Resources for Writers

I know there are a ton of lists of resources out there and one more probably isn't needed but I think it is important that writers have as much opportunity to find the help they're looking for. This page is to help YOU. If you have a resource you would like to add, please send me the link and a short description (about 25 words) about the site. I will update the list when I have at least 10 more resources to post, or every two weeks.

Also, if you have information about a listing like a web site URL change, the site no longer exists, or any other information that would be useful, please send me the information.Please send listings to nancy@cavanaughcreations.com with just the word 'Resource' in the subject line. I have no affiliations with any of the sites listed below.

Index:

Agents - Articles - Audio
Blogs - Bookbinding - Booksellers
Children's Writing - Conferences - Critique Groups
eBooks
Freelance Job Listings/Writing Sites/Market Guides
General - Generators - Greeting Cards
Mailing Lists - Marketing/PR - Misc.
Organizations
Poetry - Press Releases - Publishers: eBooks - Publishers: Print on Demand (POD) - Publishers: Self/Vanity - Publishers: Traditional
Reference - Romance Writers
Schools/Online Courses - Spiritual Writers
Trade Magazines/Newsletters
Web Site Help - Writing Tools

Agents

NEW! Agent Primer - From Harold Underdown.
NEW! Agent Query
NEW! Association of Author Representatives
NEW! Finding an Agent - From Harold Underdown.
Literary Agents - The Nebraska Center for Writers at Creighton University has compiled a list of links for articles about agents and lists of agents and agencies. The rest of the web site is full of useful information, especially for those living in Nebraska.
Predators and Editors - A comprehensive list of agents and editors in the US. Those with unsavory reputations are marked.
Writer Beware - A comprehensive page with lists of agents and publishers with information about who to be wary of and more.

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Articles

Building and Maintaining a Blog to Market Your Book - An article from Author House on how to use blogs to market your books.
Copyright Protection Not Available for Names, Titles or Short Phrases - A guide from the US Copyright Office.
Blockbusters & Balancing Acts - By Lisa Firke.
Hook, Line and Sinker - By Jan Verhoeff
How to Self Publish: Why, When and How - By Simon Hays (as seen on Margot Finke's web site)
Ineffective Words-Wordiness - By Jan Verhoeff
My Project Binder - By Terescia Harvey
Online Course Taking Tips - By Victoria Groves.
P&Ls and how books make (or don't) money: part the first: the mass market original complete failure - By Anna Louise Genoese
P&Ls and how books make (or don't) money: part the second: the hardcover to mass market profitable/neutral book - By Anna Louise Genoese
The Profit Motive - By Denise Little
The Reason Editors Reject Manuscripts - By Vicki Hinze
Understanding Rights and Copyrights - By Moira Allen
Writing A Book Proposal - By Peter Rubie
Writing Picture Books - By Marisa Montes

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Audio

Interview with literary agents Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen - Conducted by Joyce Faulkner and Kathe Gogolewski. Length: One hour.

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Blogs

Artsy Momma Chic - Jennifer VanSchoyck's blog about her artwork. Also check out her writers blog at writermommachic.wordpress.com.
The Backroom at Dehanna.com - Hosted and maintained by author Dehanna Bailee, The Backroom provides informative articles, helpful links, commentary, occasional reviews, and more for authors, readers, and industry professionals alike.
Writing Spark - The freelance.wurk.net weblog is the web’s freshest resource when it comes to career advice, jobhunting and work hacks for freelancers. (Formerly Freelance.wurk.net)

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Bookbinding

An Inside Look at Hand Book Binding - Marcia Engeltjes' process for binding books by hand.
Binding Paperback Books by Hand - An article from Gigabooks, a site with information and supplies on bookbinding.
Illustrated Guide to Making a Dummy Book - By Neil Capel
Sewn Journal - A tutorial on how to make a homemade journal on Craftster.org.

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Booksellers

Wonderful Children's Bookstores - Kathleen Duey has compiled a list of independent bookstores for children from around the US and world that have been recommended by teachers and librarians.

