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In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbithole, and that means comfort. It had a perfectly round door like a porthole, painted green, with a shiny yellow brass knob in the exact middle. The door opened on to a tubeshaped hall like a tunnel: a very comfortable tunnel without smoke, with panelled walls, and floors tiled and carpeted, provided with polished chairs, and lots and lots of pegs for hats and coats the hobbit was fond of visitors. The tunnel wound on and on, going fairly but not quite straight into the side of the hill The Hill, as all the people for many miles round called it and many little round doors opened out of it, first on one side and then on another. No going upstairs for the hobbit: bedrooms, bathrooms, cellars, pantries (lots of these), wardrobes (he had whole rooms devoted to clothes), kitchens, diningrooms, all were on the same floor, and indeed on the same passage. The best rooms were all on the lefthand side (going in), for these were the only ones to have windows, deepset round windows looking over his garden and meadows beyond, sloping down to the river. This hobbit was a very welltodo hobbit, and his name was Baggins. The Bagginses had lived in the neighbourhood of The Hill for time out of mind, and people considered them very respectable, not only because most of them were rich, but also because they never had any adventures or did anything unexpected: you could tell what a Baggins would say on any question without the bother of asking him. This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure, found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected. He may have lost the neighbours' respect, but he gainedwell, you will see whether he gained anything in the end.In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbithole, and that means comfort. It had a perfectly round door like a porthole, painted green, with a shiny yellow brass knob in the exact middle. The door opened on to a tubeshaped hall like a tunnel: a very comfortable tunnel without smoke, with panelled walls, and floors tiled and carpeted, provided with polished chairs, and lots and lots of pegs for hats and coats the hobbit was fond of visitors. The tunnel wound on and on, going fairly but not quite straight into the side of the hill The Hill, as all the people for many miles round called it and many little round doors opened out of it, first on one side and then on another. No going upstairs for the hobbit: bedrooms, bathrooms, cellars, pantries (lots of these), wardrobes (he had whole rooms devoted to clothes), kitchens, diningrooms, all were on the same floor, and indeed on the same passage. The best rooms were all on the lefthand side (going in), for these were the only ones to have windows, deepset round windows looking over his garden and meadows beyond, sloping down to the river. This hobbit was a very welltodo hobbit, and his name was Baggins. The Bagginses had lived in the neighbourhood of The Hill for time out of mind, and people considered them very respectable, not only because most of them were rich, but also because they never had any adventures or did anything unexpected: you could tell what a Baggins would say on any question without the bother of asking him. This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure, found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected. He may have lost the neighbours' respect, but he gainedwell, you will see whether he gained anything in the end.In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbithole, and that means comfort. It had a perfectly round door like a porthole, painted green, with a shiny yellow brass knob in the exact middle. The door opened on to a tubeshaped hall like a tunnel: a very comfortable tunnel without smoke, with panelled walls, and floors tiled and carpeted, provided with polished chairs, and lots and lots of pegs for hats and coats the hobbit was fond of visitors. The tunnel wound on and on, going fairly but not quite straight into the side of the hill The Hill, as all the people for many miles round called it and many little round doors opened out of it, first on one side and then on another. No going upstairs for the hobbit: bedrooms, bathrooms, cellars, pantries (lots of these), wardrobes (he had whole rooms devoted to clothes), kitchens, diningrooms, all were on the same floor, and indeed on the same passage. The best rooms were all on the lefthand side (going in), for these were the only ones to have windows, deepset round windows looking over his garden and meadows beyond, sloping down to the river. This hobbit was a very welltodo hobbit, and his name was Baggins. The Bagginses had lived in the neighbourhood of The Hill for time out of mind, and people considered them very respectable, not only because most of them were rich, but also because they never had any adventures or did anything unexpected: you could tell what a Baggins would say on any question without the bother of asking him. This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure, found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected. He may have lost the neighbours' respect, but he gainedwell, you will see whether he gained anything in the end.In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbithole, and that means comfort. It had a perfectly round door like a porthole, painted green, with a shiny yellow brass knob in the exact middle. The door opened on to a tubeshaped hall like a tunnel: a very comfortable tunnel without smoke, with panelled walls, and floors tiled and carpeted, provided with polished chairs, and lots and lots of pegs for hats and coats the hobbit was fond of visitors. The tunnel wound on and on, going fairly but not quite straight into the side of the hill The Hill, as all the people for many miles round called it and many little round doors opened out of it, first on one side and then on another. No going upstairs for the hobbit: bedrooms, bathrooms, cellars, pantries (lots of these), wardrobes (he had whole rooms devoted to clothes), kitchens, diningrooms, all were on the same floor, and indeed on the same passage. The best rooms were all on the lefthand side (going in), for these were the only ones to have windows, deepset round windows looking over his garden and meadows beyond, sloping down to the river. This hobbit was a very welltodo hobbit, and his name was Baggins. The Bagginses had lived in the neighbourhood of The Hill for time out of mind, and people considered them very respectable, not only because most of them were rich, but also because they never had any adventures or did anything unexpected: you could tell what a Baggins would say on any question without the bother of asking him. This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure, found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected. He may have lost the neighbours' respect, but he gainedwell, you will see whether he gained anything in the end.In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbithole, and that means comfort. It had a perfectly round door like a porthole, painted green, with a shiny yellow brass knob in the exact middle. The door opened on to a tubeshaped hall like a tunnel: a very comfortable tunnel without smoke, with panelled walls, and floors tiled and carpeted, provided with polished chairs, and lots and lots of pegs for hats and coats the hobbit was fond of visitors. The tunnel wound on and on, going fairly but not quite straight into the side of the hill The Hill, as all the people for many miles round called it and many little round doors opened out of it, first on one side and then on another. No going upstairs for the hobbit: bedrooms, bathrooms, cellars, pantries (lots of these), wardrobes (he had whole rooms devoted to clothes), kitchens, diningrooms, all were on the same floor, and indeed on the same passage. The best rooms were all on the lefthand side (going in), for these were the only ones to have windows, deepset round windows looking over his garden and meadows beyond, sloping down to the river. This hobbit was a very welltodo hobbit, and his name was Baggins. The Bagginses had lived in the neighbourhood of The Hill for time out of mind, and people considered them very respectable, not only because most of them were rich, but also because they never had any adventures or did anything unexpected: you could tell what a Baggins would say on any question without the bother of asking him. This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure, found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected. He may have lost the neighbours' respect, but he gainedwell, you will see whether he gained anything in the end.In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbithole, and that means comfort. It had a perfectly round door like a porthole, painted green, with a shiny yellow brass knob in the exact middle. The door opened on to a tubeshaped hall like a tunnel: a very comfortable tunnel without smoke, with panelled walls, and floors tiled and carpeted, provided with polished chairs, and lots and lots of pegs for hats and coats the hobbit was fond of visitors. The tunnel wound on and on, going fairly but not quite straight into the side of the hill The Hill, as all the people for many miles round called it and many little round doors opened out of it, first on one side and then on another. No going upstairs for the hobbit: bedrooms, bathrooms, cellars, pantries (lots of these), wardrobes (he had whole rooms devoted to clothes), kitchens, diningrooms, all were on the same floor, and indeed on the same passage. The best rooms were all on the lefthand side (going in), for these were the only ones to have windows, deepset round windows looking over his garden and meadows beyond, sloping down to the river. This hobbit was a very welltodo hobbit, and his name was Baggins. The Bagginses had lived in the neighbourhood of The Hill for time out of mind, and people considered them very respectable, not only because most of them were rich, but also because they never had any adventures or did anything unexpected: you could tell what a Baggins would say on any question without the bother of asking him. This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure, found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected. He may have lost the neighbours' respect, but he gainedwell, you will see whether he gained anything in the end.In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbithole, and that means comfort. It had a perfectly round door like a porthole, painted green, with a shiny yellow brass knob in the exact middle. The door opened on to a tubeshaped hall like a tunnel: a very comfortable tunnel without smoke, with panelled walls, and floors tiled and carpeted, provided with polished chairs, and lots and lots of pegs for hats and coats the hobbit was fond of visitors. The tunnel wound on and on, going fairly but not quite straight into the side of the hill The Hill, as all the people for many miles round called it and many little round doors opened out of it, first on one side and then on another. No going upstairs for the hobbit: bedrooms, bathrooms, cellars, pantries (lots of these), wardrobes (he had whole rooms devoted to clothes), kitchens, diningrooms, all were on the same floor, and indeed on the same passage. The best rooms were all on the lefthand side (going in), for these were the only ones to have windows, deepset round windows looking over his garden and meadows beyond, sloping down to the river. This hobbit was a very welltodo hobbit, and his name was Baggins. The Bagginses had lived in the neighbourhood of The Hill for time out of mind, and people considered them very respectable, not only because most of them were rich, but also because they never had any adventures or did anything unexpected: you could tell what a Baggins would say on any question without the bother of asking him. This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure, found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected. He may have lost the neighbours' respect, but he gainedwell, you will see whether he gained anything in the end.In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbithole, and that means comfort. It had a perfectly round door like a porthole, painted green, with a shiny yellow brass knob in the exact middle. The door opened on to a tubeshaped hall like a tunnel: a very comfortable tunnel without smoke, with panelled walls, and floors tiled and carpeted, provided with polished chairs, and lots and lots of pegs for hats and coats the hobbit was fond of visitors. The tunnel wound on and on, going fairly but not quite straight into the side of the hill The Hill, as all the people for many miles round called it and many little round doors opened out of it, first on one side and then on another. No going upstairs for the hobbit: bedrooms, bathrooms, cellars, pantries (lots of these), wardrobes (he had whole rooms devoted to clothes), kitchens, diningrooms, all were on the same floor, and indeed on the same passage. The best rooms were all on the lefthand side (going in), for these were the only ones to have windows, deepset round windows looking over his garden and meadows beyond, sloping down to the river. This hobbit was a very welltodo hobbit, and his name was Baggins. The Bagginses had lived in the neighbourhood of The Hill for time out of mind, and people considered them very respectable, not only because most of them were rich, but also because they never had any adventures or did anything unexpected: you could tell what a Baggins would say on any question without the bother of asking him. This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure, found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected. He may have lost the neighbours' respect, but he gainedwell, you will see whether he gained anything in the end.In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbithole, and that means comfort. It had a perfectly round door like a porthole, painted green, with a shiny yellow brass knob in the exact middle. The door opened on to a tubeshaped hall like a tunnel: a very comfortable tunnel without smoke, with panelled walls, and floors tiled and carpeted, provided with polished chairs, and lots and lots of pegs for hats and coats the hobbit was fond of visitors. The tunnel wound on and on, going fairly but not quite straight into the side of the hill The Hill, as all the people for many miles round called it and many little round doors opened out of it, first on one side and then on another. No going upstairs for the hobbit: bedrooms, bathrooms, cellars, pantries (lots of these), wardrobes (he had whole rooms devoted to clothes), kitchens, diningrooms, all were on the same floor, and indeed on the same passage. The best rooms were all on the lefthand side (going in), for these were the only ones to have windows, deepset round windows looking over his garden and meadows beyond, sloping down to the river. This hobbit was a very welltodo hobbit, and his name was Baggins. The Bagginses had lived in the neighbourhood of The Hill for time out of mind, and people considered them very respectable, not only because most of them were rich, but also because they never had any adventures or did anything unexpected: you could tell what a Baggins would say on any question without the bother of asking him. This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure, found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected. He may have lost the neighbours' respect, but he gainedwell, you will see whether he gained anything in the end.In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbithole, and that means comfort. It had a perfectly round door like a porthole, painted green, with a shiny yellow brass knob in the exact middle. The door opened on to a tubeshaped hall like a tunnel: a very comfortable tunnel without smoke, with panelled walls, and floors tiled and carpeted, provided with polished chairs, and lots and lots of pegs for hats and coats the hobbit was fond of visitors. The tunnel wound on and on, going fairly but not quite straight into the side of the hill The Hill, as all the people for many miles round called it and many little round doors opened out of it, first on one side and then on another. No going upstairs for the hobbit: bedrooms, bathrooms, cellars, pantries (lots of these), wardrobes (he had whole rooms devoted to clothes), kitchens, diningrooms, all were on the same floor, and indeed on the same passage. The best rooms were all on the lefthand side (going in), for these were the only ones to have windows, deepset round windows looking over his garden and meadows beyond, sloping down to the river. This hobbit was a very welltodo hobbit, and his name was Baggins. The Bagginses had lived in the neighbourhood of The Hill for time out of mind, and people considered them very respectable, not only because most of them were rich, but also because they never had any adventures or did anything unexpected: you could tell what a Baggins would say on any question without the bother of asking him. This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure, found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected. He may have lost the neighbours' respect, but he gainedwell, you will see whether he gained anything in the end.

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Every writer needs a toolbox.

A writer's toolbox is filled with gadgets and gizmos that help a writer craft a story when he or she cannot do it alone. There are literal writers' toolboxes filled with assorted caffeinated beverages, napkins with plot outlines scribbled on them, and USB devices with novels backed up on them, and then there are metaphorical writers' toolboxes packed with character tics, favorite quotes, and—you guessed it—writing websites!

Writing websites are excellent resources to stash away in your toolbox (or browser bookmarks) to whip out in times of absolute distress (e.g., an existential crisis), piled-up excuses (i.e., writer's block), or uncertainty about the stages of writing (e.g., the publishing process ).

Scribendi's got a writer's toolbox fully stocked for you right here! Even better, these writing websites are categorized so you can find just what you're looking for at just the right moment. With everything from creative writing advice to publishing guidelines (and everything in between!), this list of the best websites for writers will be perfect for you to stow away in your bookmarks for when you need a helping hand.

Creative Writing Advice

These writing blogs give concrete advice for implementing literary techniques in your writing to help your work reach its full potential.

1. NaNoWriMo

The National Novel Writing Month blog provides inspirational posts year round for when you're stuck with writer's block, and offers guidelines on everything from the publishing process to finding feedback.

2. Write It Sideways

The articles for writers that can be found on Write It Sideways outline real-life advice (like writing grants, author branding, and gift buying) as well as writing tips and tricks, like spotting dialogue mistakes and learning how to build tension in your writing.

3. Helping Writers Become Authors

K.M. Weiland, the writer behind Helping Writers Become Authors, is an award-winning author who shares creative writing advice on story structure, character arcs, common writing mistakes, and much more!

4. Warrior Writers

Warrior Writers is run by the best-selling author Kristen Lamb, who guides writers using comprehensive and detailed posts that have a humorous and easy-to-read tone.

5. The Write Practice

Looking for articles and advice on creative writing? Consider checking out The Write Practice, which offers writing free (as well as paid) courses, and even holds writing contests for aspiring authors.

Writer's Lifestyle

The following resources are great for writers who have some extra time, or need to take a quick, productive break.

6. Write to Done

Write to Done clearly outlines useful topics for writers, like treating imposter syndrome, recovering from destructive criticism, and finding a pen name.

7. Brain Pickings

Maria Popova's writings on culture, books, and other eclectic subjects are always extremely interesting reading material for any writer with some spare time.

