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  • Useful site for all those e-publishing - this is a site for professional authors who have begun producing e-books:

    http://authorselectric.blogspot.co.uk/

    The authors cover fiction, non-fiction, children's, hisotircal, self-help - and they take it in turns to blog on matters of interest to those who are publishing or who just like reading electronic books
  • American editor and blogger Anne Mini, based in Seattle, has a blog which is an encyclopedia of writing advice, particularly useful for authors wishing to target the USA market place.

    Author! Author!

    http://www.annemini.com/
  • Just to let everyone know I am offering free advice on how to write for and sell to the women's magazine market at lydiajones.hubpages.com or via my website www.lydiajones.co.uk and follow the link. No spam, no hidden agenda: just free advice from me to you based on my experience of over 100 published stories. x
  • Bless you, that is a really kind thing to do, Lydia.
  • http://www.read-reviewed.com

    Impartial reviews of e-books - posted on the site, Amazon and Goodreads.
  • [quote=lydia]Just to let everyone know I am offering free advice on how to write for and sell to the women's magazine market at lydiajones.hubpages.com or via my website www.lydiajones.co.uk and follow the link. No spam, no hidden agenda: just free advice from me to you based on my experience of over 100 published stories. x[/quote]

    Wish you'd been around when I started, Lydia - 'Going it alone' was a character-building experience!
  • This post is something to give to family members or significent others who don't understand about living with a writer, and what it means. This should be a poster.


    http://www.rachellegardner.com/2012/04/for-the-ones-you-love/
  • Hi,

    I'm from a new writing website called http://write-connections.com
    It's free to join, with loads of information to help writers, including a comprehensive directory of publishers and literary agents from the UK and Ireland, writers forums, and details of events such as workshops with literary professionals, festivals and competitions.
    you can also follow us on twitter @writeconnect1.

    Thanks

    Rose
  • How to find someone ...

    Google – just input [author’s name]’s agent
    Wikipedia
    IMDb.com (for performers). There’s usually a 14 days' free trial.
    Spotlight.com (for performers). You may have to join to get details.
    And http://www.doollee.com for playwrights.
  • writingexercises.co.uk

    Free writing exercises using random words and phrases.
  • A treasure trove of writing tips, another great resource from mooderino,

    http://www.scoop.it/t/the-funnily-enough
  • Length of copyright in different countries...

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries%27_copyright_length
  • Good one for writers of chicklit - the website is aimed at female writers

    http://www.novelicious.com
  • Just come across this: http://www.writewords.org.uk/
  • I can't think why I didn't come across this one before.

    http://www.novel-writing-help.com/
  • heather pointed this out elsewhere: it's an index compiled by Joanne Phillips (http://joannegphillips.wordpress.com) of articles in Writing Magazine during 2011:

    www.joannegphillips.wordpress.com/2012/01/15/writing-magazine-index-for-2011
  • Hi there,

    I am a professional copy editor and proofreader with over ten years experience. My rates are very reasonable and I have never failed a deadline.

    http://jennifer-nolan.blogspot.co.uk/p/copy-editing-proofreading.html
  • Markets and advice for children's writers, plus clickable directories of children's publishers and agents free at my blog:

    http://loutreleaven.wordpress.com/
  • A really professional, friendly, helpful self-publishing company with a proven track record and oodles of satisfied customers writing in many different genres - happy to have a preliminary chat at no obligation and very clera and open about their pricing after that!

    http://www.silverwoodbooks.co.uk
  • Just discovered this site on jeeves, even a free creative writing course and e.book. http://www.writing-now.com Good old Jeeves!
  • http://www.booktweetingservice.com/p/like-free-review.html

    Great site that puts you in touch with reviewers. I'm on there, but have over 50 books to read and review at the moment.
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/

    The BBC website which gives advice on how to write scripts and examples of scripts from their best shows such as Doctor Who and Sherlock.
  • http://www.wattpad.com/

    A Website in which Writers can post their work for others to view and comment upon. Agents read this site but please keep in mind it is American.
  • Black and white films covering different subjects...

    http://www.britishpathe.com/
  • Another American one. I like it because he explains the concepts so clearly.

    http://www.storymastery.com/
  • Great resource for self-published authors researching publishing services and the publishing industry...

    http://www.theindependentpublishingmagazine.com/
  • http://thehorrificallyhorrifyinghorrorblog.com/ offer reviews & feedback for writers of all levels.
  • http://torbooks.co.uk/2013/01/29/submitting-a-novel-to-tor-uk/