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Childrens Writing

Aaron Shepard's Kidwriter Page - Resources for children's writers.
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.
Charline Profiri - Features writing tips and links to inspirational quotes.
Children's Book Reviewers - A list of children's book reviewers from Writing World.
Children's Media Professionals' Forum - The Children's Media Professionals' Forum was developed by children's author April Sayre and her husband Jeff with the idea of creating a professional environment to bring high quality content to children and young adults. It's a great place for educators, librarians, media professionals, readers and writers to link up.
Colossal Directory of Children's Publishers' Online - Focus on manuscript submissions with direct links to hundreds of children's publishers' submission guidelines, how-to information about writing for children, and how authors can get their books published.
Cynthia Leitch Smith's Children's & YA Literature Resources - This web site is a portal into the world of literary trade books for children and young adults. It’s designed to serve young readers, teachers, librarians, child caregivers, undergraduate and graduate students, university professors, writers, and literature enthusiasts of all stripes.
Debi Markee - Debi's site is full of great links to all sorts of resources for writers. She also has a great list of author web sites.
NEW! Dianne Ochiltree - Tips for writers.
Jacketflap - Children's Plublishing Statistics and Information. This site has a listing of children's book publishers that allow you to find out what they're looking for and see some of the books they've published. An excellent research site for those wanting to be published authors.
Jan Fields - Learn the Nuts & Bolts of children's writing. Informational columns, checklists, quizzes, and book exceprts.
Linda Joy Singleton - Linda offers fellow writers conference tips, advice, contest, links and much more from her web site.
NEW! Linda Sue Parks - Writing tips.
Margot Finke - Margot's web site includes her monthly column on writing for children, Musings, as well as other help and resources for writers. She also offers a critique service for a reasonable fee.
NEW! Picturing Book Junkies
Picturing Books - A web site about picture books.
The Purple Crayon - An archive of information for writers, illustrators, librarians, teachers, and others interested in the publishing of children's books. This web site is run by Harold Underdown.
Smart Writers Journal - Learn the business and craft of writing for children.
Suzanne Lieurance - Suzanne has lots of stuff for writers, including a couple of free e-books for beginner writers.
Valiska Gregory - Valiska has lots of information for new writers as well as information about her books.
Verla Kay's Website - Tips and links for children's writers. Authors talks. KidLit chat.
Write 4 Kids - Tips, message boards and motivational techniques for writing childrens books.
Yellapalooza - For people who write and illustrate children's books, and for anyone who loves picture books.

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Conferences

The Shaw Guides - A monthly listing of conferences held around the world.
The Muse Online Writers Conference - Join the 3rd annual online writers conference where everything from registration to the many workshops, forums and resources are free.

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Critique Groups

MuseItUp Club - This club is intended to gather together serious writers of fiction. All types of fiction are welcome. The main goal of the group will be to match up critique partners for authors who are willing to offer and revise a fellow writer’s work. All skill levels are welcome. The only prerequisite is: have a genuine love of writing!

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eBooks

Interview with Piers Anthony - A free eBook by Kathe Gogolewski. This is an interview conducted by Kathe with this well-known and published author.
Marketing Your Children's Book to Teachers or Getting That Class Act Together - A free eBook by Kathe Gogolewski. This book accompanied Kathe's presentation at the MuseItUp Online Writer's Conference.
Resources For Children's Writers - A free eBook edited by Nancy A. Cavanaugh. The eBook is a comprehensive guide to Internet resources for children's writers with a clickable link for each entry.
Secrets of Writing for Children - A free eBook written by Margot Finke.

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Freelance Job Listings/Writing Sites/Market Guides

About.com Freelance Job Listing - Updated every two weeks.
All Freelance
American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors (AASFE) - Job Postings
BookCatcher.com Book Publishing Jobs - Jobs for Publishers, Authors & Writers
Craig's List - Job postings and so much more for around the US.
Constant Content
Dmoz Open Directory Arts: Writers Resources: Freelancing - Variety of links for freelance writing job listings.
NEW! Duotrope Digest - An online market search engine for fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Not geared towards children but still an excellent source for finding markets for your work. Fandangle Magazine is listed there.
EditorJobs.com
Elance
Freelance Designers Writers Listing
Freelance Work Exchange - $2.95 for a 7 day trial then $29.95 per month.
Freelance Writing Jobs - A list compiled by Deborah Ng. It is updated every weekday.
FreelanceWriting.com Job Bank
FreelanceWriting.com's Morning Coffee - Published every Tuesday morning, MORNING COFFEE provides fresh freelance jobs and writing opportunities to help writers find their next freelance gig.
Guru.com - A pay site that takes a fee for each job bid on and won.
HappyNews
Inkygirl - Opportunities for writers working from home.
JournalismJobs.com - Listings of jobs in cooperation with the American Journalism Review
Media Bistro
Poewar.com Job Listing
Ralan - A large list of markets focusing on speculative and humor. Has adult markets listed as well.
Sunoasis Freelance Job Listing
Woodenhorse Pub - The listings are available by subscription but they offer a free newsletter.
WriterFind.com Job Board
Writer Gazette Job Board
WriteJobs.com - Listings for content professionals, editors and technical writers.
Writer's Weekly - Writers Job Listings
Writing Spark - The freelance.wurk.net weblog is the web’s freshest resource when it comes to career advice, jobhunting and work hacks for freelancers. (Formerly Freelance.wurk.net)