8. Daily Writing Tips

With a blend of fun and fun damental writing topics, this writing website provides the tips you need to succeed.

9. Well-Storied.

Run by Kristen Kieffer, this writing website offers more than just blog articles; it links authors with writing communities on social media, provides tutorials on Scrivener (a word-processing software designed for authors), and offers free courses on a variety of subjects.

10. Writers in the Storm

This blog, written by a group of authors who specialize in different genres, is meant to inspire writers and help them to hone their craft. If you are struggling with the storms that rage internally (e.g., self-doubt) and externally (e.g., the publishing industry), this site will be a haven for you.

Marketing/Blogging

These blogs help writers market their books and create blogging personas to engage an audience more effectively.

11. The Write Life

This writing website offers solid ideas for blogging, including working from home, pitching ideas, guest posting, and much more.

12. Goins, Writer

National best-selling author Jeff Goins shares real-life experiences and reflections on building an audience, shortcuts to success, and engaging a community in the age of Internet fame.

13. The Book Designer

As stated in its tagline, The Book Designer gives "practical advice to help build better books," which includes writing creative disclaimers, choosing the right platforms, and using social media efficiently.

14. Angela Booth

Angela Booth, a copywriter, ghostwriter, author, marketer, and writing coach, writes ample posts to help authors improve book sales and ensure that a book will be a financial success.

15. Create If Writing

Need marketing advice on promoting your writing without coming off as too pushy? Create If Writing "is all about authentic platform building" for writers seeking to sell their work. Kirsten Oliphant, the site creator, offers relatable advice in her blog articles and podcasts.

Find some of the best writing blogs below for help with the publishing process, from behind-the-scenes intel to publishing tips and tricks.

16. Jane Friedman

Jane Friedman has more than 20 years of experience in the book publishing industry. She provides informative articles on both the writing process and the publishing process.

17. The Creative Penn

Run by New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Joanna Penn, this site offers articles and other resources related to book writing, publishing, and marketing.

18. Writers Helping Writers ®

This one-stop shop for writing resources includes links to informative sites on publishing, marketing, and professional services for writers. You can also find information on protecting your writing from scammers and online plagiarists.

19. Publetariat

Publetariat gives practical information on networking, author websites, and the publishing process. It also shares links to big news stories in the world of publishing.

20. The Independent Publishing Magazine

The Independent Publishing Magazine hosts articles about many different parts of the publishing process, such as growing a following, avoiding authorship problems, and finding the right editor.

21. The Complete Self-Publishing Guide for Authors

Thinking about the self-publishing route? If so, this writing resource is invaluable! Kirkus's free Self-Publishing Guide for Authors, available as a PDF or in print, covers everything you need to know about a book's design, format, distribution, and more.

Writing Inspiration/Prompts

These sites are excellent for writers who are stuck in a rut and need some inspiration or concrete prompts to get them writing again.

22. Writing Prompts

Writing prompts are posted here daily, offering inspiration for writers in all genres. Some of the prompts focus on breaking through writer's block, while others focus on building characters or refining your dialogue-writing skills. If you're feeling as though you're in a writing rut, the site also posts inspirational quotes from famous authors.

23. Positive Writer

Positive Writer was created for writers with doubt—like the website's author, Bryan Hutchinson—to provide inspirational posts that help writers keep on writing.

24. Blots and Plots

The Blots and Plots blog instructs writers to stay in the habit of writing, targeting specific problems and demonstrating how it's possible to write a novel even with a full-time job.

25. Writer's Digest

This well-known and comprehensive site offers all manner of advice and resources for authors. Of particular interest are the site's many creative writing prompts. New prompts are published weekly, and writers post their results in the comments section.

26. Poets & Writers

Poets & Writers is a non-profit organization that fosters creative writers. On this site, you can learn about professional development, connect with other authors in your area, and find weekly writing prompts on poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction.

With Reedsy's list of over 250 writing prompts to get you started on your next creative project, this is one of the best websites for writers to find inspiration. It also offers a search filter to help you find prompts from your writing genre (e.g., romance, fantasy, mystery). If you'd like to contribute to the site and help other aspiring authors, there is an option to submit your own writing prompts, too.

28. Live Write Thrive

Run by C. S. Lakin, an accomplished novelist, copyeditor, and writing coach, Live Write Thrive provides a wealth of information from proficient guest bloggers with the intent to instruct, motivate, and encourage aspiring and veteran writers alike.

We hope these tools are just what you need to continue crafting masterful writing. With a list of writing websites designed to help writers with everything from brainstorming to proofreading to publishing, you'll be unstoppable!

Don't forget about Scribendi’s very own blog , which provides writers with all the guidance and tools they need to perfect their writing. Our articles cover every stage of the writing process, from planning and drafting any type of academic document to revising and finalizing it. Whether you’re looking for grammar tips, writing resources, or advice on any facet of the written word, Scribendi’s blog is the place for writers to perfect their craft.

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The 25 Best Writing Websites for Authors in 2024

There are many writing websites that are useful hubs of information for aspiring authors of all types and genres.

Apart from the desire to become an author and a bit of determination, what makes a successful writer? According to veterans of the industry, it’s lots of reading, writing, and a supportive community .

The writing websites in this blog can provide you with all three. So, without further ado and in no particular order, let me introduce these top book writing websites to learn more about the craft, stay up-to-date with industry news, and find fellow writers in your network.

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Here are our favorite writing websites that can help you perfect your craft:

1. selfpublishing.com

What kind of writing website would we be if we didn’t include ourselves in this list of writing websites?

At selfpublishing.com , we are proud of our educational blog and are always creating new content to help writers turn their dream of publishing a book into reality.

If you’re looking to improve your writing skills, learn how to self-publish a book , market a book , or even create your own author website – this is the ideal place to learn.

2. Self-Publishing School

Self-Publishing School is the leading educational self-publishing company . It’s our second choice for the best writing websites to keep on your radar.

If you’re interested in learning all about Amazon self-publishing to how to create an online course to build your author brand, Self-Publishing School produces informational articles, videos, and podcast content on a variety of topics.

In addition, there are several author education programs offered, depending on what your goals look like.

3. Self-Publishing Advice

Self-Publishing Advice is a watchdog community organized by the Alliance of Independent Authors. It aims to protect self-publishing writers from untrustworthy publishers. It also reviews other writing websites (mostly in the independent and self-publishing services spaces).

The site has a collection of reviews on various publishers, with rating scores ranging from “excellent” to “watchdog advisory”. The authors themselves report dishonest publishers and regularly update their base. However, the site’s usefulness isn’t restricted to that.

There is also a blog with loads of advice on self-publishing (obviously!), audiobook creation, inspiration, and everything of interest to an indie author.

4. The Book Designer

Joel Friedlander is a graphic designer with an extensive background in book design and advertising. He has created The Book Designer , which is a treasure trove of articles on book marketing, self-publishing, and, of course, book design (including book covers , typography basics, and text layout).

His series “eBook Cover Design Awards” is particularly instructive, since every nominated book cover is dissected with respect to genre aesthetics, intended audience, and all the minute details that can make a difference between a bestseller and an obscure title no one notices.

Even if you don’t create covers yourself, it’s always good to know what to look for when you outsource the task to a designer, which is what makes this one of the best writing websites.

Apart from valuable advice, Friedlander shares free book cover templates, a book launch toolkit, and a media kit for authors to optimize the marketing of your book.

5. Paper Help

Typos are the worst. I have yet to meet a writer who could be 100 percent sure their text was absolutely typo-free, even after rounds of editing. Because it never is.

Authors are notorious for their typo blindness because by the third draft, they know the text like the back of their hand and familiarization handicaps your ability to pick out mistakes.

That’s why we need editors – or at least editing services that will comb through the text for misspelled words and other pesky oopsies.

Paper Help is a service that specializes in writing and editing of all sorts of papers. If you need a second pair of eyes to go through your manuscript before its debut, it can be a nice low-cost compromise between a literary editor and doing it yourself, which has earned it a spot on our list of the best writing websites.

6. Grammar Girl

Of course, to make your editing less of a struggle, it’s better to make fewer mistakes in the first place. That’s why one has to have go-to writing websites for all things grammar. Mignon Fogarty’s blog is just the right sort of resource for that.

Grammar Girl is a section on the Quick and Dirty Tips portal devoted to everything that a writer needs to know about spelling and grammar.

You can read your daily dose of nicely summed-up linguistic wisdom and build your competency bit by bit – and have lots of fun in the process.

7. AutoCrit

Okay, with grammar off the table, you still need to edit your drafts with regard to consistency, adverbs, repetition, readability, useless filler words, etc. Here is where AutoCrit comes in.

This is not so much a book writing website, but a word-processing tool with editing features and guidance based on real-world publishing standards.

AutoCrit makes our list of writing websites because it analyzes your text and gives recommendations on how to improve it. For example, it can flag poor dialogue , misuse of adverbs, or relying on clichés. This tool has subscription plans with more robust professional features, but they also offer a free option with essentials that every author needs.

Plus, the site has a collection of articles with tips about the craft and the business of writing, from adding depth to your characters to DIY proofreading techniques.

8. Janice Hardy’s Fiction University

Janice Hardy, a teen fantasy novelist, is the founder of Fiction University . With the help of fellow writers and guest contributors, she has amassed more than 2,500 articles on fiction writing. They deal with every stage of penning a novel – from brainstorming ideas and developing a story to self-publishing your finished opus.

Starting soon the creators of the website plan to organize workshops where they will introduce some practice to go with the theory. Still, the scope of the material on the website is impressive as is, making it one of the best writing websites.

Fiction University is comprehensively organized by relevant topics, making it a true writing encyclopedia and a go-to place for anyone who starts their writing career or simply wishes to improve their skills.

9. 750 Words

You know what makes you a better writer? More writing. 750 Words is a simple website for writers that has just one goal – helping you to build a good habit of writing every day.

You have probably heard about the technique called “morning pages”. Morning pages are three pages of text (or 750 words) that you write, preferably in the morning to get everything distracting out of your head and shift focus on putting thoughts into words.

With gamification devices like badges and competitiveness (via anonymous statistics), 750 Words encourages you to stick to a schedule and write those pages every day. It’s minimalistic and private – no one will see your writing but you.

10. Build Book Buzz

Marketing strategy is often overlooked by self-publishing authors. Too bad, even the best books don’t sell themselves.

This website for writers has some tips on how to prepare the launch and how to promote a book when it’s already out and about. The blog section is full of detailed how-to guides on working with beta readers, coming up with promotion strategy, boosting sales via various social media channels, partnering up with influencers, and more.

Build Book Buzz is one of the best writing websites with just the right ratio of figures and statistics vs. insider tips on how to build an online presence.

11. Language is a Virus

With writing games and exercises galore, Language is a Virus makes a perfect playground for word enthusiasts. It never fails to spark imagination and get your creative juices flowing.

From the prompt of the day greeting you on the homepage, to avant-garde techniques of Jack Kerouac and Salvador Dali, this is one of those writing websites that is truly committed to getting you writing.

Poem visualization, surrealistic word definitions, generating reverse poetry from your text, or adding your line to a never-ending story by thousands of other writers – not one bizarrely mesmerizing activity here will leave you indifferent.

So next time you need a little writer’s block help , don’t waste your time and head here straight away.

12. Six-Words Memoirs

Six-Word Memoirs is a charming little project with a big goal. It aims to inspire the participants to get to the essence of who they are and what matters most. To do that, they have to answer some pretty existential questions in six words – no more, no less.

This can be quite a challenge even for experienced writers, which means it’s a great writing tool to get down to the basics. Sci-fi and fantasy stories in six words, seismic shifts in six words, your personal paradise in six words – a nice exercise in eloquence and one of the best writer’s block remedies I’ve seen.

13. The Writing Cooperative

The Writing Cooperative is a diverse resource for writers by writers. A piece of advice on any situation under the sun from writer’s block to existential crisis and burnout. Everything is specifically tailored for a fellow writer like yourself, so this is a true hub for diverse topics.

Anyone with something to say can submit a post and the community is quite diverse and supportive. There are also some secrets of the craft shared here, from where it is best to share your writing to why digression can sometimes be a boon for your story. These tips make The Writing Cooperative one of the best writing websites.

14. The Write Life

At first glance, The Write Life seems geared more towards bloggers and freelancers, yet it has much to offer to anyone whose livelihood depends on their writing talent. How to come up with great titles, how to find a critic to improve your text, how to self-publish your book, how to market it, how to hire a freelance editor , how to prevent burnout, and other secrets of the craft.

In the tools section, there are eBooks and courses for writing professionals as well as some handy tools, such as editing apps, invoicing software, marketplaces, and communities for freelance writers.

15. Helping Writers Become Authors

For those of you who have long been creating content for a living but never dipped your toes into long-form prose, Helping Writers Become Authors is a perfect boot camp.

Award-winning author K.M. Weiland tells how to create a compelling character with a story arc, what mistakes authors most often make, how to make readers love every page of your novel, and why even movies falling short of our expectations is always a bad writing problem.

If for some reason blog is not your preferred format, there are instructional eBooks, vlogs, and a podcast.

16. Association of Ghostwriters

If you want to find a ghostwriter or are just curious to know more about this particular specialization, Association of Ghostwriters has answers to your questions. Although it has paid membership plans, lots of valuable information is free for grabs, making it one of the best writing websites.

How to write a memoir , what to do when your work on a big project slows down, and why ghostwriting might be an intermediate step between freelancing and getting a good publishing deal on your own book. If you want to learn how to publish a book traditionally, Association of Ghostwriters has you covered.

17. NaNoWriMo

NaNoWriMo (National Novel-Writing Month) is an epic creative writing event where participants work towards writing a 50,000-word novel in the month of November. Although professional writers are ambiguous about this marathon, it can work for some authors who understand how speed drafts fit into the entire writing process.

The NaNoWriMo website was created especially for the event. Here you can track your progress, set milestones, and get pep talks and support from other writers in an ever-growing community. There are online and offline events that help you finish your novel.

Whether you are a seasoned writer or an enthusiastic beginner, NaNoWriMo is one of the best writing websites, with inspirational posts, a company of fellow contestants, tips, tools, resources, and encouragement. Just remember, if your word count is lower and you didn’t get that badge – you are still a writer. It’s only a game!

18. Scribophile

Every writer needs feedback to improve, and it’s always better when this feedback is detailed, informed, and comes from someone who knows what they are talking about.

Better still, if you get this feedback before you publish your work and start receiving bad reviews from underwhelmed readers. (That’s what beta-readers and writing workshops are for.)

At Scribophile , you will find a supportive community of writers like yourself. Here, they are willing to give you feedback to improve your text with their critique instead of tearing you down.

If you are still tentative, there are writing tutorials and publishing tips available without even signing in.

Do clichés and passive voice actually have a place in your prose?

How to start writing poetry if you never had done it before?

Come and have a look at one of the best writing websites.

19. Self-Publishing Formula

Mark Dawson is an author who makes a living by self-publishing . On Self-Publishing Formula , he shares his journey with other writers who want to take this path.