    Currently accepting MSS for SF/Horror
  • The latest news from Smashwords' Mark Coker about self-publishing on ebooks.

    http://www.slideshare.net/Smashwords/how-to-reach-more-readers-with-selfpublished-ebooks
  • Useful for any writer preparing a manuscript for publication, especially for eBook publishing.

    http://www.thebookdesigner.com/
  • I have a monthly competitions update on my blog plus a spreadsheet you can download of all the competitions I've added here: http://womanontheedgeofreality.com/2012/04/12/uk-novel-full-length-works-short-story-and-poetry-writing-competitions-listings-2/

    I also do a weekly author interview called the Thursday Throng. It's designed for indie authors and can include a review and giveway. I share my reviews on Amazon and Goodreads, create a week of tweets and add the link to LinkedIn and my Facebook page too. You can see the guidelines here: http://womanontheedgeofreality.com/2012/08/21/thursday-throng-author-interview-guidelines/

    Finally, I'm compiling a set of blog posts called 101 Book Marketing Ideas for Authors which you can find here: http://womanontheedgeofreality.com/2012/11/13/101-book-marketing-ideas-for-authors/
  • For TBers who have self-pubbed fiction, here's a site that lists book reviewers. Could be useful.

    http://www.gregscowen.com/2012/02/a-few-indie-book-reviewers/
  • [quote=pbw]here's a site that lists book reviewers. [/quote]

    There are very few who review children's fiction, but I'll have a look at the who who have listed that genre. Thanks, pbw.
  • http://www.writingonthewall.org.uk/

    Thought this might be interesting to some of you!
  • Blog (mine) which regularly posts details of free to enter writing competitions and other writerly news.

    http://patsy-collins.blogspot.co.uk/
  • We have recently launched our website and started a monthly writing contest. The website itself is a place to share views, ideas, stories, poetry, research, any topic, any length.
    there is ability to comment, like/dislike. You can also form clubs, essentially run your own magazine where you control what gets published.
    Will be announcing an author of the month via our Facebook page and publicising the most popular entry (have just announced our first winner)
    http://www.scriggler.com
    http://www.facebook.com/scriggler/info - there's a more detailed description of what we do here
    Thanks!
  • pbwpbw
    edited September 2013
    Free online uni-level courses.

    http://www.futurelearn.com/
  • Thanks, pbw. Nothing close to me there. I'd love to do Forensic Science, but it's in Scotland.
  • That's why it's online- you don't need to be anywhere near the uni.
  • Timeline calculator http://wendyswritingnow.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/wendys-story-timeline-version-2-with.html
  • That looks really useful, thanks Mutley!
  • I saw it in a magazine somewhere...

    That a writer gave a link to her website where she had a list / database of thousands of names for use as a resource.

    Does anyone know of this and if so could they post a link to it here?

    Thanks,

    Adrian.
  • Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Quarterly looking for submissions

    http://www.wickedwords.co.uk
  • Hi I, m tori and i offer book cover design services through my website http://coversmartz.com would love to work with all you talented writers on here so drop me a line if I can help with anything.

    Many thanks
    Tori
  • Very interesting website that cover loads.
    http://www.fonerbooks.com/contract.htm
  • tvtropes.org
    nerdist.com
    kalbashir.com
    wordplayer.com
    thewritersjourney.com
  • edited September 2014
    Markets and advice for children's writers, plus clickable directories of children's publishers and agents free at my blog:

    http://loutreleaven.wordpress.com/
    Hello Lou,
    my query is not about the above quote. If poss., if you don't mind I'd like to know if you contributed to any of the Wyvern Press anthologies? I thought I saw your name linked with theirs some place on the web.


  • Hello Carol, thanks for your advice.
  • There's a new/revamped website with advice for writers, short stories and a chance to contribute your own expertise and/or fiction at http://www.writingshortfiction.org.
  • Markets and advice for children's writers, plus clickable directories of children's publishers and agents free at my blog:

    http://loutreleaven.wordpress.com/
    Hello Lou,
    my query is not about the above quote. If poss., if you don't mind I'd like to know if you contributed to any of the Wyvern Press anthologies? I thought I saw your name linked with theirs some place on the web.


    Sorry Patricia just seen this! Yes I had a story in Fangtales, the vampire anthology.
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