Web Resources
Online Word Processors
Zoho- My Current Favorite. Business oriented Office Suite
Google Docs- With the power of Google, the most popular
Buzzword- Now part of the Acrobat online suite, unique looking WP that throws away the “Office” Look
Ulteo Open Office- Online Beta
Communities
CritiqueCircle- Online Workshop
WritersCafe.org- Online Community for all writers.
Forward Motion- Since 1998
National Novel Writing Month- Community for writers participating in NaNoWriMo.
Meetup- The Place to find local offline writers groups
Yahoo Groups- Find or Create your own Group
Ning - Create a social network for writers
Markets
Writer’s Market- The 600 lb. Gorilla
Fiction Factor Markets: Fiction Factor’s Site is a good all around Resource, but the Market section is especially well-laid out by Genre and Pay Rate.
The Market List- Umm, A Market List?
Speculations: Online writer’s market. Blog isn’t updated too often, but a good resource.
Story Pilot- Nicely laid out Search Engine
Well-Told Tales- Pulp Fiction Podcasts need writers.
Writer Beware: SFWA’s site listing scams, cons, and dishonest publishers and agents. Good introduction to the business side of writing.
Agents
Fiction Addiction- Nice Agent List on this emerging site.
LitMatch- Dating site for writers. Find your perfect business partner and representative.
Style guides
AutoCrit- Online Grammar Wizard. Try it free with 800 words at a time, or register for full functionality.
Red Inkworks- Resource page.
Strunk and White- Online at Bartleby in a searchable format. Actually, This site has many good reference books.
Writerisms and Other Sins – Article from SFWA by C.J.Cherryh
Getting it Done
Snowflake metaphor for completing a novel
150 resources- Almanacs, style and citation guides, how-to’s, organization and more.
Everything You Need to Know About Writing Successfully – in Ten Minutes, by Stephen King
Humor
101 reasons to stop writing- Monthly demotivators
Turkey City Lexicon- Humorous but true writing terms from a famous Science Fiction Workshop
More
WritersFM- Writer Interview podcasts
Live Writers- You Tube Clone featuring interviews, news and book trailers
Lifehack – Daily resource for Getting more done with your life
How many of Me- Basic statistical analysis showing how common any given name is in the US. There’s only one of Me! check out how your characters stack up
Writing Instruction
These are paid sites that offer writing instruction:
New NovelistPopular writing program. If you’ve googled novel writing, you’ve seen their ads.
Novel Writing Made Easy – If you’ve been trying and trying to get your novel done, this 97 page workbook might be just the ticket. Check out the testimonials- I’ve actually heard of these writers!
Murder by Proxy- Mystery E-book selling a new approach to formatting your novel. Heavy on the resources.