Blog posts with valuable tips, resources, and guides are available for everyone and there are free, paid, or limited-access courses you can subscribe to.

Mark also co-hosts weekly free podcasts with James Blatch where they interview top-selling indie authors, successful debutants from traditional publishing , and industry insiders to shed light on the process of publishing and promoting a book independently.

20. Almost An Author

Almost An Author provides a wealth of resources for writers at various stages of their careers. It has new content every day, from writing tips and craft advice to publishing insights and author interviews. You can get genre-specific advice or emotional support to get you through your publishing journey.

21. Creativity Portal

As the name suggests, Creativity Portal is a treasure trove of inspiration and resources for writers looking to tap into their creativity. It offers writing prompts, exercises, and articles on topics like mindfulness and overcoming creative blocks, making it an invaluable resource for writers and one of the best writing websites around.

22. Writer’s Digest

Writer’s Digest might just have more resources than any of the other writing websites on this list. It’s like an encyclopedia of knowledge for writers, after all, the magazine has been around for almost a century! You’ll discover a plethora of articles, events, competitions, webinars, templates, tutorials, and various other resources neatly organized by genre and vocation.

23. Insecure Writer’s Support Group

Writing can be a solitary and often daunting endeavor, and the Insecure Writer’s Support Group aims to provide a supportive community for writers grappling with self-doubt and insecurity.

Through blog posts, forums, and online events, members of the group can connect with fellow writers, share their experiences, and receive encouragement and advice, creating a nurturing environment for writers to grow and thrive.

24. LitReactor

With its focus on the craft and business of writing, LitReactor offers a range of courses, workshops, and articles designed to help writers hone their skills and navigate the publishing industry. Whether you’re looking to improve your writing craft, learn about the latest trends in publishing, or connect with other writers, LitReactor provides a valuable platform for writers at all levels.

25. Now Novel

Now Novel is a comprehensive platform that helps writers plan, outline, and write their novels. With tools like step-by-step writing courses, personalized feedback from experienced coaches, and a supportive community of fellow writers, Now Novel provides the structure and guidance that writers need to turn their ideas into finished manuscripts.

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So there you have it! Those are 25 writing websites that you should absolutely be following.

Of course, in the sea of online blogs, there are plenty of other valuable writing websites to follow. We just had to choose our favorites.

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Table of contents.

No one is perfect in this competitive world of writing. Even the best of the best can make improvements to their craft. No matter how accurate you think you are, there are always things to learn.

This can be done in a few ways, with writing websites being one. These websites exist with the sole purpose of helping writers of all levels and types.

Writing websites can provide many things to a writer looking to improve themselves:

Tips to strengthen your stories
Tighten up your publishing knowledge and skills
Empower writers to work hard and do a good job
Improve your methods of writing and storytelling
Provide daily motivation, inspiration, and general advice

These are resourceful places to get all the information we might need as writers. The owners of these websites are, usually, genuine people who want to help growing writers become the best they can be.

Writing websites are a comfort zone for writers. You can go to them in times of distress, writer’s block, or uncertainty around your plotting. You will be able to find resources to help you know how to write a novel or a helpful nonfiction book.

Benefits of Using Writing Websites

Here are the top benefits of using book writing websites:

Writing websites give specific pieces of writing advice to all writers – established and aspiring.
Writers get the ultimate guidelines from successful authors, whether they are looking for help writing or publishing.
These sites offer literary techniques to help writers reach their full potential in their writing endeavors.
Writers will learn how to correct mistakes and create credible work.
These websites will provide resources, exercises, and things you can do to improve your writing skills.
They offer writers free courses on a variety of subjects, so you are sure to learn a lot.
Writing websites help writers learn how to market themselves and their work. This can help them get both published and hired.
All the learning, whether from people or courses, is (mostly) free.
Writing prompts are posted daily on some writing sites which can be useful for many writers struggling to find inspiration.
Writing sites help a writer to keep on writing; it can give writers a boost and a push when they are feeling down and unmotivated.

Top 17 Writing Websites for Aspiring Authors

There are many helpful writing websites online. They all help writers learn different things. Listed below are some of the best ones.

The guides, tools, and advice on these writing websites are fantastic when used in conjunction with quality writing software. A good example of this is Squibler.

Squibler helps a writer do the actual writing. Organization, research, development, settings – it can help you put into practice everything you learn from these resources. Its Smart Writer enables you to begin writing your stories. You can also improve your stories with the Smart Writer. In addition, Squibler has an advanced feature that allows you to generate an entire book using a title and number of pages. You can also use an existing draft for your storybook.

1. Squibler

Squibler is a book writing website, that includes detailed guides on the writing process, tips for long-form writing, fiction writing, creative writing, novel writing, and overcoming creative blocks. They teach about novels, books, screenplays, publishing tips for a book, documentation, and all things relevant to writing.

They also offer an AI book writing tool that helps you compile drafts and even a whole book in a matter of minutes with its AI technology. The AI tool includes an excellent editor where you write and take the aid of an AI-smart writer. It also includes tools for organization, word count goals, and writing goals. Squibler also offers a dark mode for accessibility purposes. To summarize, this writing software offers:

Book writing tips
Self-publishing tips
Document version history control
Excellent writing experience
An editor similar to Microsoft Word
AI-based word processor
Organization tools for the long-form writing process

2. Janice Hardy’s Fiction University

This website will help a writer who has a rigorous weekly schedule. You will be able to develop the discipline that can help you get through the week without giving up on your writing halfway through.

This blog publishes writing articles, with a focus on novels. There are many areas in which you can find advice:

Planning your novel
Writing your novel
Common writing problems
Editing your novel
Selling your novel
The general life of a writer

With over 2500 articles published, there is a lot of good information here. In addition to their articles, they also offer a comprehensive list of other resources. Some of these include:

Other writing sites
Agents and querying resources
Writer’s conferences
Editing and writing services
Publishing-themed websites
Communities
Critique sites
Writing blogs
Book review blogs

The website is run by Janice Hardy, a writing teacher who is passionate about helping everyone learn to write. She offers her expertise as well as plenty of posts and articles from guests who offer a different perspective.

3. Daily Writing Tips

This writing website helps writers improve their grammar construction and word usage. The site gives writing tutorials and advice to writers.

The tips provided here are free, but if you want to gain some additional features, a $5 monthly price can be paid to get premium access. This includes comprehensive courses to help you improve your writing.

4. Kristen Lamb

Best-selling author Kristen Lamb runs a blog that offers tips, advice, and help for writers. She has a fun and casual demeanor that is welcoming to readers.

Her posts are relatable and easy to understand.

She also offers several courses where she will teach different aspects of writing. Some of these are downloadable courses while others are live classes.

At its core, Reedsy wants to create beautiful books. They do this by giving authors and publishers access to quality professionals, useful tools, and educational content.

If you are looking for a professional to help you make your book better, Reedsy offers a diverse team including:

Ghostwriters
Web designers

In addition to this, they also offer a free writing tool that helps you with the actual process of writing your book. The software provides a space to create and organize your different sections and elements – such as characters, research, and others.

You can use the software yourself, but it also has a fantastic collaboration feature. With this, you can seamlessly write with others. This is especially useful for new writers who are still learning how to write a book .

Lastly, Reedsy offers a large database of writing prompts to get you started.

You can pick from a list of different genres, and get some specific ideas to start writing about. You can use these to begin your next big novel or to do some practice.

6. Write to Done

Write to Done is a writing website that covers many different areas of writing. They have sections for:

Freelancing
Copywriting

They have articles from several different writers who all have different perspectives and opinions to offer.

7. Writers in the Storm

This is a unique writing blog that focuses on inspiration and motivation. If you are in a metaphorical writing “storm” this is a good place to go before deciding to give up.

The blog is run by a few different writers who all come from separate genres. This offers a wide range of perspectives.

They also have some articles and information on improving your writing craft.

8. The Book Designer

This site focuses more on the physical book itself and the publishing process.

It is run by Joel Friedlander who uses his own extensive experience to create articles on design and self-publishing. His wealth of information has already helped thousands of writers.

9. Jerry Jenkins

Jerry Jenkins is a 21-time New York Times best-selling author who is revealing his secrets.

One thing he offers on his site is an extremely helpful free guide: How to Become an Author: Your Complete Guide.

Once you’ve downloaded this, you can join his network of thousands of other writers and sign up for his newsletter which sends writing advice right to your inbox.

He also offers a list of writing tools to help you learn how to write a book. These are tools that assist with editing, organization, and distraction. These are programs that he endorses personally, so you can be sure they offer a quality service.

Lastly, his blog covers pretty much everything you need to know to learn how to write a novel or nonfiction book . From ideas to characters, to plot, you can find advice right from the mouth of a seasoned writer.

10. Writers Helping Writers

This writing website does exactly what it says – it has writers helping other writings. They offer coaching services in addition to their articles on writing and publishing.

They also have a series of writing tools available for download. These are designed to help writers in a few different areas:

Character arc progression
Setting planner
Character profile questionnaire
And many more

The website is run by two women: Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi. n addition to running the site, they have co-authored a series of books to help writers.

The books are all part of the “Thesaurus” series. It includes titles such as The Emotion Thesaurus and the Positive Trait Thesaurus.

11. Language is a Virus

Here you will find some articles on the writing craft. However, this is not their focus. This website contains several tools to help you either get started or keep going in your writing.

Their home page itself has a writing prompt right on it, with the option to generate another if you don’t like it.

They have a series of writing games, exercises, and generators to help you get inspired and motivated.

This is a fantastic resource for writers who may be feeling stuck or defeated.

12. Story a Day

Story a Day is an initiative that hopes to inspire creativity. They run two month-long challenges each year – one in May and one in September. The challenge is to write a short story every day.

This alone can be inspiring for writers, but they offer many extras:

Accountability group. On the first of each month, you can publicly post your commitments for the coming month.
Weekly writing lessons and prompts.
A blog with regular posts on writing and creativity.
Twice-monthly podcasts with writing prompts and pep talks.

This writing website provides a community-based challenge. this not only stimulates a writer’s imagination, but it does so with the support and accountability that others can provide.

13. The Intern Archives

While no longer an active blog, this archive can be extremely helpful to those embarking on a publishing journey. “The intern” also known as Hillary Smith, worked as an intern for several years.

In these archives, she shares insider information about the publishing industry that she thinks will be helpful to new and aspiring authors.

14. Positive Writer

This site was created to help writers stay positive. The blog contains posts on many positivity-themed categories:

Writer’s doubt
Positive thinking
Goal setting

In addition to these inspiring and motivational articles, you can also find information on writing, blogging, and publishing

15. Writer’s Digest

This site is for writers who want to be successful. The website is vast and extensive, but a few of the key features include:

Writing Prompts
Competitions
Online writing workshops

From poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, you can find advice, tips, and resources to help you. The workshops and communities available will only serve to enhance your ability by connecting you to others.

16. Poets & Writers

Poets and Writers is a non-profit that looks to serve creative writers of all kinds. In addition to their helpful and informative website, they offer several other services:

Financial support for readings and other events
Sponsorship of writing prizes and awards

The website offers articles on writing itself, as well as publishing, agents, awards, and writing news.

17. Writer Beware

Everyone appreciates getting help with their writing and publishing efforts. There are many people out there telling writers what they should do, or at least consider doing.

Authors everywhere choose some programs or websites to endorse, and they send their readers on their way. Writer Beware has taken it upon themselves to warn writers and authors of scams, schemes, and fraud they should be avoiding in the writing world.

Founded in 1998, they have been around long enough to see a lot of shady things go down. They know what they’re talking about.

Especially if you are close to publishing, take a look around this website. Make sure you don’t fall victim. This would make your experience learning how to write a book more negative, where you should only be doing positive things to move forward.

Final Remarks

This collection of writing websites should be enough to get you going. With a combination of advice, tips, insight, prompts, inspiration, and tools, you have more than enough to start learning how to write a novel or book of any kind.

Here are some frequently asked questions related to the best websites for writing stories:

Which website is best for writing?

For young writers starting their writing journey and looking for writing resources, Daily Writing Tips is a great website for improving writing skills and learning about crafting your own story.

Is 17 too old to start writing?

No, 17 is not too old to start writing. Whether you’re exploring your writing style, using a writing app, sharing your story online, or seeking a professional editor, it’s a great age to begin. Look into story starters to spark creativity and dive into your writing journey.

What is the best platform for new writers?

For new writers, platforms like Daily Writing Tips, Reedsy, and Tumblr offer great resources, community support, and opportunities to develop and share their writing.

Which site pays for writing?

Several sites that pay for writing include Medium (through its Partner Program), Copyhackers, The A.V. Club, and Bustle.

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We’ve researched the 15 best writer websites to gather some inspiration to help you put together a writer portfolio. We’ve looked at a mix of writers from different industries, and cherry-picked our top choices that you can reference when making your very own portfolio .

The 15 best writer websites in this article were made with builders like Wix, Shopify, Squarespace, WordPress, and even third-party graphic designers. No matter how you choose to build your website, you’ll be able to take your ideas with you.

Whether you’re starting a freelance writer website or selling your book, your website is an extension of your brand – and a way to share your individual story.

So grab a coffee and let’s take a peek at some of the best writer websites!

1 Meria Ogawa

Website made with Wix

The humble contact page is usually left as an afterthought, with a typical title like “ Contact Me .” Notice how Meria Ogawa has shifted the focus to “ Better Together .” This “Contact” page is inviting and warm, and Meria doesn’t just assume the customer is going to get in contact right away.

Gently nudging your potential writing clients to contact you is more effective than trying to urge them too much. Her copy is almost an offering – “If you want” begins each of her contact details.

So, don’t leave your “Contact” page to the side without trying to put your spin on it like Meria has.

Website made with Shopify

Mimochai is an independent studio that creates art and stories, crafting kids’ books that weave in mindfulness. Mimochai’s Shopify-made website features its artistic creations and leads us nicely into its shop.

The soothing website imagery is all done in the same style as its book covers and merchandise – almost leading potential customers along for the adventure as though inside one of Mimochai’s books.

If your book or writing field has lovely imagery within it, it might be worth incorporating into the design of your website. There’s something almost 3D about Mimochai’s visuals – it takes us back to being a kid and reading a pop-up book.

We asked the two-person Mimochai team for their thoughts on creating their website with Shopify, and here’s what they had to say:

Advice from the Users

[shopify] offers a good balance between functionality and design. in the time we’ve been on shopify, it has added the features that were initially missing, and many of these improvements are included at no extra cost..

Mimochai Team

They talk about Shopify’s improvements, and express their excitement at its email services improving too.

3 Zadie Smith

Website made with Squarespace

The website for novelist, essayist, and writer Zadie Smith is clean and highlights the book Intimations in bold red. It grabs our attention and draws us to the book cover straight away.

Notice that she doesn’t clutter the page, from her menu to the words beneath – her book of essays has room to breathe. One effective method is to use words sparingly!

Take care to choose words that give readers a flavor for your writing – without creating huge paragraphs that take away from your work.