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General

AuthorsLawyer.com - Legal information for authors from Charlie Petit.
Canadian Copyright Information - Learn all about Canadian copyright law from the source.
Dmoz Open Directory Arts: Literature: Children's - Various links for children's literature. Has 1,292 listings from sites about literature to organizations promoting reading to reviews and much more. Includes items in Chinese, Czech, Dutch, Esperanto, French, German, Japanese, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish and Swedish.
NEW! English Pronunciation - Understanding syllables and word stress.
FreelanceWriting.com - A web site for today's working writers. Features chat rooms, job listings, contests, forums and much more.
How Much Should I Charge? - Not sure what the going rate is for your freelance work? Check out this guide from The Writer's Market web site.
Kidon Media Link - Newspaper and news sources from the United States. You can also access the same kind of sources from other countries. It includes if they're a news agency, magazine, Internet only, newspaper, radio or television.
Know Your Authors - Find out about children's book releases, contests and more.
Power Pen Market Search - Search magazine markets and more. Registration is free.
US Copyright Office - Learn all about US copyright law from the source.
Writing.Com - Writing.Com is the online community for writers and readers of all interests and skill levels. Whether you're an enthusiastic, creative writer looking for the perfect place to store and display your writing online or a casual reader searching for a good story, Writing.Com is the website for you! (NOTE: Membership is free but to get access to many of the premium services. The premium services range from $9.95USD for three months of the basic level to $1,249.95USD for a year of their Enterprise level membership.)
Writers Write - Writers Write(R) is a professional resource for editors, journalists and writers with information about books, writing and publishing.

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Generators

Random Idea Generator - Writers prompts from Feath's Bookcase.
Seventh Sanctum - A number of name generators.
Fantasy Name Generator - By Samuel Stoddard.

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Greeting Cards

Sherry L. Stoll - Sherry uses her blog to list greeting card markets and tips for breaking into and staying in the greeting card business.

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Mailing Lists

Childrens-Writers - This list is for discussion of writing (and illustrating) for children in all media, including such topics as creativity, work styles and techniques, marketing and promotion, dealing with rejection, etc. We do allow off-topic posts though we ask that they grow out of on-topic discussions. Sometimes we are a very prolific list. (A Yahoo Group)
Children's Writers Today - For writers, poets, illustrators, editors and publishers in the juvenile to teen market to announce their latest news, reviews, columns, books and publication works. (A Yahoo Group)
Fandangle Editorial - This is a direct link between the writers and staff of Fandangle Magazine. Here you can find out submission needs and discuss the magazine. (A Yahoo Group)
HF4Kids - This is a group for those who write Historical Fiction for Children. (A Yahoo Group)
Just4kidsmagwriters - This is a group for published or aspiring writers or illustrators who specialize in children's magazines. Let's exchange information, good/bad news, guidelines, theme lists, etc. The group is now loosely connected with www.kidmagwriters.com -- so anyone who has questions they would like to see addressed in an article, go ahead and post that, too. Let's talk... (A Yahoo Group)
Momwriters - Trying to launch or keep your writing career afloat amidst Barbies and Hot Wheels? Looking for support in a writing forum? Friendship? Conversations that consists of more than, "Why, Mommy?" Momwriters is a forum for discussion of parenting, writing, and anything and everything that affects our lives in between. Momwriters members offer each other support, resources and caring. We actively support each other in various projects and events all year round. Please visit our web site: www.momwriters.com
NFforKids - This list is for the discussion of the craft, marketing and publishing of Nonfiction for Children. No manuscripts may be posted on the list, but members are free to request off-list critiques or set up off-list critique groups. (A Yahoo Group)
Writing4Children - This list is a wonderful place to learn about writing books and stories for children. Information on who's publishing what and where...What publishers are currently looking for...As well as other valuable information and a place for authors to gather. So, if you're a children's author or you just create stories for your own children, I know you'll love it here. (A Yahoo Group)
Writing_Kids_Books - This group is a tool for those interested in writing children's book. It is a place to share ideas, leads on publishers, and to critique each other's work. Jump right in a have fun. Post your current projects and learn from the other group members. All members must be on "Individual Messages" or "Daily Digest" to remain on the group. NO ADS OR SPAM - you will be removed from group. All copyrights belong to the individuals sharing their work on this list, therefore all material will be treated as copyrighted work. (A Yahoo Group)

