Useful Info
Useful Resources
for Writers
Useful Resources
for Writers
Finding resources to help you write is always helpful, so for my own budding students and anyone else working on their writing projects, here are some helpful places to look:
My own book on writing, all the way through to self-publishing, of course!
Just click on the image and you'll find it on Amazon.
My own book on writing, all the way through to self-publishing, of course!
Just click on the image and you'll find it on Amazon.
And my own blog: Writing on the Edge
And some other useful writing and writer's services:
Let's share the love for some people who hand out awesome tips on writing, publishing, marketing and everything in between – some free, some not, so check them out carefully:
www.writersandartists.co.uk Insider information in this blog from the editor of The Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook and guest experts – including myself.
www.thebookseller.com
Trade magazine for the publishing and bookselling industry
www.meetup.com/londonwriterscafe/
A group for anyone who shares an enthusiasm for creative writing, with an online presence, but also monthly London meetings.
www.nanowrimo.org/
A challenge for any writer, this encourages you to churn out an incredible number of words in a month. Give it a go – runs throughout November each year
www.nanowripo.org
The NaNoWriMo challenge but for poetry. Runs in April each year.
www.unbound.co.uk
A new venture of co-operation between readers and authors.
www.tametechy.com
A very helpful site for the novice blogger.
www.creativeindie.com
A useful resource for self-published authors & artists.
https://writersforensicsblog.wordpress.com/
Just about the best resource i've come across to help you with all kinds of forensices and Doug Lyle MD will answer your writerly questions too - amazingly helpful.
http://www.sfwa.org/other-resources/for-authors/writer-beware/
Writer Beware is a publishing industry watchdog group that provides information and warnings about the many scams and schemes that threaten writers.
Some truly inspirational self-published authors:
www.creativepenn.com
Joanna Penn’s powerhouse of information for indie/self-published authors.
http://www.thebookdesigner.com/
Joel Friedlander – practical self-help for indie/self-published authors
http://rachelabbottwriter.com/
Successful indie-published author, blogs on a number of topics.
http://wp.me/p3H3zA-6E
Debrah Martin’s round-up of competitions and awards open to Indie authors
And if you need literary/critique/editorial/formatting services:
http://www.writersworkshop.co.uk/ editorial, critique, courses and an annual writer’s festival.
http://www.sfep.org.uk/
The Society for Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP) is a professional organisation based in the UK for editors and proofreaders.