Inkygirl: Daily Diversions For Writers

I find the idea of an open source online encylopedia fascinating and scary at the same time. Wikipedia.org is a free, multilingual encyclopedia apparently created entirely by volunteers. I found out about this in Wired, but haven’t yet been able to get through to the site yet. Traffic overload, perhaps? Anyway, I’m interested in checking [...]

Just found out about SmartWriters.com, which an online resource for those who read, teach or write literature for young people. Resources include a section of submission guideline links and a free monthly ezine called “Smart Writers Journal”. I think the site might still be under development since some of the writers’ links in the navigation [...]

For those trying to figure out how much postage to put on SASEs, here are some useful tools:
Canada Post rates
U.S. postal rates (here are international rates)

As a Canadian writer being paid mainly by U.S. markets, doing my finances can be somewhat of a pain when trying to convert payments and expenses across currencies. In case any of you are in a similar situation, you might find x-rates.com: Looks up PAST currency rates. I find this handy when entering business expenses [...]

John Hewitt’s Writer’s Resource Center is an excellent source of articles related to the craft and business of writing, with a special section on writing poetry. The site also has discussion forums which appear extraordinarily noise-free. The freelance opportunity board, for example, has quite a few recent postings from publishers looking for freelancers.

Kathy Summers says she is no longer going to be publishing her