4 Rupi Kaur

Website made with a web designer ( Laurie Codes )

Canadian poet Rupi Kaur’s website reflects herself as her brand – especially her artistic expression. Each page has different elements of art, poetry, and photography.

Rupi’s website is full of exciting things to read, listen to, and watch. Scrolling through each section is like a delightful explosion of paint, color, and Rupi’s drawings (and her live poetry readings!).

Her website also has an ecommerce shop, where she doesn’t just offer her poetry books. Rupi has expanded on her writing with a world tour, along with a shop for art, clothing, stationery, and more.

Hiring a web designer or web developer has its pros and cons – the cost will be higher than with a website builder, however, there may be more room for personalizing your website with one.

If you don’t have the budget though, website builders can still be highly personalized, as you will see in this article.

5 Caroline Gibson

Website made with WordPress

Caroline Gibson does more than just say hello with her website copy – she shows a flair for her craft as a copywriter. Caroline’s freelance writer website mixes her humor and her professionalism effortlessly onto the page. We love the line “like the chocolate flake in a 99 ice cream, I add more.”

Creating a portfolio or website for your writing is always about tone first and foremost. What copy do you create? What is your natural tone? And what is the tone your clients are looking for?

Once you’ve answered these questions you can build your portfolio around a balance of the three.

The website’s “About” page focuses more on what Caroline creates as a freelancer than on Caroline as an individual. This adds credibility to the website – try to ask yourself what your ideal client wants and how your service can help them.

We asked high conversions sales copywriter Alyson Lex for some thoughts on WordPress:

My WordPress website is essential to generating leads, building credibility, and closing new clients. Bar none. My clients frequently mention my website when booking calls (i.e. I love your site!)

I’m even showing up in Google for specific services despite my complete lack of SEO know-how.

It’s not beginner friendly… but if you’re a writer and you sell writing services of any kind – not having a website is absolutely hurting your income.

6 Martha Hayes

Martha Haye’s work is incredibly cohesive and is captivating to look through. Going through this website is like flicking through a magazine’s pages.

Everything feels well organized, from the website’s typewriter font to the covers. Squarespace has proven to be one of the frontrunners for visual mediums.

This website has a plain white background – but when the work is so bright and colorful, that’s great. Otherwise, a textured or bright background might take away from the work itself.

Remember to put your work center stage, and think of the website as supporting your creations.

But what if I haven’t created much work yet? No need to fret, the example below might offer an alternative idea.

7 Tyler J Koenig

“Bright” and “fun” are how we’d describe the feel of Tyler J Koenig’s website. You instantly learn who he is, and get an idea of the type of content he creates. It feels fresh and lighthearted. This Squarespace-made website gets right to the niche.

Tyler writes: “ Basketball raised me. Tech and storytelling made me. Now I’m bringing them all together.” He clearly shows us the two sides of his personality and the two parts of his career: tech and basketball.

As a content strategist and writer in the basketball sector, his “About” page is wholesome, a little nostalgic, and athletics-focused. Tyler understands the target audience well – applying the niche throughout the pictures and copy.

Tyler’s “About” page feels like part blog, part 90’s movie. Here he delves into his life, his basketball knowledge, and fond Limewire and AIM messenger memories.

His copy is genuine, fun, and conversational – he throws in the odd “kinda” and a “see ya around!” closing. It allows Tyler’s personality to shine through the page.

This makes a great alternative to showing your work – if you can bring your authentic self to your writer’s website, then like-minded clients will be interested!

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If you’re looking to create a more professional website, then you’ll need to use clear CTAs ( calls to action ). In case you’re unfamiliar with a CTA, it’s the button or design that leads your customers to buy your product or services.

Notice the Scripted agency has two blue buttons that move the client towards hiring a freelance writer. Here they’ve written “Get Started,” but you can write anything, like Say Hi, Learn More, Hire Me, I’m In, or Subscribe .

Even if you’re not setting up an agency, you can experiment with CTAs on your website. You can test out different colors and wording to see what gets you the most customer clicks over time.

The Scripted website inspires trust and credibility – it understands the customers’ pain points.

Scripted also has well-designed icons that add to the UX (user experience) and make it as easy as possible to find information. It uses the data it has, like 200k+ Content Orders, to help develop customer trust – adding data to your website can boost the value.

9 Matt Phil Carver

This WordPress website by Matt Phil Carver is another one that thrives on clean and crisp UX. We love the little avatar of Matt, which isn’t just on the homepage, but runs throughout the website – even into the blog!

Matt’s friendly and conversational tone can be felt in the content – even in the menu bar, where he’s written phrases like “What I Do” rather than “ Services” or “ Portfolio.”

Another great thing about Matt’s website is that throughout it he mentions the lovely testimonials he’s had. If you have a lot of great reviews from clients, sprinkle one in on every page, or even create a reviews page ( or as Matt has: “What my clients say” page).

10 Haruki Murakami

Haruki Murakami’s website has a great feature in its community page. If you have fans of your work, consider putting together a place for them to share their opinions.

Create a buzz by getting them involved with what you create – it doubles up as a nice testimonial page, too!

11 Ann Handley

Ann Handley , author of Everybody Writes has a great WordPress-made website. Particularly, take a look at her “Work with Ann” page. Ann adds some information for potential clients alongside some great examples of CTAs.

Another great feature of the website is the “Newsletter” section. When putting together your portfolio, try adding a free newsletter or resource that the reader can take with them – it can add value to your website and help convert readers to your services.

12 Frankie Ratford

We might be cheating with Frankie Ratford , but we’re not sorry about it.

Technically, Frankie Ratford is a traveling Graphic Designer and Director of The Design Kids – so it’s sort of cheating to include his site in this list of writer websites. But we had to add it because it’s full of inspiring bits!

Little design features, like the way elements on the page move, are what make this website pop.

Frankie’s photo and the text elements that move behind and in front of the image are a great way to show off copy. The feel of the page you land on is warm with its bold yellow design, and the Wix-made website showcases Frankie’s awards, achievements, and work.

The website shows Frankie’s nomadic lifestyle alongside showcasing her creative projects. The main takeaway from this website is that sometimes you only need one page!

13 Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson’s website has a really neat feature for authors – a progress bar. To keep fans in the loop with what projects you’re creating, a progress bar also helps fuel the excitement!

Keeping readers up to date might be a fun addition to your writer portfolio – whether that’s a progress bar or news updates!

14 Maverick Words

The WordPress-made website Maverick Words is effective at helping customers imagine how André might solve their pain points. Every page leads the client gently to the CTAs.

This “About” page is a great way to showcase freelance writing skills because it feels like an article on the five factors that set André apart from the competition.

15 Tara Westover

Tara Westover displays her book Educated on the homepage, and the surrounding text feels super down-to-earth – along with the book cover that’s surrounded by white space.

Here, she creates a sense of intrigue. The unfamiliar reader will begin to wonder why publishing this book is the most insane idea she’s had?

Adding a little mystery to your copy is a great way to get readers to want to read your book. It also makes them want to delve into a writer’s website to discover what the result of publishing the book was.

If you’re looking to see what it’s like to build a website for writers, make sure to read our interview with Vicky Weber , a children’s author and co-founder of At Home Author, a company that provides coaching for aspiring writers.

After exploring these websites, one thing is clear – there are many ways to put together a writer website! We hope this article has given you some ideas on how to take your writer business online.

If you’re thinking I’ll never be able to put together a portfolio like this, not to worry!

Here are nine actionable tips that can help:

Establish your ideal customer or client
Put yourself in their shoes – what are their main pain points?
Incorporate those pain points into the website and help them imagine how you can solve those points
Add any visuals that go along with your writing to the website
Bring your tone or personality into the mix
Use icons to showcase information clearly and quickly for readers
Use CTAs to move your customer toward contacting you or buying your services
Create a great contact page or sales page to highlight how working together will benefit customers
Create a community with the fans of your writing

Many of these amazing-looking freelance writer websites were made with website builders – which open up the realm of possibility for your writing business. Not every builder is made equal though, so take advantage of our research-backed article on the best website builders to make a confident choice.

We’re sure you’ll find the perfect website builder to boost your writing career! Let us know in the comments how it’s going.

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15 of the Best Online Writing Communities for Aspiring Authors

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As enjoyable and fulfilling as writing can be, the truth is that it’s often a solitary endeavor. While we might romanticize the focused artist typing away while imaginary worlds and narratives swirl inside their minds — authors know the truth: writing can get lonely. And moreover, when you’re working on a one-person project, it can be hard to remain motivated and accountable. That’s where writing communities come in.

Writing communities are the perfect place to find answers to your writing questions and to discuss the ins and outs of the writing life with people who actually understand what you’re talking about.

So, if you are tired of listening only to the voices in your head, take a look at our list of top online writing communities. (And if you're hungry for more, check out our more exhaustive list of the very best writing websites!)

Top online writing communities

1. absolute write water cooler.

With over 68,000 members, this is a large and highly active community. Here you can find threads on every genre imaginable, as well as discussions about freelance writing, the publishing industry, pop culture, writing prompts and exercises, and much more.

Perfect for: writers who are looking for a large and active community.

2. AgentQuery Connect

While this forum will come in handy for any writer, it’s especially helpful for authors who have already completed their manuscript and are wondering what to do next. The site boasts a wealth of information on publishing topics such as querying agents, self-publishing tips, and book promotion advice.

Perfect for: writers who are looking to connect with agents and learn more about the publishing industry.

3. Camp NaNoWriMo

If you’ve ever wanted to go to a writer’s retreat but can’t afford it just yet, then this site might help scratch your itch. Holding online “camp sessions” in April and July, Camp NaNoWriMo offers a digital space to encourage and empower writers at any point of their career. Here you can work on drafts, revisions, short stories, or any other writing project that involves word-count goals.

Perfect for: writers who can’t wait until November to get some writing done .

4. Critique Circle

Feedback should be a vital part of any writer’s process, and this is exactly what Critique Circle offers. This members-only site allows authors to post stories in exchange for feedback on other people’s writing. You can also find storyboarding tools , writing prompts, workshops, name generators, games like hangman, and much more.

Perfect for: writers who want honest feedback on their writing.

5. Chronicles

As the world’s largest Science Fiction and Fantasy online community, Chronicles offers writers the opportunity to get together and discuss the latest books, news, and pop culture in the Sci-Fi and Fantasy world. This is an active community with thousands of threads that include genre-specific challenges, workshops, critiques, and even publishing and industry information.

Perfect for: writers interested in Science Fiction and Fantasy writing.

6. Facebook Groups

If social media is more your style, don't miss the chance to interact with your fellow writers by joining Facebook groups in your own niche. Look for groups with a strict "no self-promotion" rules so that it remains supportive and useful to your writing goals.

There are a lot of groups out there in a variety of topics that range from genre-specific writing tips to traditional and self-publishing industry news. Here are just a few of them:

10 Minute Novelists — a group for the time-crunched writer. Calls for Submissions — for writers looking for publication opportunities. Fiction Writers Global — a great resource for information about traditional and self-publishing. Writers Unite! — an active group with plenty of support and motivation for novice and experienced writers alike.

Perfect for: writers who prefer using social media.

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Perfect for: writers who have doubts about their writing and are in need of encouragement.

8. The Next Big Writer

This is an international forum where writers can receive feedback on their writing and support on every other part of the creative process from drafting to publishing and marketing. The critiques are often thorough and many come from published authors. Keep in mind that there is a monthly cost associated with the membership, but it might be worth it to be able to bend the ear of published authors.

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More than just a single writing community, Reddit has countless ‘subreddits’ where writers of all genres, interests, and levels of experience flock. While it may not offer workshops or tools, members can find niche threads that relate to their interests, critique other people’s work, and discover helpful sources of information.

There are so many different subreddits that you can get lost browsing them, but here are a few of the most popular ones:

r/writing — for general writing purposes. r/writingprompts — for user-submitted writing prompts. r/destructivereaders — beware, if you don’t like harsh criticism this may not be the best fit. But if you are willing to endure it, you will come out a better writer at the end. r/worldbuilding — user submitted fiction worlds. r/fantasywriters — for anybody interested in the fantasy genre. r/characterforge — the place to be for character building. r/writerchat — for those interested in talking with fellow writers. r/selfpublish — for anybody interested in self-publishing. r/logophilia — “the love of words and word games,” and that’s exactly what you’ll find here. r/freelanceWriters — for anybody interested in a career in freelance writing . r/books — because reading is just as important as writing if you want to be a successful author.

Perfect for: writers who want niche threads based on a particular interest or need.

10. Scribophile

One of the largest communities in the world, Scribophile offers workshops, tutorials, and critiques for authors in just about any genre imaginable. While it is free to join, only users who pay for a membership get access to all their features.

Perfect for: authors who want to take part in writing workshops alongside writers of all experience levels.

11. She Writes

With over 30,000 members, this is the largest writing community exclusively for women. Here you can find articles on writing, editing, and marketing for every genre. There are forums tailored to specific needs, like travel writers, writing about trauma, NaNoWriMo, and many other topics.

Perfect for: women writers who want a place to connect and learn from fellow writers.

12. Talentville

If your passion lies in screenwriting, then you’ll want to book a one-way ticket to Talentville. Here, you can get feedback on your writing and learn the skills necessary to perfect your screencraft. Plus, you can work on and build your network of contacts: the site is also a frequent stop for industry professionals (like agents, managers, and producers) on the lookout for new talent.

Perfect for: writers who are interested in screenwriting and networking.

13. Underlined

A writing community by Penguin Random House. While any author can find helpful information on this website, it’s geared more towards younger writers. It has a well-designed platform, quizzes, genre-specific information, the latest news on book releases, Q&As with authors, and even some giveaways and excerpts as perks.

Perfect for: younger writers looking for genre-specific information and bookish perks.

14. Writers Helping Writers

This is a free-to-register community where you can find resources for writers, teachers, and editors alike. They offer a vast array of tools to perfect your craft, no matter your level. Their extensive creative library includes webinars, free writing and marketing tools, a thesaurus collection, story maps, idea generators, and more.

Perfect for: writers, editors, and teachers who are looking to build up their writing toolbox.

15. #WritingCommunity

Sometimes, all you need is a hashtag. And indeed, Twitter's own #WritingCommunity is one of the most robust writing collectives on the web. Ask a question, and it'll almost certainly get answered (without a lot of Twitter's trademark snark). The key here is to keep your questions concise, reply often to others, and don't go crazy with other hashtags. The community can tell if you're just thirsty for RTs. Perfect for: writers who are finally ready to use Twitter for good — and not just for procrastinating.

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27/11/2018 – 22:42

Very useful post. Thanks for this. I will be linking to it on my blog.

