Silken Words The site of writer Cheryl B. Sellers. Cheryl's writings indicate evidence from being a black child through her maturation into becoming the women she is today. Her first volume of poetic works, "Painted Words" is now in publication.
Write-away Write-away (w-a) is a non-commercial, free to read, free to submit online magazine promoting both published and unpublished English language poets. w-a's essence is simplicity, no gimmicks and no banner ads - just good poetry. All poems are published online and the magazine is uploaded quarterly. w-a has a truly global readership as one might expect from an online magazine. All subscribers receive only w-a mail and no subscriber details are passed to third parties for any reason. Contributions from all are welcome; you don't have to be famous.
A Romantic Journey Established to promote the authors of quality Romantic fiction in all its splendour and for the benefit of those who enjoy reading them.
Romance Writers of America "RWA provides its members with the wonderful opportunity to share experiences with other writers, to gain insights into publishing, as well as the art and craft of writing, and to meet industry professionals. Together, we are a strong and determined voice; a voice for romance with the media, and a voice for writers to the publishing industry." Olivia Hall, RWA Past President.
Romantics At Heart RomanticsAtHeart is a unique website dedicated to the members of RomanticsAtHeart and romance writers. The site contains information useful to writers, especially those who write romance.
The Romance Club Writing tips, interviews, forums, contests, previews and author promotion.
Critters' Workshop Critters is an on-line workshop/critique group for serious writers of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. There are many articles on how to critique, where to find markets, links to other Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror research information, interviews with writers about writing and other useful resources.
Dark Echo Features and interviews, a weekly newsletter, a writers' workshop and the most useful list of links on the Web for those interested in horror and dark fiction. Includes over 200 horror writers' sites, dozens of print and ezine sites, plus much more.
Dark Tales' Webring DarkTales webring is for horror authors, novelists, writers and artists who create in the genre of the dark and macabre. They are also a horror community, with a very active horror listserver that has been functional for over two years, a chatroom, small press, promotional opportunities and much more.
Horror Writers' Association (HWA)HWA is a worldwide organisation of writers and publishing professionals dedicated to promoting the interests of writers of Horror and Dark Fantasy. It was formed in the 1980s with the help of many of the field's greats, including Joe Lansdale, Robert McCammon and Dean Koontz. Members receive many benefits, including a bi-monthly newsletter packed with valuable horror publishing and market news, informative e-mail bulletins, access to lists of horror agents, reviewers and bookstores and keys to the invaluable "Members Only" area of the web site.
Societies, Organisations, Workshops, Advice & Tips For Writers
Directory of Writers' Circles A comprehensive directory of writers' groups, circles, courses and events within the UK.
Internet Writing Workshop The Workshop is open to all styles and genres of writing: literary fiction, genre fiction, poetry, children's writing, essays, newspaper articles and script writing. Members do not need to be published writers, only to be serious about writing and about wanting to improve.
Journalism UK Journalism UK is aimed at print journalists writing for UK magazines or based in the UK, although broadcasters may find news and other resources useful. We have concentrated on those most relevant to the UK but you can quickly go further afield with the links to international media organisations.
National Union of Journalists The NUJ is the world's largest journalists' union, with over 30 000 members in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
Scriptwriting Secrets Scriptwriting Secrets is a hypertext book. You can read it in order, or simply jump to the chapters that interest you.
Successful Screenplays Advice by Rob Gregory-Browne, a screenplay veteran and recipient of the prestigious Academy of Motion Picture Arts' and Sciences' sponsored Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting.
WriteDirections.com Moving writers in the right direction. Classes to boost your skills and marketability, how-to articles to give yourself the professional edge, writing resources, invaluable books, free newsletters and coaching and consulting to jump start your project.
Writing Tips Excellent tips gathered by writer Andrew Hyner from various writers' courses he has attended, including writing for television and radio, screenwriting, fiction and non-fiction writing and writers' regimes.
Web Site Design For Writers
Is Your Web Site Damaging Your Image? This article was written by the site author, Jan Andersen and was the result of having spent years in marketing and working closely with the award winning UK web design company Global Data.
