It is not surprising that more and more women are dominating the Internet. With it comes exceptional sites dedicated to their needs and wants. Women on Writing (WOW) offers a magazine format domain where women writers can read articles about the world of writing. WOW’s mandate is to promote “communication between women writers, authors, editors,…
The Internet Writing Workshop works on a similar premise as BIW through email groups, except on a grandeur scale. They have three categories, each with a specific goal — to critique, to discuss and to educate. The critiquing and discussion categories are further divided for specificity. The critique groups are divided into genres: Fiction, Lovestory,…
Dr Mardy Grothe has a background in psychology but his current field is Executive Coaching and Team-Building. He has a number of business titles published including: Problem Bosses: Who They Are and How to Deal With Them (1987); Problem Employees: How to Improve Their Performance (1991); Can This Partnership Be Saved? (1993); and Dealing With…
Procrastination seems to be a big issue for writers, even the ones in our group. Alma Fullerton, author of In the Garage, has written a nice article about procrastination. Yeah, I know, writers seem to like to write about it. But what is nice about this article is Fullerton also talks about what writers can…
Sometimes, a great website for writers is not so obvious. Matt Madden’s website quickly gets to the point once you start viewing his graphic art from 99 Ways to Tell a Story. He’s graciously provided at least 20 of them on his website to help market his book as well as provide educational value. Although…
A writer needs to hand his or her best work to a reader – even if the reader’s role is to improve your work. Good feedback raises your personal best. Writers who pass around substandard work find the suggestions tell them basic stuff, instead of giving them information that stretches their technical skills and improves…
Simple and easy to use. That’s what I like about Julie Hood’s website and organization method for writers. The Organized Writer is for those writers who wish they could be more organized but don’t quite know how to go about it. In 30 days Julie can not only have your work space organized but have…
Moira Allen’s internet baby Writing-World is for new or experienced writers but it really leans more towards a haven for the budding writer. It is chocked full of more information than any writer could possibly get through in a single sitting so be sure to bookmark it. Writing-World has three main features that make it…