New Author's Desk
This Resource Page contains helpful information to assist you as an aspiring or new writer.
NOTICE: We are no longer accepting outside resource suggestions. We wish to provide well researched offerings and require appropriate time to do so before posting here.
We are grateful to all who submitted resource suggestions in the past and thank you for your interest! We will continue to add our well researched resources.
HELPFUL WRITER RESOURCES LIST
Digital publishing tools:
https://www.printfriendly.com/blog/an-overview-of-digital-publishing-tools-for-writers-and-students
Editing Software:
https://training.certstaff.com/certstaffix/Computer-Tools-and-Editing-Software-for-Writers.asp
Publishing Scam awareness article (originally seen in Electric Speed newsletter, created by Jane Friedman)
For those interested in writing Poetry, a helpful glossary of poetry terms:
https://www.playgroundequipment.com/writing-poetry-on-the-playground/
HELPFUL WRITER RESOURCES LIST
- Writer's Digest (magazine; writersdigest.com)
- Poets & Writers (magazine; www.pw.org)
- The Writer (magazine; writermag.com)
- Blackwritersread.com - a dynamic and supportive online community of fiction and nonfiction writers.
- WritersDigestUniversity.com (for online classes in writing instruction.)
- Published by Chandler Bolt - a guide for creating and publishing your book. (selfpublishingschool.com)
- African American Writer's Alliance - "A diverse and dynamic group of Writers, that provides an informal and supportive forum for new and published Writers."
- Resource for sensitive writing:
https://www.websiteplanet.com/blog/sensitive-writing-guide/
- Writing Workshops - a deeper study of writing practices.
- Author Nation (in-person writer conference)
- Helping Writers Become Authors (website and podcast, with K.M. Weiland) Practical instruction and many writing help books.