Inkygirl: Daily Diversions For Writers

I’ll be offline until the first week in October, so no Inkygirl updates until then. My Market Watch column on Writersmarket.com will still be updated, however (please note that you can only see the first two items in the column unless you’re a subscriber).

In addition to having an online writing blog and useful resource links for writers, Angela Giles Klocke has some great Advice For Young Writers. Topics include: “So, You Want To Be A Writer?”, “Kids Can Publish Novels Too!”, “School - Not An Obstacle In Your Way”, and “Editors - Not Your Enemy After All”. If [...]

I’ll say straight off that this site won’t help your writing career at all (and you shouldn’t visit if you’re the easily offended type), but I was still fascinated by Notwriting.com, whose mission statement says: “NotWriting.com is all about making lazy-ass writers feel better about procrastinating. Let’s face it, writing is hard work [...]

Write From Home’s tagline reads: “Helping writers manage kids and clips under one roof.” The site was named of the best 101 Best Sites For Writers by Writers Digest Magazines two years in a row, and includes columns and articles useful to freelancers as well as a special section of humorous quotes from children, spouses [...]

Looking for a short story critique group? Short Story Writers describes itself as “a small, friendly and free critique group devoted to the purpose of helping writers to refine and polish their writing skills through group interaction and critiquing.” The service is free, and their membership includes both published as well as nonpublished writers. To [...]

While browsing job sites, I’ve seen a lot of listings which refer writers to the 982Press site. Before you submit anything to this company, be sure to check out this WritersWeekly Warnings Report!