Great Links Page

• Veritasse - christian artists | home
• If you're a Christian writer, poet, actor, choreographer, artist, musician, in fact anything to do with the artistic expression of your faith then you must visit this site.
  
• Writing Club - be not alone
• A great website for all writers, especially if you want some sympathetic feedback on your work. This is what they have to say about themselves: "We all like to be inspired to write and to have others read our words. We are the people living the dream, who love words, love writing and thanks to perseverance, talent, luck or whatever else, are, or will be, recognized for our efforts. To keep your dream alive, join other writers in our friendly members’ online writing club.Post your own work on the site and receive helpful feedback from other writers. Meanwhile, you can enter your members-only free competitions to win a cash prize and online publication."
  
• Writers Giveaway.com - over $3k in free writing goodies!
• Sign up for the WriteStreet Newsletter and you immediately get access to a host of free goodies for writers. Here are just a few: Novel writing software; Writing Success Secrets! pdf; How to Structure Your Short Story pdf; The Writer's Best Friend (research tool); The Guide to Writing Dialogue pdf plus lots more.
  
• Coffee Break for writers e-zine
• A free monthly e-zine for writers and by writers. They say "We are a paying market!" Here's a site that offers a thoughtful and interesting range of helpful items in the form of an online e-zine. Some of the topics covered in the current edition: Feature: "Find Time to Write (An Acrostic)", Book Review: "Purple Snowflake Marketing", Questions and Answers About Freelance Writing, Success Café, Writing and Publishing News, Writing Exercise, Observances and Holidays (Ideas Included), Legal Information, Advertising Information.
  
• The National Association of Writers in Education
• The National Association of Writers in Education (NAWE) is the one organization supporting the development of creative writing of all genres and in all educational and community settings throughout the UK.
  
• onlyonechapter.com - discovering and promoting new writers
• is a website designed to discover and promote new writing talent. OnlyOneChapter.com say they have the unique support and registration from publishers internationally to help writers achieve their publishing goal - to be discovered and have their book published. They aim to help writers - established or unpublished, agented or unagented - market their work nationally and internationally. Sounds good, so take a look and check them out.
  
• Novel Writing from 'The Easy Way to Write'
• The Easy Way to Write brings you free writing tips on all genre writing - from creating ideas to how to write well, from self motivation to planning, writing and completing your books, novels, short stories or articles, all the way to getting published. Even beyond, to successfully promoting and marketing your work. F-R-E-E writing course.
  
• Sylvia Kent - freelance writer and journalist
• Here is an excellent example of a writers' blog. My friend Sylvia Kent is a freelance journalist and has put some of her work onto a blog which has resulted in some great publicity, good contacts and several commissions. Take encouragement from this and think seriously about creating your own blog to showcase your work.
  
• Writing creatively and successfully at ScribblePad (uk)
• Scribblepad was formed in late 2005 to offer a unique reference point on how to write creatively. Produced by a team of creative writers, Scibblepad provides readers with insight and extensive information on how to write creatively. They say "Our concern was that there was no single UK resource for interesting features and practical advice on this subject. Our features and articles are written by professional journalists and experts - who have a particular interest, or a background in this area."
  
• Contact an Author - helps you find the author you need
• This site helps you find authors available for talks, workshops, school visits, interviews, after-dinner speaking, world book day events and commissions. you can search for authors by name or by your requirements and locate local authors. database includes fiction and non-fiction writers, novelists, children's authors, biographers and poets.
  
• Chapter One Promotions
• Chapter One Promotions tell me they “offer exciting opportunities to aspiring and established writers. Our workshops are led by experienced facilitators and we provide a story critique service analysed by our prolific authors and industry based story readers. We also run the annual International Open Short Story Competition and the Open Poetry Competition, both of which offer substantial prizes.”
  
• Writing Corner.com
• Writing Corner has a wealth of information on contests, market news, links to other resources, as well as a great how-to section called Tips and Tricks. "Sign up for our Monthly Newsletter," they say, "and get inspired to write more, write better and conquer those doubt demons. Find your favourite writers, learn valuable writing tips, stay abreast of the industry...it will all be here on Writing Corner."
  
• Writers Store - Essentials for Writers and Filmmakers
• Founded in 1982 under the name The Writers' Computer Store®, The Writers Store LLC is a privately owned resource center for writers and filmmakers worldwide. They say: "We simply strive every day to provide professional and aspiring writers and filmmakers with the best specialized products and information relevant to their success."
  
• Fetchbook - New & Used Books - find the lowest price
• FetchBook.Info is completely independent, and does not contain any promotional material or ads. Every book price comparison is done in real time and scans 103 book stores. Using this service, you can find any book you want, see information about it and compare its total cost, including the shipping costs to your destination, to find the deal that's best for you. The results link you directly to the book page at the book store site, where you can easily order the book. In addition, you can find selected book reviews sites on the book resources page.
  