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Marketing/PR

Amazon - The Amazon Associates program was the first online affiliate program of its kind when it launched in 1996. Today, it is the largest and most successful online affiliate program, with over 1,000,000 members world-wide. If you are a Web site owner, Amazon seller, or Web developer, you can start earning money today and earn up to 10% in referral fees.
NEW! Authors Den - This is a site where you can promote your work and yourself. It is a community of writers with a lot of perks. There are free and paid membership levels.
Book Promotion Newsletter - This unique online newsletter (ezine) contains feature articles, promotional coups, and many great ideas for promoting books. Feature articles cover all aspects of promoting books and have included topics such as, marketing tips, publicity from a publicist's point of view, writers' websites, and self-publishing. The Book Promotion Newsletter is interactive and readers are encouraged to share their marketing experiences. Subscribers' input include promotional coups, criticisms, websites, marketing that worked and what didn't. (NOTE: Subscription costs $7.50/year and is published bi-weekly.)
Cafe Press - At CafePress, you can create and sell products with your designs - all with no upfront costs. Get a free online shop and promote your products on your website, blog or in our Marketplace. CafePress handles all product creation, credit card processing, shipping and customer service.
Google AdSense - Google AdSense is a fast and easy way for website publishers of all sizes to display relevant Google ads on their website's content pages and earn money. Because the ads are related to what your visitors are looking for on your site—or matched to the characteristics and interests of the visitors your content attracts—you'll finally have a way to both monetize and enhance your content pages.
Google AdWords - Google AdWords ads connect you with new customers at the precise moment when they're looking for your products or services. The Google Network reaches more than 80% of Internet users. With Google AdWords you create your own ads, choose keywords to help us match your ads to your audience and pay only when someone clicks on them.
Just One More Book - A podcast discussion about books for kids.
To Market - Many authors and illustrators take an active role in marketing and publicizing their children's books. Since 1992, the To Market column has answered their questions in The Bulletin, the national publication of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and now online. There are answers to questions in these topic areas, Learning the Ropes of PR, Working with Publishers, Niche Marketing, Sales, Self Publishing, Editorial, Tools of the Trade, General.
Website Ideas for Writers - Where writers gather to improve their websites with lots of marketing tips and help.
Zazzle - You choose - or create - the artwork, customize it as you like with text and images. We supply the products, including apparel, posters, cards, and real U.S. postage!

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Misc.

NEW! Tiny URL - Make a long link shorter with this free service.

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Organizations

American Society of Journalists and Authors
American Translators Association
Canadian Children's Book Centre - A national, non-profit organization to promote and encourage the reading, writing and illustrating of Canadian children's books by supporting the Canadian children's publishing industry. (NOTE: Membership fees range from $30-$1,000CND.)
Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators, and Performers - A national, professional group for people in the field of children's culture. Supports and promotes children's literature through newsletters, workshops, meetings and other information programs. (Membership is $75CND/year.)
Children's Book Council - A non-profit trade association of children's book publishers and producers of related materials pertaining to children's books and literature. (NOTE: Membership dues are $400/year for Associate Members and $1200/year for Affiliate and Initiating Members.)
Children's Writers and Illustrators of British Columbia - Cooperative organization of published writers and illustrators. Lists news, events, and membership benefits. Canada. (NOTE: Annual membership dues are due yearly and are subject to change. When I clicked on the "Click Here to Register" link the file was missing.)
Hollywood Screenwriter's Network
The HTML Writers Guild
International Association of Business Communicators
Kiwi Write4Kidz - PKiwi Write4Kidz is a unique and amazing organisation for adults who like to tell tales to children. We support and promote New Zealand children's writers. How? Every which way. If you want to learn more about technique, hear it direct from the mouths of the finest Kiwi children's authors. (NOTE: Membership cost $40NZ. Membership allows you to get discounts on various workshops and at the Grahams Paperplus stores.)
National Press Club Online
National Society of Newspaper Columnists
National Writers Union
SFWA (Science Fiction Writers of America) - For fans and writers, has a newsletter.
The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators - Professional organization dedicated to serving the people who write, illustrate, or share a vital interest in children's literature. News, events, articles and publications, award and grant information, links to regional chapters, and a members' area. (NOTE: Membership is $75USD for one year. Every state or region, both in the US or International, has its own web site for local events.)

