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A Writer's Journey: Motivational articles, writing tips, believable characters/settings/plot.- www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/writers_journey |
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A Writing Resource | The Writers Home Instruction Pages: Instruction for all levels; especially for freelancers.- www.writershome.com/instruction/index.htm |
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Advice on Novel Writing: Plain text handouts from a college professor.- www.steampunk.com/sfch/writing/ckilian/ |
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aehousman.com- www.aehousman.com/ |
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An Editor's Advice on Writing for Teen Literary Magazines: Interview with Deborah Vetter, editor of Cicada magazine, about writing for the teen reader.- www.writersdigest.com/articles/interview/deborah_vetter.asp?secondarycategory=Children's+Subhome+Page |
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An Insider's Tips about Writing Your Book: Thoughtful questions that book authors need to ask themselves before they put pen to paper.- www.bookspartner.com/tips.html |
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Article City: Database of free reprints. This page features writing advice.- www.articlecity.com/articles/writing/ |
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Basic Ideas for Writers: Hundreds of pages that answer questions from starting a manuscript, to selling a book.- www.author.co.uk/starting/ |
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Bethany Roberts' Writing for Children Workshop: Inspirational and instructional writing tips, articles, FAQs, quotes, resources, recommended books, and a directory of children's book authors and illustrators.- www.bethanyroberts.com/ForWriters.htm |
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bizland.com- writersrus.bizland.com/ |
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Book Publishing FAQ: About agents, publishers, deals, and proposals.- www.caderbooks.com/pubfaq.html |
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BookCoach.net: Offers support, encouragement and assistance through the book-writing process to produce a first-class work.- www.bookcoach.net/ |
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BookZonePro: Info and Insights: How-to articles that cover a wide variety of issues relevant to writers including book publishing, writing, marketing, and legal issues.- www.bookzonepro.com/insights/ |
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bravepages.com- margot.bravepages.com/ |
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bunnyape.com- www.bunnyape.com/ |
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C. Johnson Enterprises Ltd.: Tips on how to write, publish, sell, and market a book. Products and marketing services are also available from C. Johnson, for a fee.- www.cjohnsonenterprisesltd.com/ |
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careers-in-writing.com- www.careers-in-writing.com/ |
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Chronicles Writers' Resource Center: Helpful articles and links from an internet writer about writing and promoting ebooks.- hometown.aol.com/greenbla/myhomepage/writing.html |
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CIO Bookmark: Page of links to electronic and print resources for journalists and other writers.- www.cio.com/bookmark/ |
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Coaching for Writers-Maggie Klee Lichtenberg: With 20 years of publishing experience; helps any author or publisher see their work through to completion and distribution.- www.maggielichtenberg.com/Maggie/body_maggie.html |
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Common Mistakes in Manuscripts: Tips by Gerald Gross, a "book doctor" whose clients are primarily agents and publishers.- www.webdreamer.com/gross_fiction_mistakes.html |
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creativecauldron.com- www.creativecauldron.com/ |
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Dissertation Workshop: Helps with dissertation blocks and procrastination difficulties.- www.dissertationworkshop.com/ |
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Eire Fury's Sanctuary: A writer's website offering tips and resources for writers. Site is also accepting writer's submissions in all genres and types.- eirefuryssanctuary.bravepages.com/index.htm |
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Erica Jong's Tips for Writers: Weekly bits of advice.- www.ericajong.com/tipswriters.htm |
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Fear of Writing: Inspirational article which suggests that suffering will make our work real, thereby giving it depth and integrity.- www.innerself.com/Miscellaneous/fear_writing.htm |
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Five Golden Rules for Beginning Writers: Lisa Cote explains the top rules for writers that are just getting started.- www.go.ednet.ns.ca/~matt.cote/wordings/FiveRules.html |
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Free Articles for Writers: Most are available as .PDF files which needs Adobe Acrobat. Subjects include writing online, query letters, bios, literary agents, and editors.- www.beaconlit.com/beaconli/freearticles.htm |
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freeservers.com- www.robertfrewat.freeservers.com/ |
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fundsforwriters.com- www.fundsforwriters.com/ |
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Get Into It: Deals specifically with writer's block. Includes advice, resources, exercises.- www.sff.net/People/LisaRC/into2.htm |