• AskAboutWriting.net
• Askaboutwriting is a bright and cheerful site of news, views and a host of other interesting stuff. They say, “we publish general writing news and news of events, competitions, and what's on where, in addition to a growing list of reviewed writer-relevant websites. We update on Saturdays.” Well worth a look. Recommended.
  
• EliteSkills.com
• eliteskills.com is a site that will appeal to the younger writer. There's a forum where you can post your work and get and give comments, plus articles, Shoutbox, meet friends, and such. Signup is free.
  
• LiteratureTraining .com
• LiteratureTraining.com is an informative site where writers and all those involved in creating or supporting new writing and literature can find out about the wealth of training and professional development opportunities available in the UK. They have a searchable database of training, events and opportunities, Creative writing courses and a heap of other stuff.
  
• Wise Words on Writing
• WiseWordsOnWriting is the web site of Donna-Lane Nelson offering editing, analysis and a shove in the right direction if you’ve got a bit lost. Sign up for her excellent newsletter with better than most articles on the writing craft. Send an email to [email protected] putting Subscribe in the subject line. You won’t be sorry.
  
• MsLexia - the magazine for women who write
• Now, being a bloke I feel a little out of my depth here, not to say even slightly intimidated by all the girl power bursting from this site. So best let them speak for themselves: “Mslexia tells you all you need to know about exploring your creativity and getting into print.
  No other magazine provides Mslexia's unique mix of debate and analysis, advice and inspiration; news, reviews, interviews; competitions, events, courses, grants. All served up with a challenging selection of new poetry and prose. Mslexia is read by top authors and absolute beginners. A quarterly masterclass in the business and psychology of writing, it's the essential magazine for women who write.”
  See what I mean, chaps? OK, who’s for a pint and a pasty?
  
• Inter-Read - writers, readers, short stories and books world-wide
• Inter-Read is described as a not-for-profit writers’ showcase. Submit your short story, poetry or even extracts from your full-length books. Practically every genre you can think of is represented.
  
• WriteWords - writing community - jobs, directory, forums, articles for writers
• WriteWords is a site that “aims to be a source of inspiration and feedback to writers, offering support, advice, must-read interviews and articles from top writing names, as well as inside info on the latest writing jobs, opportunities, competitions and news.” Lots of good stuff here.
  
• Ideas4Writers.co.uk - publishing, self-publishing, ideas & inspiration
• Great ideas to make you a better writer. Hundreds of ideas to inspire and improve your writing. 100 new ideas every month, plus what ifs, anniversaries, writing engines, discussion forums, writers' bookshop, computer & word processor help and much more.
  
• BBC - WritersRoom
• Visit The Writers Room at the BBC website for much useful information on writing for TV, Radio and Film. Download Word templates to help you set out your scripts correctly. The usual BBC quality.
  They say: "BBC WritersRoom is always on the lookout for fresh, new, talented writers for a changing britain . when we find them, we do everything we can to get their voice heard."
  
• Everyone Who's Anyone in adult trade publishing,
• A website listing hundreds of top literary agents, editors and publishers in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. It’s an excellent resource, and best of all, it’s free! There’s also a quirky twist to these listings, take a look and you’ll see what I mean.
  
• Writers Copyright Association United Kingdom
• The WCA claim to be the leading UK association for protection of literary work. You can register your work on-line in a secure environment and be fully protected in minutes, they say. They also offer legal contracts for film and film templates.
  
• Literary Agents search: find by genre in our uk literary agents directory
• Find UK literary agents and publishers in their searchable literary agents and publishers database / listing / directory. Writers and authors services, writers resources, authors resources, writers help, writers groups and circles. Authors help, new author, writers workshop, creative writing, proofreaders and editors, ghostwriters.
  
• Andrea Semple
• Andrea has written her first novel and now has her own web site, which, she says, “is aimed at writers (as well as my own readers) and includes advice on how to secure a novel deal, interviews with best selling authors, a writing tips newsletter, a tongue-in-cheek guide to understanding literary agents plus much more.”
  
• NickFletcher.co.uk
• All about crime novelist Nick Fletcher, including snippets from his stories. There’s an excellent page on tips for getting published. It’s worth a visit just for those - and who knows, you could have a web site like his one day!
  
• Directory of Writers' Circles, courses and workshops
• An interesting site which is well worth a visit. They also produce a Directory of Writers’ Circles in the UK. They have links to workshops, courses, writing holidays, festivals and a whole lot more.
  
• The Hilary Johnson Authors' Advisory Service
• The Hilary Johnson Authors' Advisory Service is a "proven reading/criticism service for novelists, writers of short stories and children's books. also authors of full-length non-fiction. specialist advice available for science fiction/fantasy, radio/tv/film scripts and poetry."