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Poetry

Poets and Writers Magazine - "The nation's largest nonprofit organization providing information, support and guidance to creative writers." They offer classifieds, workshops and much more.

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Press Releases

Dr. Randall Hansen's A Barebones Guide to Writing Successful Press Releases - A quick guide to how to write press releases and some samples. There are links to other articles on writing successful press releases.
How to Write and Format a Press Release for E-mail Distribution - An article from Xpress Press detailing how to write an e-mail press release. Includes tips on when you should send a press release and gives a sample.
How to Write a Press Release - An informative article from Lunar Eclipse on how to write a press release.
Press Releases - How to Write a Great Press Release - From Bill Stoller's Publicity Insider, this article and site can help you learn all you need to know about press releases and publicity.

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Publishers: eBooks

Red Lily Press - They are an eBook publisher for women writers. We are an eBook publisher for women readers. Our intent is to publish eBooks which feed the soul, teach, share and most of all inspire.

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Publishers: Print on Demand (POD)

Lulu.com - A popular POD publisher.

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Publishers: Self/Vanity

Books Just Books - They print hardcover, paperback and children's picture books.
Long Dash Books - They print paperback books, 8.5"x5.5".

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Publishers: Traditional

NEW! Colossal Directory of Publishers
Dmoz Open Directory Business: Publishing and Printing: Publishing: Books: Children - A list of 88 publishers of children's books. Each listing tells what type of book the publisher prints. There are also links to publishers in French, Italian and Swedish.
UK Publishers List - A list of many children's book publishers in the United Kingdom.

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Reference

American Library Association - The national organization for libraries with more than 64,000 members.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
Big Dog's Grammar - A guide to grammar. Also in Spanish.
Biography.com
Deadline online.com - Essentials for journalism research.
NEW! Discovery School's Puzzlemaker - Create a number of different puzzles using their free online puzzle creator.
eHow.com - Learn how to do just about anything.
NEW! The Elements of Style - An online version of the by William Strunk, Jr.
Encyclopedia Mythica
Expressions and Sayings - Have you ever wondered where some of the expressions and sayings used in everyday language come from? In fact, many of the words and phrases common in daily English originate from a wide variety of sources such as mythology, folklore, literature, religion, science, history, superstition, old customs and practices, the language and culture of other countries, and many more.
Farmers Almanac
Glossary of Writing Careers, from PoeWar.com
NEW! How Stuff Works
Internet Public Library - The Internet Public Library (IPL), is a public service organization and learning/teaching environment at the University of Michigan School of Information.
Library of Congress - Exhibitions, library services and research tools.
Media Circus - A listting of newspapers around the US.
Multilingual Glossary of technical and popular medical terms in nine European Languages
OneLook Dictionaries
ProfNet - An online community of 12,000 news and information officers, ProfNet was created in 1992 to enable reporters to connect easily and quickly with expert sources. Encompassing 4,000 organizations in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia, it is widely recognized as the leading expert resource of its kind. Reporters, information officers and experts connect in three ways: email queries, a database of 16,000 expert profiles, and expert tipsheets.
refDesk.com - The single best source for facts.
Reference.Com
Roget's Thesaurus Search
StudyWEB - Meta-Encyclopedia for Research -- 15,000 research links.
SurLaLune Fairytailes - A portal to the realm of fairy tale and folklore studies featuring 44 annotated fairy tales, including their histories, similar tales across cultures, and over 1,300 illustrations. Discover hundreds of fairy tales from around the world here.
TechDictionary.com - Computing and technology
Technovelgee.com - Explore the wide variety of inventions and ideas of science fiction writers - over 975 are available on Technovelgy (that's tek-novel-gee!). Use the Timeline of Science Fiction Invention or the alphabetic Glossary of Science Fiction Technology to see them all, look for the category that interests you, browse by favorite author/book or check. Science Fiction in the News and watch sf come to life.
The Complete Nobody's Guide to Query Letters - By Lynn Flewelling on the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America web site.
The King's English
The Internet Movie Database
The Reporter's Committee for Freedom of the Press - This site has a lot of important information for writers including the low down on where you and an cannot record conversation and the laws as they apply from state to state.
Three Bits o Trivia - Are you looking for an idea for a story? Check out this site for some odd bits of trivia. It is updated every day with three bits o trivia.
World Currency Conversion Rates
World TimeZones
WWWebster Dictionary
Your Dictionary.com