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Getting Published: Creating manuscripts that sell. Definable characteristics that capture an editor's attention.- www.danbrown.com/tips.htm |
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Getting Published in America: Inspirational article for the new millennium.- www.spark-online.com/august00/media/farnum.html |
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Grammar Lessons: Starts with remedial lessons and expands to other sites.- www.englishchick.com/grammar/ |
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Grey Owl Tutor: Download general, technical, and academic writing tips and advice.- www.greyowltutor.com/style.html |
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Guide for Amateur Writers of Erotica: Includes basic rules and advice on grammar, usage, and mechanics. Informative tips regarding perspective and style. Explains the differences between erotica vs. pornography.- storiesonline.net/docs/writerguide.php |
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Harold Underdown's Frequently Asked Questions File: General questions about children's books, writing, and publishing. Copyright 1996-2000 Harold D. Underdown.- www.underdown.org/hdufaq.htm |
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How to Get Happily Published: Sensible solutions to get books into the hands of readers.- www.happilypublished.com/ |
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How to Reach Writing Success: Collection of links to articles that give free advice on getting published and making a living as a writer. From Marcia Yudkin, author, syndicated columnist, public radio commentator, and writing coach.- www.yudkin.com/publish.htm |
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How to Tell if a New or Small Press is Legitimate: Ways to check out a publisher before signing a contract.- www.write4kids.com/legit.html |
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How to Write a Critique of a Novel: Walk through the steps required to write a novel critique.- home.earthlink.net/~jesmith/Writing-critique.html |
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How to Write a Research Paper: Research Paper Topics, Help, Ideas - LibrarySpot.com Feature: Step-by-step help for writing a research paper from LibrarySpot.com.- www.libraryspot.com/features/paperfeature.htm |
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IbizWriters: Archive of resources, advice and commentary aimed at those who write as part of their job, whether journalism, business publications, advertising copy or website content. No longer actively publishing.- www.ibizwriters.com/ |
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Ink: Lists, articles, tips, and links to tips for ink-on-paper writing, vs. e-writing. Opinions are those of The Fontayne Group's writers.- www.fontayne.com/ink/ |
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ivanhoffman.com- www.ivanhoffman.com/ |
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Karen Mitura: FAQ with information about ghost writing from a ghost writer.- www.karenmitura.com/info/faq.htm |
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learnthis.info- writing-publishing.learnthis.info/ |
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Make Yourself Irresistible to any Agent or Publisher: Essay about getting an agent or publisher; for new writers.- larsen-pomada.com/perspective2.html |
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Marketing and Self-Promotion: Twilight Times - Astrid Cooper.- www.twilighttimes.com/ACooper4a.html |
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Meghan McCarthy - articles page: A section devoted to authors and illustrators - with publishing advice, writing tips, and author interviews.- meghan-mccarthy.com/articles.html |
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Monica Wood- Tips for Writers: Monica Wood is a novelist and short-story writer who teaches fiction workshops. This page of her website is updated monthly. The rest of the site is primarily hype for her books.- www.monicawood.com/tips.html |
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net.nz- homepages.paradise.net.nz/~pip/writing.html |
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Nonfiction, Novels, Screenplays, Business Writing: Publishing tips for nonfiction books, novels, screenplays, business writing.- 4-edit.com/publishing.html |
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Publishing in the Northwest: A collection of resources for publishing non-fiction in the Northwest, with descriptions of small publishers. From Open Spaces Quarterly.- www.open-spaces.com/article-v2n3-publishing.php |
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Revising Prose: Suggestions, with good and bad examples of each.- www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/revise.html |
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Ruth Vilmi's Web World: Grammar / Language help. These pages are full of comprehensive tips to help the writer, but visitors do need to surf and explore to find everything offered. The time is well spent.- www.ruthvilmi.net/hut/ |
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Sheree Bykofsky Associates, Inc. Literary Agency: Represents all areas of non-fiction, and commercial and literary fiction. Offers guidance on the publishing process, book proposals, and finding agents.- users.rcn.com/sheree.interport//index.html |
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Starving Artists Law: Launch pad for artists and writers looking for self help legal information. The information you obtain at this site is not, nor is it intended to be, legal advice. Free or low-fee representation for low-income writers, only US lawyers are listed here.- www.starvingartistslaw.com/ |
