Writers resources
After being online for a couple of years, every day, fifteen hours a day, and after searching, researching, finding, and collecting writers’ resources that cover all the bases for a freelance writer, you might have little time left to actually WRITE. As a writer my whole life and a college instructor for about a fourth of that life, I always wanted, always felt compelled to write for a living. But I taught at night, helped students in a learning center during the day, and usually had students over every weekend. So I was way to devoted to the human-end, way too invested in helping them write—and therefore had no time for my own efforts.
With 911 and my own self-reassessment, as well as an offer to “retire” so others at the college district could keep their jobs, I made a major move. I quit classified work AND teaching, taking a risk that the unemployment would not run out before my writing business kicked in. In that first year of freedom from the outside world, I researched manically: I collected and studied and re-read every one of the writers’ resources I found most valuable then.
Now, I refer these writers’ resources to you, that you might benefit from my hundreds of hours online without having to go the same route yourself:
Another Realm (formerly Predators and Editors)- www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/
Publishing
A Glossary of Publishing Terms-http://romancedivas.com/writers%20resources/GlossaryofPublishingTerms.pdf
Article Writing Publicity- http://www.publicityadvisor.com/articlefaqs.html
Job boards markets network soulutions
Elance- http://www.elance.com/c/rfp/main/rfpmkt.pl?rid=QOAL&catId=10205
Creative Writing Jobs- http://www.creative-writing-secrets.com/creative-writing-jobs.htm
NewsJobs.net- http://www.newsjobs.net/world/default.asp
Contracted Work- http://www.contractedwork.com/rt.cfm?CatID=17
Writers Only Free Classifieds- http://users.wirefire.com/tritt/
Calls for Submission
http://www.connectforkids.org/node/2642
General Writers Resources/Portals
Indispensable Writing Resources- http://www.quintcareers.com/writing/
How to Write a Short Story- http://shortstoryclassics.50megs.com/
Writers on the Net- http://www.writers.com/sagan_classes.html#notebook
Writing.Com- http://www.writing.com/main/writing/online/freelance_writing#writers
Writers’ Break- http://www.publicityadvisor.com/articlefaqs.html
Author Mania Writing Tips- http://www.authormania.com/
Tips for Writers from Erica Jong- http://www.ericajong.com/index.htm
Writers’ Collective- http://writerscollective.org/
The Quality Writing Center- http://users.wirefire.com/tritt/
Whether you are working a “real” (ahem) job and aching to go solo or writing full time and wishing for some compiled writers’ resources so you can keep writing more than researching professional development details, I hope this compilation helps. Best of the best to you.
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