Dr Jack Edward Effron says:

18/02/2019 – 16:40

You left out taylz.com. It’s truly free. They are not going to give you a rubbish service to make you join their pay site because they have no pay site. Your story can be 8,000 words. They are not going to force you into flash fiction of 3,000 words. One critique out, one critique in: no mucking about with “karma” or critiquing 5+ stories to get one critique. The great new idea whose time has come! And it’s British, not American.

marieseltenrych says:

08/05/2019 – 12:28

Reedsy, thank God you are here! I want to ask a question to other authors or self publishers here: I have been approached by OmniScriptum to publish my books (research) with them. I cannot find much about this company online, so wondered if anyone has published with them recently? Thanks Reedsy in anticipation. Marie

↪️ Reedsy replied:

08/05/2019 – 12:29

Hi Marie! Sounds potentially very shady to me. If you haven't already, check out our post on predatory companies in publishing. One of the rules of thumb is that if a publisher contacts you first, be very wary. I just did 20 seconds worth of Googling and found some people who had a bad experience.

Eunice Brownlee says:

I am a member of illuminate, which is a group designed around supporting women who want to share their stories but don't know how. The majority of us write non-fiction essays and memoirs, but we have a few poets and fiction writers in the mix as well. The overall goal is to support each other, especially through those harder moments of not wanting to write, or not knowing where to start. There are monthly themes and prompts, a weekly exercise inside the Facebook group, and cross-sharing of what we're working on. My favorite feature is the expert review, where you can submit any piece you're working on each month and you'll get quality feedback from one of the editors that manage the group. This group is perfect for anyone who is just getting started writing.

↪️ Brittani B replied:

11/02/2020 – 19:27

I tried the link multiple times both from this page and separately searched and was unable to access the site.

Harry says:

05/06/2019 – 07:51

Personally I think you missed out the best writing community: https://community.jerichowriters.com/ Jericho Writers is a free writing community that writers can safely share thought, make friends, swap work and get advice

Christian says:

08/08/2019 – 12:21

I only recommend Scribophile if you enjoy being coerced into groupthink. If you hope to get meaningful critique that will help you, look elsewhere. The critiques here are mostly SPAG, and it's forbidden to discuss your work on the main forums, except in the broadest, vaguest way.

Randy says:

18/08/2019 – 06:11

I have all my dads writing research and copyrights to 18 different books....all this was before the digital world .... many negatives photos ....every major story from all over the world with his .copyright . These are huge stores and his books are really well written ....what should I do with them .....incredible spy work as well

Ratih says:

27/08/2019 – 03:50

As a new writer this article is really useful for me. Thank you reedsy

Jennifer says:

02/09/2019 – 14:15

Hi guys! Great blog! Just wanted to let you know that we linked to you in a blog on the Peaceful Living Wellness Online Magazine :) It will be published on Friday, September 6th, 2019

↪️ Martin Cavannagh replied:

17/09/2019 – 09:04

Thanks! We appreciate that!

Kaylee Downey says:

14/02/2020 – 19:09

Um...what about Wattpad?

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6. evernote.

This bookmarking tool is a great way to collect moments of inspiration and ideas for your story together in one place, where they can be filed and organized, ready to be put to good use. It might be a ‘how to’ article you want to read, a quote that reminds you of one of your characters, or an image that would be the perfect setting for your next scene. Inspiration strikes in the most unexpected places, but as Evernote is available on almost every platform, you can collect notes wherever you are. You can choose to have one notebook that you throw everything into, or you can set up separate notebooks to help you organize your thoughts and ideas as you go. If you’re working on a novel, why not set up separate notebooks for each character or each chapter?

7. Scrivener

While some writers prefer to stick with the traditional pen and paper or word processor, for others, technology can be a game-changer. Scrivener is a powerful writing tool that allows you to organize your notes, research, and writing all in one place. You can create separate documents for each chapter, scene, or character and easily move them around as needed. You can also set word count goals and track your progress, making it an empowering tool for both planning and writing your work.

8. Storyist

Another popular writing app is Storyist , which offers a wide range of features for novelists, screenwriters, and playwrights. From corkboard view to character and plot development tools, Storyist helps you bring your stories to life in an organized way. It also has a distraction-free writing mode, making it easier to focus on your writing without any distractions. Plus, with its built-in formatting tools, you can easily export your work into a professional-looking manuscript when it’s time to self-publish.

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In the realm of writing, the adage “It takes a village” is extremely true. Having a community as a writer isn’t just important—it’s essential. While writing is often seen as a solitary endeavor, there’s nothing like the support, inspiration, and feedback from fellow wordsmiths. It’s about belonging to a group that gets the highs and lows of the creative process and turns struggles into shared successes.

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11. Catapult’s Don’t Write Alone

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12. Gutsy Great Novelists

Are you a novelist seeking motivation, accountability, and encouragement? Look no further than Gutsy Great Novelists , a free online community just for you. With the tagline “where serious creative writers gather to finish their novels,” you can’t really go wrong. Award-winning novelist Joan Dempsey founded this platform to help writers feel less isolated. Members get access to critique groups, lots of online resources, and events and classes that will keep you on track until your novel is complete.

13. Lambda Literary

For writers and readers alike, Lambda Literary is a community-driven organization that champions LGBTQ+ literature. With a mission to elevate voices and stories that have been historically marginalized, this platform offers various resources for writers, including workshops, literary events, and publishing opportunities. It also hosts an annual writing retreat for emerging queer writers, providing a safe and supportive space for creative expression. Sign us up!

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Writing.com is one of the largest online writing communities out there. It’s a super supportive environment for writers of all levels—and you have a portfolio to store and share your writing. You can also join various groups based on your interests or genres, providing opportunities for networking and collaboration with other writers. Plus, Writing.com regularly hosts contests and challenges to help improve your writing skills and gain recognition for your work. Whether you’re seeking support or looking to expand your audience, this community has something for everyone.

16. Reddit’s r/WritersGroup

If you’re a Reddit fan, you probably already know about r/WritersGroup . This subreddit serves as a testament to the strength of community in the writing process, offering a space where writers from all walks of life can share their drafts, seek advice, and provide constructive criticism. Whether you’re battling writer’s block, seeking feedback on a new chapter, or just in need of inspiration, this is your go-to sanctuary.

17. She Writes

Created by women, for women, She Writes is a supportive community that celebrates their diverse voices and experiences. With more than 32,000 members and 350 groups, it’s the largest online community of women writers in the world! With forums and tons of articles, this platform provides a safe space for women to share their work and receive feedback from other writers.

18. SFF Chronicles

For science fiction and fantasy writers, SFF Chronicles is a valuable resource for learning, connecting, and honing your craft. With forums dedicated to discussing the latest trends and tropes in the genre, as well as sections for feedback and critique, this is your virtual writing workshop. It also hosts contests and interviews with established authors, if you’re seeking insight and inspiration.

19. The Insecure Writer’s Support Group

Imposter syndrome is hard to battle alone. Step into the Insecure Writer’s Support Group , where those whispers are drowned out by the resounding voices of support, encouragement, and understanding. This haven is dedicated to writers at any stage of their journey, providing you with resources, advice, and, most importantly, a community that gets it. Conquer your insecurities by reading their blogs and monthly newsletters, joining their social media groups, and joining their pitch event to find an agent or publisher (every January).

20. Underlined

Formerly known as Figment , Underlined is a website that provides story starters, writing inspiration, and advice from published authors . You can also join a community of aspiring writers, share excerpts of your work, and provide feedback to each other—all valuable parts of the creative life.

Writer using 750 Words to practice writing.

Sites for improving your writing

Now that you’re equipped with a plethora of platforms to connect and expand your creative horizons, it’s time to take your writing to the next level. Improving your craft is a continuous, evolving process—whether you’ve just penned your first poem or are on your tenth novel.

Here are the resources you need to refine your skills, find your unique voice, and perfect the art of storytelling. From grammar guides to story structure tips, these sites offer the tools you need to elevate your writing.

21. 750 Words

As with any skill, the best way to improve your writing is to practice, practice, practice. The website 750 Words provides a daily nudge to get your creative juices flowing. Based on The Artist Way ‘s morning pages , the goal is to write 750 words (roughly three pages) every day, without any distractions. By just writing without an agenda and without judgment, you’ll make writing every day a regular productive habit and steadily build your confidence.

22. Helping Writers Become Authors

The Helping Writers Become Authors site, created by award-winning author K.M. Weiland, offers practical tips and advice on story writing, from structure and plot to character identity and dialogue. It’s a great, regularly updated resource to take you from writer to professional.

23. Grammar Girl

Get a grip on the quirks of language and the rules of good grammar with this entertaining and useful podcast based on the hugely popular blog by the same name. Top listened-to Grammar Girl episodes include “Affect Versus Effect” and “Active Voice & Passive Voice.”

24. Coursera

Looking for a more structured approach to learning? Coursera offers online courses on writing, from writing your first novel to academic writing . With options from top universities such as Stanford and Wesleyan, you’ll have access to expert instruction and peer feedback to hone your skills.

25. Masterclass

Masterclass brings together some of the biggest names in writing, like David Sedaris , Margaret Atwood and Neil Gaiman , for online video courses on pretty much any aspect of writing you’re looking to learn. With a subscription, you’ll have access to their wisdom and techniques for crafting powerful stories that captivate your readers.

26. Critique Circle

Join a community of writers, both published and aspiring, on Critique Circle to get feedback on your writing and provide critiques for others. With tools for tracking your progress, finding beta readers, and connecting with fellow writers, this platform offers valuable resources for improving your craft. Plus, the supportive atmosphere encourages growth and development as a writer.

27. Now Novel

For those looking for a more structured approach to writing, Now Novel offers personalized coaching and guidance throughout the writing process. From outlining and character development to editing and publishing, their team of experts will provide valuable feedback and support to help you bring your story to life. Whether you’re just starting or need help revising, Now Novel offers a community and resources tailored to your specific needs as a writer.

Resources for characters and plot

We’re betting you have more than one favorite character from more than one book. Characters like Elizabeth Bennett, Albus Dumbledore, and Bilbo Baggins live on in our minds long after we’ve turned the final page. Your characters should become like old friends that you know inside and out to add depth and humanity to your story. These are the resources you need to make it happen.

28. Writer’s Digest’s Character Development Sheets

Subscribing to the Writer’s Digest mailing list gets you access to this free worksheet designed to flesh out each of your characters. Working through a series of questions, you’ll develop their key hopes, fears, and skills, their personality quirks, how they might act in different situations, and how all of this will be revealed to the reader throughout your story.

29. The Write Practice’s Characterization 101

This free course from The Write Practice guides you through seven key steps to creating memorable characters, covering important character archetypes, character motivations, how not to introduce a character to your story, and much more.

30. The Novel Factory’s 150+ Character Questions

Building on the idea of character development sheets, The Novel Factory offers a comprehensive list of over 150 questions to help you fully flesh out each character in your story. From physical appearance and background to their biggest secrets and flaws, this resource will help you create well-rounded and dynamic characters that readers will connect with.

31. TV Tropes

Ever come across a character or plot twist that seems oddly familiar? That’s because many writers use common tropes and archetypes in their stories. TV Tropes is a user-edited wiki page that outlines these common patterns and themes found in media, providing examples and analysis for each one. It’s a helpful resource for understanding how to effectively use, subvert, or avoid these tropes in your writing.

32 Fantasy Worldbuilding Questions

Need some guidance in creating a fictional world for your story? This list of 123 questions from Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America can help you think through all aspects of your world, from its physical laws to its social structure and cultural customs. By taking the time to fully develop your world, you’ll make it feel more immersive and believable for readers.

33 Reedsy’s Plot Generator

When you’re stuck on where to take your story next, Reedsy’s plot generator can help spark new ideas. Simply select a genre and hit “generate” to receive a random plot outline that you can use as a starting point for your own story. It’s a fun tool for getting unstuck and exploring new directions for your plot.

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Resources for editing and reviewing

In addition to proofreading for spelling, language, and grammar errors, two other forms of editing should form part of your review process. Developmental editing, which is editing for the structure, flow, and consistency of your story, and substantive editing, which is concerned with clarity, accuracy, and reader comprehension.

When your manuscript or first draft is complete, let it sit a while before reviewing. It also helps to have a second and third set of eyes on your work. Even better, if your budget allows, hiring a professional editor can give your story the polished finish it deserves.

34. Grammarly

Available as a Google Chrome extension or device app, Grammarly works across your web pages and documents as you write to help you catch common writing errors. It highlights and fixes grammar, punctuation, and contextual spelling mistakes. The premium version can also suggest alternative vocabulary choices.

Remember not to rely on online spell checks alone to proofread your work. Always give your text a thorough check yourself, too.

35. ProWriting Aid

ProWriting Aid takes your writing beyond mere spell checks, offering a holistic approach to improve your writing style, tone, and clarity. What sets it apart from Grammarly is its in-depth focus on your writing’s overall readability and engagement level. It provides detailed reports on style, overused words, sentence length variation, and even readability scores, making it invaluable for writers looking to polish their manuscripts to perfection. While Grammarly excels at real-time grammar and spelling corrections, ProWriting Aid is the go-to tool if you’re looking for comprehensive feedback on your structure and style.

36. Hemingway Editor

As the name suggests, Hemingway Editor is an online editing tool and website that will help make your writing clearer, bolder, and more direct—just like the author it’s named after. Simply copy and paste your text into the tool to check for overly complex sentences, overuse of adverbs, and the passive voice. It will also highlight instances where a shorter word could serve the same purpose.

Every writer needs a good editor, and Reedsy only works with the best. Their hand-picked, experienced, professional editors can review your story development, structure, consistency, and style, helping to perfect and polish your manuscript. Reedsy also offers a tool to easily write and format a book , the same way a professional typesetter would. (You can print from their tool with Blurb, too!)

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Artificial Intelligence for writers

AI gets a bad rap, but in our digital age, its emergence is nothing short of a revolution in creativity. Whether you’re battling writer’s block, seeking the perfect synonym to elevate your prose, or plotting a novel, AI-powered writing assistants can offer a wealth of resources at your fingertips. These innovative tools are not doing the writing for you—they’re about enhancing your creativity and offering insights and suggestions that might not have crossed your mind.

38. Sudowrite

Using artificial intelligence, Sudowrite offers suggestions and ideas to help you improve your writing. It can generate plot twists, character names, and even entire paragraphs based on the information you provide. While it’s not meant to replace human creativity and imagination, Sudowrite can be a helpful tool for sparking new ideas and breaking through writer’s block.

Claude has emerged as a dynamic counterpart to ChatGPT, due to its ethical and safer approach to AI. What sets Claude apart is its focus on nuanced, open-minded text generation—working to understand context and intent before replying. It can help you with brainstorming, research, structural analysis, line edits, critique, and even productivity—with writing sprints, prompts, word count, and positive reinforcement. It’s not replacing creativity, but supporting you from blank page to final polish.

40. Jasper.ai

Jasper is another AI-powered writing tool that can assist with plot development, character creation, and even research for your story. Jasper also has a feature that allows you to collaborate with other writers in real time, making it a useful tool for team projects or brainstorming sessions. What’s great about Jasper is that it has a document feature, so you can write, edit, and save your work like you would in Word or Google Docs, rather than chatting back and forth with AI.

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Resources for promoting and marketing

Once your masterpiece is polished and ready to shine, the next thrilling chapter of your author’s journey begins: promoting and marketing your book. This can seem like a Herculean task, especially in a world flooded with content. But with the right tools and strategies, you can cut through the noise and get your book into the hands of eager readers.

