthology.
Munsee Underground
Active Poetry community. Accepts posts from
members.
Mocha Memoirs
Poetry and Literature Ezine. This is a paying
market, and they are accepting submissions now!
A Gift of Poetry
Poems written for special occassions - weddings,
birthdays and anniversaries
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