Wordpool Design Wordpool Design is a friendly web design service specialising in websites for authors, illustrators and publishers. Whether you want a simple site or full e-commerce, their experience of designing and building book related sites can help you make the most of the web.
Writers' Web Designs The mission of Writers' Web Designs is to provide websites that are both professional and affordable for authors to promote their books online. They also offer an online community for authors to discuss and learn about book promotion.
Software For Writers
Character Pro Real writers and audiences know that the characters are one of the most important elements of a great story. Character Pro provides a proven system for understanding human behaviour, helping you to create your character. Character Pro isolates each part of the character, providing tools and extensive help files to guide you to a well-rounded, complex and realistic character.
Creative Writing Software, Freelance Writing, Drama, and Fiction Writing Software Creative writing software is designed to orchestrate all elements required for successful writing, from freelance writing to novels. The visual arts of script writing and play writing also make heavy use of fiction writing software design as a driving force of effective scriptwriting.
Dreampack For Writers Dreampack for Writers is a collection of 57 labour-saving and recreational programs that help writers organise, work, play, learn and get the most from their PC.
Plots Unlimited Plots Unlimited is an award-winning software for fiction writers and is the only such software created by a successful, working stage/screen/TV writer! It is an elegant, easy-to-use software program that helps fiction writers generate solidly constructed story plots and outlines. It is regarded as an indispensable tool by thousands of successful writers throughout the world.
Script Writing Software This page offers script writing software products that are arranged by popularity.
StoryCraft Writer's Software The Story Creation Software takes all your story ideas and helps you transform them into fully-developed short stories, novels and screenplays.
The Writer's Software Companion The Writer's Software Companion is a multimedia learning system for fiction writers and is an extraordinary tool for novelists, playwrights, screenwriters, short-story writers and authors of all kinds.
Poetry Contest Scams The International Library of Poetry is one of several organisations of poor repute operating under the internet domains poetry.com and poets.com. Once known as the "National" Library of Poetry, they are now "International."
More Fabulous Resources For Writers of All Genres...
Young Writers' Resources
A+ Research and Writing Step by step guide to researching and writing a paper, finding information in cyberspace and your library and links to great online research and writing resources.
Creative Writing For Teens Comprehensive resources for young writers, including advice, places to publish and links to every genre of writing.
Headliners Headliners is a UK-wide news agency producing news, features and comment by young people for everyone.
Through a unique learning through journalism programme, young people aged 8 to 19 research and write stories on issues that are important to them for publication in national and local newspapers, magazines, television and radio.
Stone Soup Stone Soup is unique among children's magazines it's the only magazine made up entirely of the creative work of children. 8 - 13-year-olds from all over the world contribute their engrossing stories, evocative poems, book reviews and gorgeous art work to Stone Soup.
The Writing Child A resource site for children/young writers. Periodically, the site is updated with articles to assist the young writer, tips to encourage and links and markets to other publications and sites especially for young writers.
Perfect Publishers LtdPerfect Publishers is a print-on-demand publishing company, which frankly I would regard as the best in the UK. They pay you 100% Royalties. As authors themselves, they passionately believe that ALL royalties should be that of the author. Very highly recommended for anyone wanting to publish their book quickly and cost-effectively.
Markets For Non-Fiction Here is an alphabetical list of publishers of non-fiction, all of whom are currently willing to accept unsolicited material, or at least an ititial approach from an unpublished writer, without the need for an agent.
Markets For Novels An alphabetical list of publishers of fiction, all of whom are currently willing to accept unsolicited material, or at least an initial approach from an unpublished writer, without the need for an agent. (Tip: A preliminary phone call to check the name of the appropriate editor to submit to is always a good idea.)
Rainy Day Corner Publishing The focus of Rainy Day Corner Publishing helping our children be the best writers they can be, all while having fun and possibly being published and paid along the way. The site also includes articles, market listings, tips, and writing focused links to further broaden our children's knowledge of writing.
Publishers
Book Sites
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Grotesque - A Gothic Epic G. E. Graven's gothic epic, GROTESQUE, now available online. From the fall of angels to the rise of a medieval Armageddon. Lazarus, a grotesque, must stop his mother, Lucifael, from escaping Hell. An historical epic
