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Writing Resources for Writers

Posted on January 24th, 2008 in Grammar by BC Doan

A list of resources to improve your writing.

I am constantly on the lookout for resources in writing to improve my skills. I find the magazine The Writer : The essential resource for writers is a great place to start. Every month, the magazine covers different topic, written by published and famous authors. I usually devour the magazine page by page.

You will find in this magazine many resources such as contests for many different genres, writing groups in your local area, conferences, writing resources, and more. If you are a writer, this is your best friend, and it is also available at your library for check out, if you are on a tight budget.

Useful Resources on the Web

Spell Checker

A wonderful website to bookmark in your favorite. It is simple to use, and best of all, it’s free. Besides spell check, there is also grammar check, and thesaurus check in 12 different languages.

Grammar Check

Best Essay Tips

A very comprehensive website that offers tips on how to write all types of essays, avoid plagiarism, a step by step to write an essay, as well as improving your writing styles. There is also a section for punctuation and capitalization.

Michigan State University

MSU has a great online resource. It has dictionary, thesaurus, and The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation websites. You can check your local universities for their websites to see what they offer in your state.

Accentuate Writers Forum

A great place to get new ideas, connect with other writers, find pay writing jobs, a workshop forum, and be part of the community. You do not have to sign up to read the posts, but you must get an account to join in the forum.
Online Writing Jobs has a list of jobs for freelance writers. Under the resources section, you will find many places that post opportunities for writing jobs. It offers a variety of things you can do to make money in your spare time.

If your dream is becoming a writer, this is the resources for you. Learning and developing our writing skills will further our dream. Try out your wings at those freelance jobs and see how far you can go. Happy writing!

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21 Responses to “Writing Resources for Writers”

SunGoddess
January 24th, 2008 at 2:57 am

Very informative article. Thank you for all your hard work and research.
valli
January 24th, 2008 at 4:12 am

Very useful article Icy…. particularly for non native English speakers. Thank you for the information.
Judy Sheldon-Walker
January 24th, 2008 at 5:52 am

I like articles like this. I have to come back and visit, because there is such a wealth of useful information here. Thank you, Icy for your hard work, research, and putting all this information in one handy place.
Lucy Lockett
January 24th, 2008 at 7:17 am

Thank you for the info and sharing.
Anne Lyken-Garner
January 24th, 2008 at 7:42 am

Good info Cucky, the only thing is once you’re trained as a writer and start writing, it’s very difficult to break into the writing market.

I’ve been trying to get my first book published for 2 years now with no luck.
Joe Poniatowski
January 24th, 2008 at 8:08 am

Nice job putting these resources together.
CHAN LEE PENG
January 24th, 2008 at 9:30 am

A collection of good resources for writers. Thanks for your hardwork, Icy, take care!
lonely
January 24th, 2008 at 9:53 am

Very useful article..
I have just read it word by word..
I have so many mistakes while I am writing.So,it is necessary to use these resources for me.
Alexa Gates
January 24th, 2008 at 10:40 am

These are awesome resources! I think I’m going to get the magazine
R.B. Parsley
January 24th, 2008 at 10:01 pm

Icy,
Great article!!! I’ve read the Writer since I was 14 years old and have always found a lot of valuable information in it. There are a couple other publications that would be worth checking out as well: Writer’s Digest, and The Writers Journal. Like the Writer, these
magazines have a wealth of information to wet any writers appetite. Writers Digest even has a book club where you can even get a lot of great books on all types of writing. You will find the subscription is well worth the price. I’ve subscribed to Writers digest since I was a Teenager. I’d say give both of these publications a try.
Again, A fantastic article. I even saw some resources I didn’t know about until now. Randy
Francie
January 25th, 2008 at 1:11 am

Thanks Icy, I will have to check it out, you always write such helpful, informative articles. Thanks for sharing!
Nelson Doyle
January 25th, 2008 at 11:08 am

Nice article, IceCucky. This is going to be very useful to improving my own writing. Thanks for the 411.
Nathan Ketsdever
January 25th, 2008 at 1:31 pm

I find Bartelby to pretty helpful too as a resource.
Josey
January 25th, 2008 at 3:21 pm

Great info.
Ruby Hawk
January 25th, 2008 at 4:59 pm

This is a great magazine, I used to subscribe to it and I still have copies I saved. I’m sure I will use some of the websites too.
C A Johnson
January 26th, 2008 at 7:06 pm

This is a great article, IcyCucky. The sites you provided in the article will be really helpful. I definitely have to bookmark these sites.
Liane Schmidt
January 26th, 2008 at 8:22 pm

Wonderful article IcyCucky! Wonderful!

Best wishes.

Sincerely,

-Liane Schmidt.
lanne
January 27th, 2008 at 7:47 am

Great article Icy. I`m sure many of us will find it very helpful.
Jantar
January 27th, 2008 at 7:58 am

Great post! Thanks,
J.
IcyCucky
January 27th, 2008 at 9:17 am

Thank you everyone for all your comments.
Maytal
January 28th, 2008 at 1:24 am

Thanks for all the info. I think you should add another website to that list – Sutree.com
Sutree.com is a huge how-to video aggregation website and it has lots of writing videos that are very helpful!

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