We’ve lined up the best resources to transform you from a writer into a savvy marketer!

41. Wattpad

Use this storytelling platform to connect with writers and readers around the world, build an audience, and even get discovered. On Wattpad , you start by sharing a story, and then if you build a big enough fan base, you may have a chance to work with entertainment companies and publishers looking to feature your work. Just remember, some publishers won’t print work that appears online, so be sure to do your research before uploading your entire novel!

On this writing and reading hub, you’ll find stories, articles, and inspiration that are curated to your taste and written by people like us. Want to share your own writing, photos, or videos? You can do that on Medium —and potentially earn money. The platform lets you see how your stories are performing and what kinds of readers like your writing. It also offers tips for starting a newsletter, submitting to publications, and curating your work.

43. Kindlepreneur

Kindlepreneur is a treasure trove of resources for authors, especially those venturing into self-publishing. From book marketing and advertising strategies to optimizing your Amazon sales page, author Dave Chesson has got you covered with his helpful blog posts, videos, and courses. He also offers free downloadable templates and worksheets to help you plan and execute your book marketing strategy.

44. NY Book Editors

Need help proofreading your manuscript or marketing your book? NY Book Editors provides editing and proofreading services, as well as an extensive blog full of helpful advice for writers. They also offer a free guide to writing the perfect query letter to help you attract agents or publishers—and plenty of other useful publishing and marketing information.

45. Agency Query

If you want to get an agent or a publisher, use Agency Query to build your list of potential agents and publishers. The website also provides features like tracking the status of pitches sent out to agencies, keeping notes on each agency’s submission requirements, and more.

46. The Creative Penn

The Creative Penn is a website run by bestselling author Joanna Penn . It offers a wealth of information on how to, “write, publish and market your book—and make a living with your writing.” Penn also has a vibrant YouTube channel and podcast where she shares advice for authors, helpful if you are a visual or auditory learner.

47. Publishers Weekly

Stay up to date on the publishing industry and get insider tips from publishers, editors, and literary agents with Publishers Weekly . This website offers news, reviews, job postings, and other helpful resources for writers. They also have a dedicated section for independent authors if that’s you.

48. Storiad

Storiad is a tool designed to help you promote and market your book through social media, website creation, book trailers, and more. They offer various packages for authors at different stages of their careers, from beginners to established writers. Storiad can also help you create a professional author website with built-in marketing tools.

49. BookBub

BookBub is a popular platform that lets you promote your book to millions of readers through daily email newsletters, targeted ads, and featured deals. You can submit your book for consideration or use their blog for free marketing advice and trends in publishing. BookBub also offers webinars, courses, and other resources for writers.

50. Author Marketing Club

Author Marketing Club is a community of authors helping each other promote their work through free and paid book promotion tools, tutorials, webinars, and more. They also offer a powerful search engine that allows you to find relevant blogs, websites, and book promotion sites to submit your work for exposure. Joining this club can help you reach a wider audience and get more readers interested in your writing.

How Blurb can help

From collecting inspiration to the final finishing touches, there’s a whole world of tools , websites, support, and advice out there to help you with every stage of writing your own story and making your own book. You have all the tools you need. Now write!

And when you’re ready to publish and share your work with the world, Blurb can help. Our self-publishing platform allows you to turn your manuscript into a professional-quality book, whether it’s a novel, memoir, poetry collection, or any other genre. With customizable book formats and design tools, as well as tons of options for distribution, we make it easy to bring your writing to your fans.

So what are you waiting for? Start creating and sharing your stories with the world today. We believe in you!

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The 10 Best Writer Websites To Learn From In 2020

by Jacob McMillen | Feb 1, 2019 | Blog , Freelancing | 12 comments

I’ve come across a lot of great writer websites over the 7 years I’ve been in marketing.

I figured I’d put together a quick little list of some of my favorites and get a nice easy post to kick off the year.

That was about a month and 5,000 words ago…

First of all, I made the mistake of naming this “10 Best Writer Websites” in my Google Doc, and apparently I take words like that WAY too seriously.

Secondly, I made the mistake of being sociable on Twitter heading into the new year, and I kept coming across new, amazing writer websites that simply had to be included.

Combine those two mistakes, and I’ve probably had about 40 different websites on this list at one point or another. In the end, however, my loss of time is your gain in quality. I’d stack these 10 websites up against any in the industry, and if you’re looking to improve your own website this year, you’ll learn a lot from them.

Even better, I was able to get one of my favorite writers on this list to join me for an interview and provide her go-to checklist for optimizing a writer’s website. Catch the video and checklist at the end of the article.

Okay, let’s get started!

Writer Website #1: Michal Eisikowitz

First on our list is this incredible example from Michal Eisikowitz .

Why This Is An Amazing Writer Website:

Standout visuals and branding
Specialized messaging targeted at high paying audience segments
Uses real data to support expertise

From a visual perspective, this is probably the best-designed writer’s website I’ve ever seen. Every element of the site, from layout to graphics to images, is top tier.

The branding is phenomenal. The copywriting is specialized and targeted to appeal to knowledgeable marketers, entrepreneurs, and managers seeking top level talent (aka people who pay well). And the client data is displayed to really support the brand message of “Hey, I’m a top level talent. Look no further.”

Michal’s homepage is an amazing template for taking visitors through the sales process:

Start with a benefits focused value proposition and immediate CTA
Breakdown the customer segments you work with
Provide a personality-rich introduction to your brand
Bolster your pitch with plenty of social proof
Breakdown the services you offer & their benefits
Offer even more social proof
Close strong with a bold CTA

You don’t need this exact order or every one of these exact sections to put together a great landing page, but Michal is doing everything right here.

I’d be shocked if Michal spent less than $5k on this website, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it was closer to $10k. As you will see through the rest of this list, you don’t need to invest anywhere close to that amount of money to create an amazing website, BUT if you want to see a gorgeous example of what’s possible with a hefty budget, this website is that example.

How This Website Could Be Further Improved:

As amazing as this site is, there are a few ways I think it could be improved:

Add a follow-up to the audience segmentation (or remove it)
Condense options on the service page
Consider incorporating onpage SEO and adding a blog

I was very intrigued with the three audience profiles on the front page and excited to see where they led. After clicking on one and seeing the popup box, my first thought was “oh no, an unnecessary click”, and then after clicking the “Yes, this is me” button, I was horrified to simply see the box disappear with no redirect.

The #1 goal of audience segmentation is to create a targeted experience for each segment. In this case, segmentation isn’t actually happening, and Michal is asking for two clicks that lead nowhere. Unless Michal is wanting to create separate landing pages for each segment, I’d recommend removing the clickable elements and simply displaying the segment descriptions.

I’d also suggest drastically condensing the service page. It’s possible that this page receives a lot of orders and works well for Michal, but my guess is that she is operating mostly off referrals and this page doesn’t actually experience many orders. As a general rule, less is more, and you rarely want to give visitors more than 3-4 purchase options. At 16 options, all of which have to be customized anyway, this is just a crazy amount of overkill.

Finally, a site this great deserves to be seen, so I’d love to see Michal invest in some SEO and content marketing to get more visitors to her site.

Writer Website #2: Kayla Hollatz

I actually came across this next example from Kayla Hollatz while checking my searching rankings. I had thought my top #10 list was already finalized at this point (LOL), but her site was so great, I had to change my list to include it, which started the whole snowball of changing and adding and changing and adding… thanks a lot Kayla!

Clean, beautiful, and personable design
Great lead magnet in the form of a quiz
Clear description of benefits offered

This site has a lot going for it. The design is very unique. It has an elegant but playful aesthetic. And it offers a pleasant user experience.

Most importantly, both the design and copy take the reader through an intentional narrative journey.

From a copy standpoint, Kayla goes all-in on personality. While she may not explicitly zero in on a niche, her messaging does it for her and is going to attract the types of clients who really resonate with personality and want to craft a personable narrative for their business.

Kayla also does a fantastic job of breaking down every angle of the benefits of working with her and includes the data to back up her claims. Furthermore, utilizing a quiz as her lead magnet serves to noticeably differentiate her and offer something outside of the box to potential clients.

This site was created by Kayla and her brother Zach Hollatz. She is the copywriter and he is the designer and developer, and they are now collaborating to deliver similarly epic sites for their clients, which I think is super cool. I’m not sure how much they charge, but between the copy and design, I’d guess it would be in the $5k-$10k range.

There’s really not much I’d recommend changing for this site, but here’s some possible options:

Hero shot could offer more information
Testimonials could be better utilized

While the hero shot (the screen view you see when you first arrive on the site) looks amazing, it ultimately doesn’t say a whole lot. “Selling with Soul” is a nice tagline but doesn’t serve as an actual value statement. If the bounce rate is very low, it’s probably not worth changing anything, as incoming visitors might be happy to click through to either service page or begin scrolling, but if the bounce rate is around 50% or higher, fleshing out the hero shot with a true value statement is the first change I’d look to make.

The only other comment I’d make is that Kayla has some amazing testimonials, but from what I can tell, they are all buried at the end of her copywriting page. Spreading these throughout the site would be the icing on the cake to finalize the fantastic copy and design. Testimonials are very, very powerful in the service industry, so I’d definitely recommend getting hers incorporated throughout the site.

Writer Website #3: Nandini Jammi

The best word that comes to mind for this next example from Nandini Jammi is “impressive”.

The messaging is impressive
The social proof is impressive
The photos and graphics are impressive
The layout and flow is impressive

You know from the moment you arrive on her page that Nandini Jammi isn’t just another copywriter.

She introduces herself as someone “here to build bold and honest brands, change minds, and f*#$ up the status quo,” with a background photo that says, “It’s in your best interest for me to run this meeting.” Her introduction is packed with industry-leading brands and publications. Her portfolio includes numerous brands you’ve actually heard of.

Everything is done at a high level, and when you land on Nandini’s site, you feel like you’ve just been introduced to someone who really gets shit done. It’s a case study in great personal branding.

Moving past branding, Nandini hits all the key points on her service pages. Her copy is niche targeted and extremely benefits focused. She is very clear and specific in everything she says, and you get the feeling in reading her copy that if you hire her, she’s going to come in with a very clear gameplan to help you get the results you need.

Out of all the sites on this list, this one probably hit me with the best first impression, yet unlike the previous two, you won’t need a $5k+ budget to try and emulate this site, which is built via a Wordpess theme and plugins. Nandini might have put this site together herself (like I did for my website) or had a designer do it at a fairly reasonable cost.

What this clearly shows us is that if you are a talented copywriter with an amazing sense for personal branding, you don’t need a bespoke website design to create a truly impressive website experience. In fact, the rest of the websites on this list are all created using WordPress themes or similar website builders.

And while it’s unlikely that you will be able to create quite the same impression as Nandini, you can use your own sense for personal branding to create something that is even more impressive and captivating than the sum of its parts or the dollars in its budget.

I’m really reaching here, but if I had to come up with something to improve, here’s what I’d do:

Even out white spacing on service pages
Commit to one service as the “primary” service

Again, this is very low priority, but while the homepage spacing is perfect, the sections feel a bit cramped in certain spots on the services pages. Evening those out would complete the look.

And while this may or may not be an actual improvement, I’d really like to know which of Nandini’s services she most wants me to order. They are presented fairly evenly and the way she goes about selling herself doesn’t really indicate one direction over the other. Is she a speaker who also offers consulting and occasionally writing? Is she a consultant who offers writing and occasionally speaks? I know there has to be some form of hierarchy there, and it’s possible that expressing that hierarchy on the site would serve to better direct clients toward whatever the preferred service happens to be.

Writer Website #4: Chidinma Nnamani

Now, after the last three sites, you might be thinking, “These look great, but even using a WordPress theme, there is no way I could create something like this. Maybe I just need to wait until I can hire a designer.”

This is why I’m so excited to share this beautifully simple example from Chidinma Nnamani that demonstrates just how exceptional your site can be using nothing more than a stock WordPress theme, 1-2 photos, and some kickass copywriting.

Very simple, clean, pleasant design
Highly specialized niche focus
Clear, straightforward copywriting
Streamlined navigation with easy access to all pages

This website is both an incredible example of highly specialized niche focus and the perfect template for a new copywriter looking to build their first site.

The design is simple and clean, and you would have no trouble creating a similar looking site using WordPress or other popular platforms.

The copy is conversational and straight to the point and tells potential clients exactly what they need to know. Chidinma uses a straightforward, easy to emulate formula for her copy: “I provide [this service] for [this type of client] who wants [these benefits].”

A lot of new copywriters wait forever to set up their websites because they think it has to be complicated. They think they need a custom design. They think they need to rewrite the book on copywriting. They think they need to be all things to all people.

Wrong, wrong, wrong!

Chidinma’s site doesn’t feature $5,000+ bespoke design or an incredibly inventive sales pitch, and yet it is just as good as the more elaborate, more expensive sites on this list. It does EXACTLY what she wants it to do: it clearly communicates here expertise to the specific audience she is targeting.

Don’t over-complicate it!

Find a simple theme you like. Get a good quality, professional photo of yourself (if possible). And then tell your prospective clients exactly what you have to offer them.

This is another site where there aren’t any notable problem areas, but the following changes could further improve the site:

Improve visual flow for text areas
Create a niche-specific lead magnet

While the overall design is very clean and pleasant, the typography could use some work. Things get a little “wall of text”y in certain areas, which distracts a bit from the otherwise clean flow. The easiest way to improve these areas would be to break up the spacing, either through editing the stylesheet or simply adding additional spaces between sections, headings, etc.

The other thing I would recommend is creating a lead magnet that really serves to establish her unique experience in the B2B food industry. In my opinion, the more niche your target, the more effective lead magnets tend to be for you, so I’d love to see something along the lines of “The Top 6 Content Mistakes Made In The B2B Food Industry”.

Writer Website #5: Kaleigh Moore

Next on our list is this delightfully minimalist example from copywriter Kaleigh Moore.

Highly specialized messaging
Fantastic testimonials and use of testimonials
One of the best newsletter signup pages I’ve ever seen
Simple, well-organized site structure and navigation

Kaleigh’s messaging is another really great example of niche focus and simple, minimalist design. A lot of new writers are afraid to say, “I only work with these types of businesses”, but sites like Kaleigh’s do well precisely because of that. If you are looking for ecommerce copy or SaaS copy related to ecommerce, you are going to resonate a lot more with Kayleigh’s messaging than what you find on my website or any of the other sites on this list.

Moving beyond the copy, Kaleigh has one of the best newsletter signup pages I’ve ever seen. There is something really powerful about letting the reviews/testimonials speak for themselves. Testimonials are also used well throughout the entire site. They are visually appealing and most importantly, content relevant.

Kaleigh’s site is also a really great example of content organization, something that new freelancers often get wrong. She has 6 total pages. None are unnecessary. None are too long. All are easily accessible. Emulate this!

I think there are a few things Kaleigh could do to improve the way this site feeds leads to her business:

Make the homepage topic and CTA consistent
Offer a fuller breakdown of her copywriting service

Kaleigh offers this really great (albeit brief) pitch for her copywriting services on the homepage and then… invites people to sign up for her newsletter… without any invitation or call to action to actually hire her!

