Writing Tips

Writing Tips Links

• Tips Products International How to write, edit, and self publish tips, booklets for advertising, marketing, and promotion.
  
• Write To Inspire The Complete Resource and Tip Site for Inspirational and Christian Writers.
  
• The Creative Cauldron A site for writers, photographers, artists and other creative people. Articles and links.
  
• Perseverance, Publishing and the Urge to Write By James Van Pelt.
  
• How to Make Yourself Irresistible Essay about getting an agent or publisher.
  
• Write Tools: Editors' and Writers' Toolkit A practical, categorized compilation of Web-based references for professional writers and editors.
  
• The Editorial Department Writing tips included in this publishers site.
  
• Fear of Writing Suffering will make our writing real, give it depth and integrity.
  
• Overcoming Writer's Block Learn to cluster, free-write and revise to improve your writing.
  
• Aunt Sarah's Plotting Recipe By Sarah Smith.
  
• Suggestions for Revising Prose Suggestions, with good and bad examples of each.
  
• Freelance Writing Advice and links to help jump-start a freelance writing career. Short article.
  
• What is Good Hypertext Writing? A cogent guide to using hypertext effectively and avoiding pitfalls.
  
• Writing for the Web A research project about how users read on the Web and how authors should write their Web pages (a study by John Morkes and Jakob Nielsen): includes downloadable files, tasks, and questionnaires to allow replicated or revised experiments.
  
• Choosing an E-publisher A guide to get the most of your e-published work by Terje Johansen.
  
• A Writer's Tool Kit An online community and learning resource for both aspiring and established writers; a companion forum to the book of the same name by author/teacher Carroll Dale Short
  
• Writing Tips Depot By Syneca Featherstone. Contract tips for writers. See bottom of page for other tips.
  
• How to Write a Manuscript Provides an explanation about how to write manuscripts and how to submit for publication.
  
• Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Free or low-fee representation for low-income writers, only US lawyers are listed here. From Stu's Comic Strip Connection site.
  
• Daily Tonic Tips and advice with daily articles on how to write, from bestselling Irish author, Gareth O'Callaghan.
  
• William Safire's Rules Rules for writers.
  
• Elezabeth Berry's Free Writing Tips How to write instructions, how to successfully release web-based software, product descriptions, writing for ISO certification, creating training materials, creating children's stories illustrations for stories.
  
• TheVinesNetwork Writers and The Muse: Writing as a way of being.
  
• Beginning Writer's FAQ From the InkSpot site.
  
• A Home for Wayward Words Articles by freelance writer Beverly Lucey on language, ethics, and stupid uses of punctuation. Ideas to overcome writer's block. Thoughts on writing contests, plagiarism, and why people bother writing at all.
  
• Victory Page A source of original articles by Victory Crayne on motivation and writing fiction or non-fiction.
  
• Creative Writing Tips Hints on writing, from starting out to submitting a manuscript. The emphasis is on short story fiction. Site is not complete.
  
• Writing a Critique of a Novel Walk through the steps required to write a novel critique.
  
• Funds for Writers Gives writers sources of grants, fellowships, contests, awards, markets and nonprofit partners so they can make a living at words, not seeking work.
  
• Getting Published in America What does it take to get your first book published in America in the millennium?
  
• Maggie Klee Lichtenberg With 20 years of publishing experience, Maggie helps aspiring/seasoned authors and publishers complete, publish, market, and distribute their work through customized coaching sessions via telephone.
  
• An Agent's Typical Day Sheree Bykofsky's Ask the Agent.
  
• Why Write For The Web? Article featuring helpful hints for writers on the web.
  
• Adventures in Writing With Janie Lynn Panagopoulos.
  
• Allexperts Writing Q&A Veteran writers answer your questions about writing and publishing books, magazine articles, screenplays.
  
• Litopia Corporation International literary agents. Site contains useful "how-to" information on the business of getting published.
  
• Erica Jong's Tips For Writers Weekly tips for writers by Erica Jong.
  
• Pure Fiction Offers tips for writers, writers' competitions, a guide for Internet research for writers, and more.
  
• Common Mistakes in Manuscripts By Jerry Gross, Editor of Editors on Editing.
  
• Writers R Us Some writing tips and links. Site also publishes writing.
  
• Be A Better Writer Hints and suggestions for aspiring freelance authors. Felice Prager's articles.
  
• Polishing Your Writing How good does your work need to be before you submit it to an editor?
  
• Writing in the Age of the Network A brief text of ideas about authoring in an age of multi-media: the computer's effect on writing, the book as a media space, and an invitation to respond.
  
• Writing for the Web Guidelines and tips for writing articles, tutorials, white or green papers, and other ruminations for online magazines, corporate and educational Web sites, and other online content.
  
• Writer's Heaven Published freelance writer and short story book author, Pam Calvert, gives valuable information to get you on the road to publication.
  
• Agents: A Primer Copyright 1996-2000 Harold D. Underdown.
  
• Insights from Editors Insights From Editors, Agents, Authors. Library of articles from AuthorLink.
  
• Get Into It A site specifically dealing with writer's block. Includes advice, resources, exercises.
  
• How To Answer an Essay Question Clear, concise explanation of the structure of an essay, with a sample opening paragraph. Very user-friendly.
  
• Learn How to Write and Sell Genre Fiction Learn How to Write and Sell Genre Fiction, a step-by-step guide on cassette.
  
• Cheat Sheets for Writers 36 dramatic situations. 5 basic conflicts, 20 master plots, 12 steps to intimacy, and editing.
  
• Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal Provides instructions on how to write a funding proposal along with examples. Designed as a tool for graduate students and others who want to learn more about the proposal writing process. By S. Joseph Levine.
  
• Wordwrights Canada Director Susan Ioannou provides handbooks for writers, manuscript reading, editing services, and The Poetry Tutorial writer's correspondence course, as well as contest listings and links to important Canadian sites of interest to writers.
  
• Write a Killer Release by Dr. Paul Hartunian
  
• Warnings and Cautions for Writers A webpage focusing on warnings for writers about areas in which they should protect themselves
  
• Electronic Publishing Q&A by Karen Wiesner Author Karen Wiesner writes an award-winning, monthly column on the topic of electronic publishing. Submit your questions from the site. Check the archives.
  
• The Process of Publishing a Novel You've got an idea for a novel. Now what?
  
• Getting the Right Agent Article from Sarah Smith, Sisters in Crime.
  
• Freelance Writing Market A short guide on how to market your writing, freelance style. Written by Vanessa Mullins.
  
• Bookspartner.com Tips for the business side of writing from a site for a book about writing with a partner.
  
• What Do Publishers Do? Inside scoop on the business of publishing and why editors choose some books and decline others. Written by Bill Germano, Vice-president of Routledge.
  
• How To Write A Book And Get It Published In Record Time ETA Online Review resources for authors and writers, tips from one of the Education and Training Academy's writers.
  
• Can Quotes Inspire Creativity? Article suggests ways to use quotations to inspire your creativity.
  
• Writing For a Book Packager How to cash in on an under exploited market.
  
• Basic Steps for Writers Pages of basic information that answer some of the questions raised by the many thousands of writers who visit the author.co.uk site.
  
• What Can We Learn About Success From Published Writers? Article offers ideas for writers to get published online.
  
• Talewins Writing Tips An index to the writing tips articles freely available on the Tale Wins Literary Agency web site.
  
• The Agency Agreement By Ivan Hoffman.
  
• Monica Wood's Writing Tips Monica Wood is a novelist and short-story writer who teaches fiction workshops. Her website features tips for writers, updated monthly.
  
• Write Great Queries How To Write Great Queries Without Resorting To Threats, Bribery or Coercion. By Wendy Keller, ForthWrite Literary Agency
  
• Published!  How to Reach Writing Success Collection of free advice on getting published and making a living as a writer. From Marcia Yudkin.
  
• Joanne Reid's Writers Page I've had a page for writers since 1994. Since then I have written articles, taught courses, written a couple of novels (unsold), and become very involved with internet work.
  
• What Makes a Good Short Story? Analysis of what makes short fiction work.
  
• Chronicles Of An Internet Writer Helpful articles and links. Articles focus on: publishing, writing, writing portals, promotional tips.
  
• A Hero at Heart Over 190 romance authors define the perfect hero.
  
• A Good Read Article "How to Create A Free E-Book", Newsletter Archive with useful information for writers. Three link pages filled with free software, writing sites and other useful sites for writers.
  
• 7 Powerful Tips for Getting Published Bestselling author offers writing advice on creating manuscripts that sell. The pre-published writer's guide to selling a novel.
  
• How Do I Get Published Cader Books book publishing FAQ.
  
• Tips, Tools and Ideas to Improve Writing Includes tips for writers, grammar helps, and a guide to online resources.
  
• Dale Keiger What editors want.
  
• Ivan Hoffman This attorney hosts a great site discussing writers' legal issues. Also about publishing on the Net.
  
• Writing Articles & Interviews Articles from The Internet Writing Journal.
  
• Ray's Writing Tips Mainly links to search engines. Some essays about writing can be found by clicking the links to the left and scrolling down a couple of times.
  
• Vicki Hinze Writers Aids Writers' Aids consist of Tip Sheets, articles, seminar notes for aspiring or multi-published authors, beginner through advanced. Articles cover topics on the writing craft, the industry, and the writing life. Also an email list at Onelist.
  
• Ink -- Homage to the written word Tips and links by writers.
  
• Writing in Flow Contains excerpts & sample exercises from the Los Angeles Times Bestseller Writing in Flow.
  
• Work911 Article Index Free articles on writing so you can improve.
  
• Whenyouwrite.com A writer's resource site. get published, beat writer's block, contests.
  
• Write Australian How to write about Australia.
  
• Wesselmann's Page for Writers Debbie Lee Wesselmann, published novelist and short story writer, provides tips and reading selections for fiction writers. Updated monthly. Contact information provided.
  
• How to Title Blockbuster Novels A simple at-a-glance system for authors and publishers straining to find a title for their next big blockbuster novel.
  
• The Paying Writing Market Paying market sources for your writing, and tips for submitting a professional manuscript to increase your chance for acceptance. Written by Christina VanGinkel.
  
• Cap Parlier's Books FAQ about writing and being published.
  
• Wacky Writer's World A forum for the discussion of topics of interest to writers. Also at the site is a monthly newsletter for writers which provides in-depth feature articles, interviews with publishing professionals and authors, and market tips.
  
• How to Get Happily Published Sensible solutions for getting happily published.
  
• How to Tell a Legitimate Press How to tell if a new or small press is legitimate.
  
• Why Do Writers Need a Website Gives advice on why writers need a website to market themselves and tips on creating a website for their services.
  
• About Agents From Dan Perez, writer and editor.
  
• Knowledge Hound - Writing Links to how-to guides, tutorials and tips on novels, plot, poetry, fiction, screenwriting, comics, business and research writing.
  
• Hot Tips For Hot Writers How writing erotic fiction compares with writing other fiction.
  
• Over the Back Fence Articles for writers in the Writers Resources section.