Writer’s Digest has announced this year’s 101 best sites for writers. I hope you get over to their site and look at the list. I was disappointed not to find SPAWN listed. That’s Small Publishers, Artists and Writers Network. http://www.spawn.org. We were among the top 101 in 1999, 2004 and 2006. But it is a popularity contest, after all. The other 101 sites got more people emailing their votes to Writer’s Digest. Besides, the competition is enormous. Brian Klems, over at WD says that when they did a Google search to locate writer’s sites, 243 million of them come up.
Well, any of you who conduct research, and this should be all writers and authors, this doesn’t actually mean there are 243 million writer’s sites, does it? This means that there are 243 million different links to writer’s sites and there may be numerous links to most of the sites. So we’re probably counting links instead of actual sites.
Nonetheless, there are many, many sites for writers and authors and that’s a good thing for us, isn’t it? Klems says that there were more than 2,100 nominees for the 101 best this year. And they’ve broken their list down into sections: general resources, creativity, publishing resources, jobs, writing groups and communities, genre/niches, agent blogs, protect yourself and just for fun.
Here are a few of the winning sites that you may want to visit:
Book-in-a-week.com. Have you ever attempted this Book in a Week challenge? I have friends who participate every year. Sounds like fun to me. http://www.book-in-a-week.com
Cool Stuff for Writers has… well, cool stuff for writers. Evidently, they now offer interviews and articles, as well. http://www.coolstuff4writers.com
Here’s a winning blog site maintained by agent, Janet Reid. http://www.jetreidliterary.blogspot.com
If you want to write for kids, go on over to the Kid Magazine Writers site at: http://www.kidmagwriters.com
I’ll bring more sites to your attention with time. Let me know if you visit any of these and what you got out of them. Also, be sure to visit us at SPAWN (Small Publishers, Artists and Writers Network). http://www.spawn.org
SPAWN is a networking organization and resource center for anyone who is interested in publishing. We provide the information and resources so that you can make the best decisions on behalf of your project.
Contact me with your questions and comments: PLFry620@yahoo.com.