It’s possible she’s decided that email subscribers are more valuable to her than service inquiries, but in my experience, the best copywriting clients are not looking to get on a list and build trust. They are looking to hire someone immediately.

It’s also possible that Kaleigh would prefer to get coaching clients but feels obligated to pitch her copywriting expertise on the homepage. If this is the case, I’d recommend changing the homepage to speak more to the coaching and career expertise she brings to the table, keeping the email signup as the main CTA, and then creating a separate landing page focused on her copywriting services.

If that’s not the case, I’d recommend fleshing out the homepage with a bit more about her services (given she doesn’t have a service page) and then doing a really strong CTA to hire her directly.

Writer Website #6: Aaron Orendorff

Next on the list is this stellar example from the always stellar Aaron Orendorff :

Strong branding and social proof
Clean, well organized design and typography
Linear user experience
Strong headlines and CTAs

Aaron is a force of nature, and his site does a great job of giving us a small glimpse into the maelstrom that is his writing services.

While you and I probably can’t get away with a tagline for our value proposition, it works perfectly for Aaron. “Saving the world”… “Big Gun Blogging for Hire”… these types of phrases don’t work for 99% of writers, because 99% of writers can’t follow them up with testimonials from 4 of THE biggest names in content marketing.

Aaron’s writing is consistently the top performing content on the blogs he writes for, and because of this, he doesn’t need to compete with other writers. Instead, he purposely differentiates himself with grandiose claims, because:

He can back up those claims with data and social proof
He only wants clients who are looking for (and willing to pay for) the best.

Aaron and his website, as well as the next two websites on this list, are perfect examples of writers who have gotten to the point in their careers where they can begin to break the rules a bit. This is ultimately what you should be aiming for in your writing career:

“Learn the rules like a pro so you can break them like an artist.” – Pablo Picasso

Aaron has already improved this landing page over the years to the point of being near-perfect, but if I had to offer some suggestions, they’d be the following:

Better utilize the insane data I know he has available
Invest more in his blog

I know firsthand that Aaron has some really crazy data he can share about his blogging performance. Some of it is mentioned and alluded to in the testimonials, but if he wanted to, he could display some pretty impressive numbers next to each service listed, and I think doing so would further improve the page.

Moving past the homepage, I’d love to see Aaron invest more in his own blog. Similar to myself, I know his client work takes up so much of his time that he just can never seem to get around to it, but he has the groundwork laid to be a very explosive player in the marketing/business/writing education niches, and I’d love to see him go after that.

Writer Website #7: Crystal Dunn

Next on the list is this charmingly creative example from Crystal Dunn .

Extremely creative value proposition
Great visual presentation of portfolio
Copy shows us the right way push creativity without sacrificing persuasion

Crystal’s value proposition has to be one of my favorites of ALL TIME. There are so many levels here, the first being that the average Joe doesn’t know what a “copywriter” is. Doing a pseudo definition is just absolutely brilliant!

But even beyond that, Crystal uses this to offer an incredibly personal introduction to who she is and what she brings to the table.

I especially love the line “the glue between brands and the people”. While that might sound vague to somebody outside her industry, it’s actually incredibly targeted within the industry. Crystal isn’t working with mom and pop ecommerce stores, and she’s not writing direct response copy for emails or landing pages.

Crystal’s focus is on writing TV and radio advertising campaigns for major brands, and bridging the gap between the boardroom strategy and the end user is precisely what these brands struggle with. So not only is she introducing us to her personality within this value proposition, she’s also telling her target client that she can solve the exact problem they need help with.

Moving past the value proposition, we see a cleanly presented visual portfolio with images that capture the the mood and focus of the campaigns, and subtext clearly displaying the massive brands Crystal has worked for.

What I love about this site is that it shows us how to really push the boundary on creativity without sacrificing a bit of functionality or persuasion. The artistry isn’t trying to hide ambiguous copy or a directionless site. Instead, it enhances an exceptionally focused and impressive website with Crystal’s personal flare.

The fact that Crystal’s niche is very different from mine means I have much less footing to offer critique.

For example, a resume might be THE path to getting gigs in her niche, whereas it is virtually meaningless in mine. If it’s not the standard way business is done, I’d recommend directing the opening CTA to the contact page and maybe incorporating the highlights from her resume in a sidebar on the contact page or something along those lines.

It’s also possible that hard data from campaign performance isn’t something that gets shared in her industry, but if she does have access to any of that data, adding it to the site would be a huge plus.

The only concrete recommendation I can make would be to go in one of two directions with her content:

Really go all in on the current lifestyle direction – career, self-care, dating, faith,etc – and make building that audience her primary focus
Keep copywriting services as the goal and focus her content more specifically in the career/self-care/personal development direction, which would cross over better with copy clients

Right now, I feel like the blog is just a bit disjointed from the rest of the site. I think that either building it out as a full-on content marketing effort or bringing a lesser amount of content more in alignment with her services would be more beneficial to her business.

Writer Website #8: Brittany Berger

Next on our list is this super fun example from Brittany Berger .

Catchy headline and homepage copy
Very unique value proposition
Great multimedia and lead magnets
Fantastic about page

You know that Brittany and her brand are unique from the moment you land on the page. From the sassy expression to the emoji usage to the bold opening lines, this homepage immediately grabs your attention… and that’s not easy to do.

What I love about this is that she has turned a simple service – content repurposing – into a really surprising headline.

Put yourself in the shoes of someone looking to hire a writer. Imagine showing up to a website with a headline that says, “I repurpose the content you already have to make you more money.” That’s not bad, but it doesn’t really grab me, and since it’s a bit of an alternative proposition from what I was looking for, I might just bounce and continue my search.

Brittany’s headline, however, is going to catch my attention: “Create Less Content (It’ll be fine! I promise!). And right under that – “Content marketing is about USING content, not creating it.” If I’m here for a writer to help me with content marketing (Brittany’s target customer), this is a tremendous hook.

The follow up to Brittany’s hook is where I think some things could be improved.

Explain the benefits of less content on the homepage
Add a CTA to hire Brittany for content marketing on the homepage

Now that Brittany has provided one of the best hooks on this list and gotten the prospect intrigued and scrolling, it’s time to really pitch the value of her “less is more” approach.

Instead, she mostly focuses on what others are doing wrong, without really explaining why her approach is better. Additionally, she ties her minimalism to laziness, which is obviously a bit tongue in cheek and might vibe with certain people, but I personally feel this where she should be hard selling why her approach is better and why hiring her and her minimalist approach is going to save money and increase revenue for her clients.

And then, she should immediately invite people to contact her or hire her!

Writer Website #9: Tyler Koenig

Next on our list is this crisp, engaging example from Tyler Koenig .

Uniquely colorful and vibrant website
High quality images that highlight Tyler’s personality
Minimalist design focused on content
Has the feel of a breakout multimedia brand in the making

This website is a bit different on this list in that I don’t actually think it’s fully realized yet, BUT I think it’s doing some things really well that no other websites on this list are doing.

For starters, every other site on this list relies on white space (or off-white space) to background their message. White space is safe. I recommend it. And if you had asked me a week ago whether or not it’s a mandatory part of a good site, I would have emphatically said “yes”.

Then Tyler comes along and slaps his background full of yellows and oranges… and it’s f*cking amazing.

Everywhere you go on Tyler’s site is framed with this unique, captivating orange that is just so much more of a brand statement than the more neutral tones the rest of us rely on. It’s very fitting with the visual brand he brings to the table.

His pictures and videos are well produced, personable, and packed with useful information, whether it’s the personality coming through in the images or the valuable insights coming through in the videos. And I could listen to this guy’s voice for hours.

If you resonate with Tyler’s sense of style and use of color, this site serves as a great encouragement that you can pull it off. You don’t have to default to neutral tones. You don’t have to hang your entire pitch on written content. The skills of persuasion can be applied as readily to any media form as they apply to writing. Don’t limit yourself!

My biggest recommendation for Tyler’s site is “more”:

Spend some more time fleshing out the value proposition
Add more copy to the home page and the “Work With Me” page
Add more CTAs so people can easily hire Tyler or subscribe to his content

Tyler’s brand has the feel of a multimedia brand in the making, but it needs more. It’s not quite fully realized just yet. I’m definitely looking forward to seeing where he takes his brand.

Writer Website #10: Gill Andrews

What better way to round out this list than with website-tips extrordinaire Gill Andrews ? Gill recently posted the 100th tip in her amazing ongoing website optimization series on LinkedIn . I’ve learned quite a bit of useful nuggets from her series, and her own website is a no-brainer for this list.

Uses a value/benefits focused headline
Great use of testimonials
Highly relevant lead magnet
Lots of touchpoints, which are prioritized correctly

I’m probably a bit biased given how closely it resembles my own homepage value proposition, but Gill’s opening value proposition is exactly what you want for a landing page. It is action-based, value-focused, and explicitly describes the benefits being offered.

There’s only so much you can say in a single value statement. One interesting thing Gill does is use her testimonials to both re-enforce her value statement AND specify her core service. After you read the opening headline, you know that Gill is here to help your website make more money. After reading the first testimonial, you know how she does it: via a website review.

This is great example of just how intentional you can (and should) be in arranging a landing page. You shouldn’t simply string together a collection of sections. You want to craft an intentional, relatively linear journey for your readers.

Typically when you see someone includes a lot of different touchpoints ALL on the same page – services CTA, about page CTA, blog posts, video, lead magnet, etc. – it’s a distracting mess, but Gill actually makes it work by prioritizing the touchpoints correctly and offering that linear journey.

First and most importantly, she leads with service CTAs.
Next, she includes her About section and CTA for people wanting to dive into her credentials before moving forward (her about page then offers a CTA, which is very important).
Next, she invites visitors to sign up for her highly relevant lead magnet that directly supports her core service offering.
And finally, she allows people to engage directly with her blog content and video content.

This is THE correct order in terms of best practices if you want to add all of this on the same page, so bookmark her website for future reference.

I only had one recommended change for Gill’s site, and it was a big one, and I was so excited to share it and be able to teach something to the master herself… but by the time I published this post, Gill had already identified the problem herself, fixed it, and made it even better than what I had suggested in my recommendation.

I’m left with literally nothing to put here anymore… so um, here’s a penguin with a briefcase.

Interview With Gill Andrews + Website Checklist

After I had finished this post, I messaged the website master herself to see if she’d share some thoughts, and she was kind enough to do a 30 minute interview going through her personal checklist for what to look for when evaluating a website. There are some really amazing insights here, so check it out:

To review, here is Gill’s checklist for evaluating your website as a writer or service provider:

Clearly say who you are and what you do
Tell them how it works
Tell them how much it costs
Prove that you’ll do a good job
Make sure it’s easy to get in touch with you
Write like you are talking to someone you know

If you’d like to get some feedback on your own website, comment below with your website URL and say one thing you think you are doing well and one thing you think you need to improve (comments with just a URL will be removed).

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Jacob, this is a great compilation of writers’ websites.

So far, my website has been doing well. It has started ranking better than before.

Niching down is giving me trouble.

Great post with your trademark personality. When I stumbled across Aaron Orendorff’s page years ago, I was so jealous. I stopped working on my site and decided to concentrate on writing. You know my website worked for what it needed t do. Now you go and post this, and it makes me want to start rewriting the nightmare it is…

Great read and master list Jacob thanks for this! In the process of re-doing my site and really appreciate the work you put in. 🙂

Thanks Rebecca!

Hi Jacob, Thanks for a great article. I love how bold some of the brands are. So much confidence. Particularly Michal Eisikowitz, and Gill Andrews.

Very helpful breakdown and tips. Now, time to get crackin’ on my own site.

Cheers, – Dane

Hey Dane, missed this comment somehow but it looks like your site is up and active! Looks great to me! You cover all the key pieces!

I’m a newbie freelance writer who’s glad I found this. I’ve checked 4 of Gill’s 6 items.

I haven’t told my prices on the site because I think that gives me more flexibility to adjust it. I think my copy is straightforward, but not 100% sure.

I know I still have a bit of refining to do, like adding a white paper lead magnet and landing page, etc. I look forward to getting your feedback. In the meantime, I’ll grab your “Becoming a copywriter” guide. Thanks.

Hey Marsha, 4 out of 6 is a great start! I think you are on the right track. For your service in particular, I’d recommend including some larger, higher-res images of you Emceeing an event.

thats very interesting, do you think its better to have a landing page like the first exemple and to make it SEO friendly or a classic wordpress website with a blog ?

I like your generosity, Jacob McMillen. I’ve really benefited from your excellent pieces of advices. thanks!

I’m a stay a home mom and former digital marketing project manager looking to get into freelance copywriting. I obviously don’t have a ton of experience to put in my portfolio and was hoping to showcase my writing through my personal blog. I’m wondering if you’ve ever seen any freelance writer websites that have a blog NOT related to copywriting. I feel like it would be bad practice to have a website with a blog that linked away from my writing services but at the same time I’m finding this a wonky thing to build. It feels disjointed. Would love your thoughts.

Amazing content as always. Discovered many great writers thanks to you Jacob!

Another favorite of mine that’s NOT on this list is Cole Schafer. (also discovered him through you)

The dude is just one super cool mofo.

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15 Sites Looking For Writers Now – Byline Included!

There are many sites you can do ghost writing for, and this is fine if you have bills you need to get taken care of. But a reader mentioned to me the other day that she is really interested in advancing her writing career, and to do this she'd like to find more places to write for that will pay her while also giving her full credit for her work.

So I did some research and find places you can write for that will pay you a flat fee for your work while also giving you credit for it.

What is a byline?

If you're pretty new to the writing world, you may be wondering, “What is a byline anyway?”

Basically, this is just a a paragraph, or a few lines, of information about you that appears on articles you write. It gives you credit for the content, and ultimately makes it so you can use your articles in your portfolio since you are credited.

Ghostwriters do not get bylines, and many, many content sites (particularly those lower-paying ones that use writers for SEO and link-building purposes) will not put your name on the content you create.

And this is fine if you're OK with that. But it won't help you grow your writing portfolio.

When you're writing out your byline, you'll want to be sure to include your name, a link to your website or social media profiles, and some interesting tidbits about yourself.

Don't make it overly long — it needs to be just long enough to catch someone's attention, but at the same time you need to realize it will probably get skimmed over if it's a huge block of text.

15 Writing Sites That Pay AND Provide a Byline

1 – Listverse – Read Listverse Review – Pays $100 for lists, and you will get an author byline if your list is accepted.

2 – Bustle – Read Bustle Review – Always on the lookout for interesting content. If your work is published, your name will appear at the top of your article in a clickable link. When clicked, the link takes the reader to a page with your photo and some info about you, and your past work.

3 – Cracked – They will pay $100 for your first accepted article, plus you will get a byline. They get a lot of traffic, so you would also get a lot of exposure.

4 – How Stuff Works – If you are accepted as a contributor for How Stuff Works (not easy to do!), your name will go on your articles and you will have a short bio listed on their author page.

