For Writers
This is a page for aspiring authors, on the journey of writing. There are some great places to start for new writers. See below for organizations to join, or groups to participate in, helpful books on craft as well as articles to guide you:
Author Secrets
If you need covers, two fabulous places to get covers are 100Covers.com and GetCovers.com
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Tips and Tricks
A great article filled with grammar and punctuation tips can be found here: word.tips/a-guide-to-grammar-and-punctuation
Another great article for grammar and punctuation tips can be found here: https://www.websiteplanet.com/webtools/spell-checker
Below is an article that a member of a youth writing workshop, Anna, and her mother found together on writing for film and theater, which includes a great breakdown on understanding the importance of setting, writing for different kinds of stage productions, how to write in a way that translates to the screen, etc. Her teacher Carol Briggs asked me to include it here so that others could benefit from this great advice. So here you go. I hope it helps.
https://www.theaterseatstore.com/blog/writing-for-theater-film
Websites
If you are looking for information on building websites, take a look at these great sites.
Make a Wish Website Hub— https://makeawebsitehub.com. They also have a ton of other resources that would be helpful for writers in many aspects of maintaining their web presence, such as this social media image sizes cheat sheet: https://makeawebsitehub.com/social-media-image-sizes-cheat-sheet
Website Setup— Here is another in-depth guide from Websitesetup.org – a free resource site dedicated to helping people simplify website creation. A free, step-by-step guide for making a website in an hour or less.
Hosting Fact— https://hostingfacts.com/website-builders
Books on Craft
Writers Helping Writers: The Emotion Thesaurus
How to Gain 100,000 Followers: Twitter Secrets Revealed
Peer Groups
CritiqueCircle.com— This website is a peer group for writers to work together, critique, and share ideas.
Writing.Com— This website is a peer group for writers to work together, critique, and share ideas.
Scribophile— This website is a peer group for writers to work together, critique, and share ideas.
Meetup.com— This website (or another like it) can help you connect with writers who share your interests. As always, take precautions when joining any new group!
The Next Big Writer— This website has contests, and critique forums to help you become a stronger, better writer.
Organizations
Northern California Romance Writers— Northern California Romance Writers is now an organization unaffiliated with RWA. It had previously been a chapter within the nationwide organization.
Best Page Forward— This group is fantastic for learning the ins and outs of marketing, Amazon, and Facebook ads.
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America—SFWA offers many resources for writers of speculative genres. A very vibrant and active writers association.
Sisters In Crime— A writer’s organization dedicated to the professional advancement of women who write in the crime and mystery genres.
National Writers Association— A writers association for all levels and genres that offers some professional services, such as contract review and critique.
Blogs
Helping Writers Become Authors
Podcasts
(These can all be found on iTunes to subscribe)
The Self Publishing Podcast
The Writing Coach
I Should Be Writing
The Secrets Podcast
The Sell More Books Show