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Storymind Writer's Web Site: Promoting Dramatica story development software; however, there are some useful tips, advice and tutorials presented by the theory co-creator. Free Real Video and Real Audio writing classes, complete 450 page Dramatica theory book online, Dramatica Dictionary, Q and A, the Lost Theory Book, and classes.- storymind.com/dramatica/ |
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The Booksmith Manuscript Consultation: Award-winning novelist and short-story writer provides detailed critiques and helpful advice on book-length works of literary fiction and nonfiction, for a fee.- www.michellerichmond.com/consult.html |
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The Editorial Department: Service site that includes writing tips and links to other resources.- www.editorialdepartment.net/ |
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The Fearless Publishing Guide: A free overview of the main routes to publication, mainstream and alternative, with many helpful links.- www.fearlessbooks.com/PublishingGuide.html |
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The Fine Line: Occasionally-published author Jenn Thorson shares writing tips, observations, discoveries, online resources, and humor.- pong.telerama.com/~jthorson/ |
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Tips, Tools and Ideas to Improve Writing: Includes tips for writers and students, grammar helps, and a guide to online resources.- www.aci-plus.com/tips/ |
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tripod.com- writersuniverse.tripod.com/ |
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Victory Page for Writers of Fiction: Original articles by Victory Crayne. Links to resources, search tools and motivational articles.- www.crayne.com/ |
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virginiarounding.com- www.virginiarounding.com/ |
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Wacky Writer's World: A list of links along with a monthly newsletter which provides in-depth feature articles, interviews with publishing professionals and authors, and market tips. Page was last updated 5/5/99.- members.tripod.com/~jogann/index.html |
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What do Publishers do?: Excerpt from pages 5-29 of Getting It Published: A Guide for Scholars and Anyone Else Serious about Serious Books, by William Germano.- www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/288447.html |
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William Safire's Rules for Writers: Witty tips.- www.chem.gla.ac.uk/protein/pert/safire.rules.html |
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Women Writers Block: Selection of articles to be a writers aide.- www.womenwritersblock.com/writersaide.htm |
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Wordwrights Canada: Literary Editing and Publishing: Wordwrights Canada also helps with student resources, and links. For the Canadian writer.- www3.sympatico.ca/susanio/WWC.html |
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Write To Inspire: Resources for inspirational and Christian writers offering articles, writing tips, and markets.- www.writetoinspire.com/ |
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write101.com- www.write101.com/ |
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Writer Beware: Warnings and cautions for writers about literary frauds, scams, deceptions, and pitfalls.- www.sfwa.org/Beware/ |
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Writer's Block: Basic steps to clustering, free-writing and revising.- www.geocities.com/zigguratzen/ |
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Writers Heaven: Resource for novelists and scriptwriters.- www.writersheaven.org/ |
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writerstoolkit.com- www.writerstoolkit.com/ |
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writetools.com- writetools.com/ |
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Writing for a Book Packager: How to cash in on an under-exploited market. The editor of The Buzz On series reveals how to find work (and lots of it) at book packagers.- www.author-network.com/fischer.html |
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Writing for the Web: Article containing guidelines and tips for writing articles, tutorials, white or green papers, online magazines, corporate and educational Web sites. From Web Developers Virtual Library.- wdvl.com/Internet/Writing/ |
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Writing Tips: A collection of tips on writing (focusing on mysteries and SF) including a simple, mechanical way to develop a plot by Sarah Smith.- world.std.com/%7eswrs/library/writips.htm |
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Writing Tips Depot: Clause for Alarm: Advice about publishing contracts. Scroll to bottom of page for links to other tips and resources. By Syneca Featherstone.- www.talewins.com/Alarm.htm |
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Writing Tips for Success: Author and success coach, Kathy Sanborn, provides articles with tips and popular author interviews.- www.lifeandcareercoaching.com/writingtips.html |
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Writing Tips, How-Tos: Knowledge Hound. Links to how-to guides, tutorials and tips on novels, plot, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, screenwriting, comics, business and research writing.- www.knowledgehound.com/topics/writing.htm |
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writinghelp-central.com- www.writinghelp-central.com/ |
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writingrooms.com- writingrooms.com/ |
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WritingWriters: Hints and tips for creative writers.- www.writingwriters.com/ |