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Romance Writers

Perfume.com - This is a great site for finding out what current perfumes are available and what they smell like.
Romance Divas - Founded in November 2004, Romance Divas is a free writer's resource forum dedicated to the romance community. Our vision is to provide a fun place to learn about the craft and business of writing in a supportive environment, where our members share in the personal and professional journey with other aspiring and published writers.
Rules of Pacing for Romantic Suspense
Tips for Romance Novels - This Bella Online page links you to lots of resources for romance writers.

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Schools/Online Courses

NEW! Anastasia Suen Workshops - Anastasia offers a wide variety of workshops for writers. Check her site for the current offerings.
Barnes & Noble University - Welcome to Barnes & Noble University®, where it's easy to join our FREE online courses and reading groups led by authors and other recognized experts.
Gizmos and Gadgets - Welcome to Gizmos & Gadgets! Created by Richard Warrington, this site is designed to help crime scene officers and investigators find cost-effective ways to process crime scenes. This will also show you tricks of the trade, as well as, some of the latest technology in the field of crime scene investigation.
NEW! MFA - Children's Writing - Children's writing program.
The Institute of Children's Literature - There are a number of children's writing courses available. The ICL is a well-known and respected school for learning about the art of writing for children.
NEW! Uma Krishnaswami Workshops - Workshops for writing for children.
Universal Class - This site has a huge list of classes including writing ones.

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Spiritual Writers

Spirit-Led Writer - A web site for spiritual writers with articles and contests.

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Trade Magazines/Newsletters

Children's Writers Newsletter - This is a monthly newsletter that's dedicated to keeping you up to date on children's writing, putting you on top of the market for children's books, stories, and articles--and keeping you there. (NOTE: The newsletter costs $15USD/year for those in the US, $17.25CND in Canada and for those in other countries it is $15USD plus $1.35USD for addditional postage costs. You can read the current issue for free by clicking on the free issue link.)
Fiction Factor - Online magazine for fiction writers. Every month we will feature tips on writing better fiction, articles on improving your writing, writing a novel and getting published, promoting and marketing your fiction and much more!
Hedgehopping - A beginner's guide to writing for children. We hope to offer inspiration, information, and support to the beginning writer. If you've always dreamed of writing for children but didn't know where to start, this is the place! (NOTE: Has a membership of approximately 240 people but the last message was sent in 2001 and announced the launch of a new publishing company, which forwards you to a POD site.)
Kid Magazine Writers - A resource for children's magazine writers with editor interviews, illustrator interviews, articles by professional children's writers and an online market directory.
Once Upon a Time - A quarterly support magazine for writers and illustrators of children's literature. (NOTE: A 1 year subscription (4 issues) is $26USD for the US, $33USD for Canada and $39USD for International.)
Pass It On - PASS IT ON is a weekly, on-line, interactive, networking newsletter for those involved with or interested in the children's writing industry. It is emailed to subscribers every Monday. (NOTE: You have to e-mail Jackie Hosking for subscription details. Back issues are archived on the web site or can be purchased.)
The Writer Magazine - The online version of The Writer Magazine with resources for members.

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Web Site Help

Hosting Review - A web site that reviews and rates web hosting companies as well as articles on hosting, web site marketing and more.
Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar - This is an amazing tool for web site developers. You can do so many things with it to test your web site out. This is for Internet Explorer only.

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Writing Tools

Writertopia - "The place for writers to hone their crafts." They have workshops and a writer's toolbox with a cute progress meter.

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