Links to useful websites...
Here's a great site to exercise your writing skills and keep your brain in gear, and an opportunity to have something published online and receive feedback. Paragraph Planet is a creative writing website which has been publishing one 75-word paragraph every day since November 2008. Famous authors, aspiring writers and occasional dabblers have all got involved, submitting a mixture of twist-in-the-tale - See more at: http://paragraphplanet.com/#sthash.KaGi5Kr8.dpuf
Are you trying to track down a half-remembered poem or just need to find a copy of a favourite one: try this website. www.poemhunter.com/.
Try Sally Jenkins' website: its all about writing - you will find a list of writing competitions - some of them free to enter - various genres. http://sally-jenkins.com/category/competitions/
www.historyorb.com
A great website for looking up dates, birth dates, facts related to specific dates and famous people, events etc.
A great website for looking up dates, birth dates, facts related to specific dates and famous people, events etc.
http://www.writersandartists.co.uk
helpful articles for writers on this website by A C Black publishers of Writers' and Artists' Yearbook
helpful articles for writers on this website by A C Black publishers of Writers' and Artists' Yearbook
'Easy Money For Writers And Wannabes', is now available to download from Amazon. http://maggiecobbett.co.uk/books/easy-money-for-writers-and-wannabes/
Having run a workshop at Swanwick, written an article for Writing Magazine and given talks to several groups on the art of selling 'fillers', I've often been asked to create a handy guide, so here it is. I hope it will be of interest and help to tide you over the 'dry patches' that most of us experience. Your first sale will give you your money back several times over!
Having run a workshop at Swanwick, written an article for Writing Magazine and given talks to several groups on the art of selling 'fillers', I've often been asked to create a handy guide, so here it is. I hope it will be of interest and help to tide you over the 'dry patches' that most of us experience. Your first sale will give you your money back several times over!
http://www.lightenup-online.org/ publishes light verse.
A small press publisher calling for submission of children's books http://www.mothersmilkbooks.com/submissions
https://wrekinwriters.wordpress.com/
Another local writers' group. Competitions.
Another local writers' group. Competitions.
http://www.womagwriter.blogspot.com
A good blog concentrating on the magazine market.
A good blog concentrating on the magazine market.
http://www.mslexia.co.uk
Aimed at women writers - a high standard more literary magazine. Compeititons.
Aimed at women writers - a high standard more literary magazine. Compeititons.
http://www.dailywritingtips.com
http://www.thesalopianpoetrysociety.webeden.co.uk
A local poetry society - compeititions
A local poetry society - compeititions
http://www.writingmagazine.co.uk
Home of the well known writing mags - lots of info, book store, competitions etc. And of course there's the ever popular forum.
Home of the well known writing mags - lots of info, book store, competitions etc. And of course there's the ever popular forum.
http://www.writers-online.co.uk
A writers forum run by Writing Magazine - a good place to chat and ask questions of other writers of all levels
A writers forum run by Writing Magazine - a good place to chat and ask questions of other writers of all levels
http://www.poemhunter.com
A website where you can find that elusive poem you half remember
A website where you can find that elusive poem you half remember
http://www.advicetowriters.com
http://www.dellagalton.co.uk
A successful writer for the magazines - there are some useful links on this site.
A successful writer for the magazines - there are some useful links on this site.
http://www.lynnehackles.com
Lynne's blog has some useful links.
Lynne's blog has some useful links.
http://www.teresaashby.blogspot.com
A writer who is published in the women's magazines. More interesting links.
A writer who is published in the women's magazines. More interesting links.
http://www.codsallhistory.org
A starting point when researching local history
A starting point when researching local history
http://www.freelancemarketnews.com
A great little magazine. Free to enter competition in each issue. Advice on which markets to aim for. An opportunity for subscribers to have a free critique.
http://www.abebooks.com
A brilliant website for finding secondhand and out of print books.l
http://www.littletigerpress.com
keep your eye on this site if you wish to write for the 0-7 age group. There's usually ongoing request for manuscripts and competiution entires.
http://www.ideas4writers.co.uk
A really useful site for viewing ideas, lists, writing advice and loads more.
http://quillersplace.wordpress.com
An interesting site - you can view a copy of the guidelines on writing a 'My Weekly' pocket novel.
http://www.paragraphplanet.com
A new website inviting you to submit a 75 word paragraph - run by the publishers of Penguin Books - useful site for writers.
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk
http://www.cafelit.co.uk
A great little website where you can submit flash fiction and longer stories. If they end up in their anthology you will be paid a royalty.
A new website inviting you to submit a 75 word paragraph - run by the publishers of Penguin Books - useful site for writers.
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk
http://www.cafelit.co.uk
A great little website where you can submit flash fiction and longer stories. If they end up in their anthology you will be paid a royalty.