SIx Writing Resources

I maintain a "Writing tools" page on my website and blog that includes online writing communities and resources for the writer. Here are six resources that I find helpful -- I hope you do, too:

1. Visual Thesaurus - A tool for people who think visually, this online thesaurus and dictionary features more than 145,000 words that you can explore using an interactive map.

2.Eminent Quotables - What writers say about writing - this handy reference (with a pull-down menu of authors) provides succinct quotes from historic and contemporary wordsmiths, from Isaac Asimov and Jane Austen to Tom Clancy and Winston Churchill.

 

3.Kennessaw State University's Tools in Writing -- A comprehensive collection of online resources for writers, including grammar guides, editing information, screenwriting information, writer's organizations and web writing and design.

4.Links to Writers Organizations - This comprehensive list of writers groups compiled by http://www.forwriters.com/ includes journalist societies, international writing guilds, science fiction and fantasy, romance and other genre writing associations-- in short, virtually every group out there.

5. Writing Forward -- This site focuses on expanding the skills of creative writers (fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction), while providing insight and inspiration.  Recent articles include how to deal with heartbreaking critiques of your writing; how to start a successful writers' workshop; and 23 writing tips to overcome writer's block that don't involve writing.

6. Writing Tips from Masters --  compiled by Gotham Writers' Workshop, it includes links to key writing tips from established literary figures such as George Orwell, Billy Wilder and Edgar Allan Poe.

What are some writing resources you find helpful? Share them here.