5 – Medium – You can write articles on just about any topic for Medium and get a byline! Many bloggers and authors looking to build up their portfolios and online presences do use Medium for those purposes. Medium will also pay you for your content after a month of consistent publishing on the site.

6 – iWorkWell – From the website, “Do a handful and we'll post your bio on the iWorkwell Experts page — linked to every article you co-author, and optimized so you'll be easily found on search engines and get your name out there as an expert.”

7 – Wanderful – This is a women's travel website that will pay you $50 per post, plus publish your name on any accepted content. They are looking for well-written content on destinations and itineraries, travel tips, global issues, and women to watch.

8 – LovetoKnow – Every article you write has your name at the top. Clicking your name leads to your detailed “About Me” page.

9 – Matador Network – This is mostly travel-related content. All your articles will have your name along with a short bio at the end as well as a link to your other Matador content. You'll have to keep tabs on their “opportunities” page to find the writing work when it is available.

10 – Salon – This site publishes content on a variety of topics, and they accept submissions from freelancers. You will be paid and credited for your work if your submission is accepted.

11 – Skyword – Your name goes on all the articles you write for any of Skyword's properties.

12 – The Escapist – Online magazine paying $250 an article.

13 – Mental Floss – Mental Floss is usually looking for writers to contribute lists and/or short features across a wide variety of different categories including entertainment, history, science, and more. They do give you a bio and pay you for accepted content ($125 to $150 starting rates).

14 – Wow! Women On Writing – This magazine accepts freelance submissions. You will receive an author bio and you will be paid between $50 and $150 (depending on the type of article you submit) if your work is accepted and published.

15 – Writer's Weekly – If you have freelance writing experience and you can write about, Writer's Weekly may be interested in publishing some of your work. They also accept success stories. Pay is between $40 and $60, and you will get an author bio on your published articles.

Good luck if you apply for any of the above opportunities!

Anna Thurman is a work at home blogger and mom of two. She has been researching and reviewing remote jobs for over 13 years. Her findings are published weekly here at Real Ways to Earn.

LSU Writing Project Participates in Place-Based Writing Retreat

September 05, 2024

BATON ROUGE, LA - The LSU Writing Project held its first place-based Invitational Summer Institute on Mallard Island in the Rainy Lake Watershed, north of International Falls, Minnesota. Margaret-Mary Sulentic Dowell, PhD , director of the LSU Writing Project, received a grant from the Ernest Oberholtzer Foundation to host the week-long writing institute.

Photo of participants of the LSU Writing Project Summer Institute at Mallard Lake.

Joining Sulentic Dowell for the week of writing, research, and generative conversations around interdisciplinary connections to water were Bethany Hager, executive director of Louisiana A+ Schools, Hayley Linder, doctoral student in the School of Education, and LSU alumni Alvera McMillan, PhD, educational coordinator of LSU Sea Grant , Brittany Pike, PhD, director of teacher engagement for Cyber.org , and Laurie Salvail, PhD, executive director of Cyber.org .

Their week began as guests of Minneapolis-based visual artist Ellie Kingsbury, who hosted the group at her home and curated a visit to George Floyd Square. During the week, participants engaged in an Anishinaabe Ceremony with Elder Pebaamibines from the Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation, located in the Treaty Three Territory in northwestern Ontario. He is the Oberholtzer Foundation’s Elder-in-Residence and the author of Daga Anishinaabemodaa: Let's Speak Ojibwe . On the return trip, participants also visited Voyagers National Park and Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis.

“The week was extremely productive; we were surrounded by the flora and fauna of Rainy Lake and quite isolated, living and working in rustic structures, free of distractions and modern amenities such as running water and cell phone service,” said Sulentic Dowell. “That isolation fueled our creativity – collectively, we produced seven draft manuscripts, two completed manuscripts, planned three grants, completed one renewal grant, and crafted one leadership plan.”

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A school of the College of Human Sciences & Education, the SOE offers undergraduate programs for students who want to pursue a career as a pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade teacher or acquire dual certification in traditional elementary and special education classrooms. In addition, SOE offers 3 graduate certificates, 17 master’s degree program areas, 9 EdS certificate programs, and 2 PhD degrees in 11 areas of focus. SOE’s focus is not only on preparing highly qualified teachers but also on preparing educational leaders, curriculum studies scholars, educational technology experts, applied researchers, higher education professionals, school counselors, and clinical mental health counselors. SOE specializes in scholarly expertise regarding pressing educational and wellness issues across the entire lifespan.

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The College of Human Sciences & Education (CHSE) is a nationally accredited division of Louisiana State University. The college comprises the School of Education, the School of Information Studies, the School of Kinesiology, the School of Leadership & Human Resource Development, and the School of Social Work. CHSE has two model demonstration schools: the Early Childhood Education Laboratory Preschool, which enrolls birth to age four, and the University Laboratory School, which enrolls kindergarten through grade 12. The college also has four centers and institutes: the Early Childhood Education Institute, the Healthy Aging Research Center, the Leadership Development Institute, and the Social Research & Evaluation Center. The college is committed to achieving the highest standards in teaching, research, and service and improving quality of life across the lifespan.

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The Feeling That’s Hardest to Communicate

Pain can stump even gifted writers, but a few have managed to describe the experience exquisitely.

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The most pain I’ve ever been in—my 10 on the arbitrary scale used in hospitals —was caused by gallstones. The condition is easily fixed, but my ordeal went on for months, because it was early 2020 and the pandemic forced me to delay the surgery that would cure me. I was confined to my apartment, trying carefully to manage my illness, yet frequently enduring long, grueling stretches of pain and vomiting. Those hours were fundamentally lonely: I was beyond the ability to speak, and no consolation from others could reach me. They were also weirdly meditative, approaching a kind of dark transcendence. Some nights I would roll around on the floor in the dark at 2, 3, or 4 a.m., exhausted, in an altered state of consciousness. I would breathe, and I would wait. My mind and body were united on a journey marked in seconds—from each heartbeat to the next.

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I’m not the first person, or writer, to call suffering an experience beyond ordinary description. “As Emily Dickinson once wrote, pain places the sufferer in an ‘infinite’ present tense,” my colleague Walt Hunter points out in an article this week about the almost incommunicable nature of the sensation. “Pain demands the kinds of human expression that are the most spontaneous and the least composed: grunts, cries, pleas for help. Yet writers in every medium try again and again to assign words to the experience.” One of those writers is Garth Greenwell, whose new novel, Small Rain , follows a man in the midst of an agonizing medical crisis. And Greenwell’s in good company, as B. D. McClay noted last year . Humanity has produced so much writing about sickness because “hardly anyone can escape getting seriously ill at least once in their life,” she wrote.

But although the experience of pain is near universal, each case is particular—and the details can be extremely difficult to relate to another person. “The merest schoolgirl, when she falls in love, has Shakespeare, Donne, Keats to speak her mind for her; but let a sufferer try to describe a pain in his head to a doctor and language at once runs dry,” Virginia Woolf wrote close to a century ago in “On Being Ill .” Can my opening paragraph really explain to you what it felt like to be me, with pain radiating up my back and under my ribs? Maybe if you’ve had gallstones—or gone through some other famously painful experience, such as a broken limb or childbirth—you can relate, but how would we truly know if our sensations were anything alike? And I’m no exception to the human tendency to block out excruciating memories. Would my past self identify with how I describe the feeling today?

Perhaps those questions are too focused on legibility. McClay argues that the best writing about illness and pain is intensely individual, eschewing cliché for “the actual textures of human life.” And Hunter believes that, in Small Rain , Greenwell has cracked some of the code: “He shows through the novel that pain, no matter how severe, needn’t shut out the possibilities of language.” The author does this by evoking poetry or music, punctuating his prose with rhythmic clauses—and by focusing on the aspects of the narrator’s consciousness that grow while his world shrinks to his hospital room. Each minute he spends in bed, hurting, is nevertheless an opportunity for memories and musings on art and life. His slow journey from one moment to the next is full of possibility, even in the face of pain.

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Garth Greenwell’s latest novel finds the language to capture the ineffable human experience of serious illness.

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The Wind at My Back , by Misty Copeland with Susan Fales-Hill

Copeland’s memoir is a tale of endurance and athleticism, awe-inducing feats of motion and perseverance through mental and emotional pain. The world-famous ballerina, who was the first Black principal dancer in American Ballet Theatre history, makes her book a love letter to her mentor Raven Wilkinson, another Black ballerina, who died in 2018. In the 1940s, Wilkinson decided she would be willing to “die to dance,” which she almost did––performing across the country despite violently enforced segregation laws in the South. By the time she and Copeland embarked on a friendship, Wilkinson had retired and fallen into obscurity; Copeland was furious to learn that a fellow Black ballerina had been erased from the discipline’s history. Learning from her “was that missing piece that helped me to connect the power I felt onstage to the power I held off it,” she writes. Copeland wrings meaning from the toll that dance takes, recalling “wrecked” muscles and toes “cemented in my pointe shoes.” Dance influences how she writes about physical transformations, including pregnancy—she calls her son’s kicks “grands battements.” Wilkinson’s wisdom about dance, aging, exhaustion, and exertion puts Copeland’s own struggle against ballet’s racism into historical relief. Ultimately, their pas de deux underscores the power of the art their bodies forge. — Emmeline Clein

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9. Well-Storied. Run by Kristen Kieffer, this writing website offers more than just blog articles; it links authors with writing communities on social media, provides tutorials on Scrivener (a word-processing software designed for authors), and offers free courses on a variety of subjects. 10. Writers in the Storm.
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Build Book Buzz is one of the best writing websites with just the right ratio of figures and statistics vs. insider tips on how to build an online presence. 11. Language is a Virus. With writing games and exercises galore, Language is a Virus makes a perfect playground for word enthusiasts.
Writer's Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers 2021
Sep 8, 2021. Over the past several weeks, we've shared our 101 Best Writing Websites for 2021. Originally featured in our May/June 2021 issue, these websites will help inspire, educate, and connect you to other writers as you start or continue on your writing journey. Click each image to be taken to the respective lists. Best Creativity Websites.
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Start quiz. Author websites tip #2: Invest in branding and user experience. Click to tweet! 3. LJ Ross. (Screenshot: ljrossauthor.com) You can make your website stand out from the crowd by adding dynamic and interactive elements, and self-published author LJ Ross is no stranger to this strategy.
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The tips provided here are free, but if you want to gain some additional features, a $5 monthly price can be paid to get premium access. This includes comprehensive courses to help you improve your writing. 4. Kristen Lamb. Best-selling author Kristen Lamb runs a blog that offers tips, advice, and help for writers.
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Each year we scour the web for our annual 101 Best Websites for Writers, a comprehensive collection of online resources for writers. Year after year, we review dozens of reader nominations, revisit sites from past lists, consider staff favorites and search the far-flung corners of the web for new additions—aiming for a varied compilation that will prove an asset to any writer, of any genre ...
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Teen Ink is a literary magazine and website for teens that helps them use their voice and make a difference through writing. This great site is devoted entirely to writing, art, and photos by teens. This site is best for teens who are interested in writing nonfiction essays, articles, poems, and short stories. 3. One Teen Story.
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The romantic myth of an author sitting alone in their room and emerging with a finished book is just that: a myth. Writing is a tough skill to master, and even the most talented writers need the help of a good editor. Whether you're looking for professional feedback on your draft, a proper writing coach, or simply a last pair of eyes on your ...
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6 Writer's Digest. Since 1920, Writer's Digest (also a popular print magazine) has been helping writers hone their craft and careers. This site not only offers daily prompts and practical techniques for getting those juices flowing, but also instructional workshops, writing competitions, and professional services.
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We've researched the 15 best writer websites to gather some inspiration to help you put together a writer portfolio. We've looked at a mix of writers from different industries, and cherry-picked our top choices that you can reference when making your very own portfolio.. The 15 best writer websites in this article were made with builders like Wix, Shopify, Squarespace, WordPress, and even ...
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Top online writing communities. 1. Absolute Write Water Cooler. With over 68,000 members, this is a large and highly active community. Here you can find threads on every genre imaginable, as well as discussions about freelance writing, the publishing industry, pop culture, writing prompts and exercises, and much more.
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WritersCafe.org is an online writing community where writers can post their work, get reviews, befriend other writers, and much more.. Post your poetry, short stories, novels, scripts, and screenplays. Get reviews and advice from thousands of other writers. Enter hundreds of free writing contests. Join writing groups or start your own.
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Craft it using powerful tools including a full-manuscript search, notes attached to your text, categorized to do lists, drag & drop chapter re-ordering, word counts, smart quotes, auto-correct, folders for research and outtakes, and a built-in dictionary/thesaurus, all without leaving your manuscript. Try the new online novel writing app ...
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20. Underlined. Formerly known as Figment, Underlined is a website that provides story starters, writing inspiration, and advice from published authors. You can also join a community of aspiring writers, share excerpts of your work, and provide feedback to each other—all valuable parts of the creative life.
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35. Ann Kroeker. Ann Kroeker, an author and writing coach, helps established and emerging writers be more curious, creative and productive so they can overcome hurdles and reach their writing goals.Her website is home to numerous blog posts, podcasts and resources for writers.
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Writing.Com welcomes writers of all interests and skill levels. Whether you're a writer looking for the perfect place to store and display your poetry, stories and other writing or a reader willing to offer feedback for our writers and their writings, this is the website for you. Meet and bond with fresh creative minds!
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Michal's homepage is an amazing template for taking visitors through the sales process: Start with a benefits focused value proposition and immediate CTA. Breakdown the customer segments you work with. Provide a personality-rich introduction to your brand. Bolster your pitch with plenty of social proof.
33 Amazingly Helpful Free Writing Tools and Websites to Use in 2021
Tools to help upgrade your writing. Most of us aren't the next Hemingway — yet. He also never had access to the internet. But we do. And we can use the wonderful tools and knowledge available ...
15 Sites Looking For Writers Now
15 Writing Sites That Pay AND Provide a Byline. 1 - Listverse - Read Listverse Review - Pays $100 for lists, and you will get an author byline if your list is accepted. 2 - Bustle - Read Bustle Review - Always on the lookout for interesting content. If your work is published, your name will appear at the top of your article in a clickable link.
LSU Writing Project Participates in Place-Based Writing Retreat
The LSU Writing Project, established in 1985, is a site of the National Writing Project. About the LSU Lutrill & Pearl Payne School of Education (SOE) A school of the College of Human Sciences & Education, the SOE offers undergraduate programs for students who want to pursue a career as a pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade teacher or acquire ...
Top Websites for Writers: 7 Websites to Fuel Your Creativity
This selection represents this year's creativity-centric websites for writers. These websites fuel out-of-the-box thinking and help writers awaken their imaginations. 1. Creative Thinking. creativethinking.net. Here, "creativity expert" Michael Michalko shares creative exercises, thought experiments, and explanations of the workings of your ...
The Feeling That's Hardest to Communicate
One of those writers is Garth Greenwell, whose new novel, Small Rain, follows a man in the midst of an agonizing medical crisis. And Greenwell's in good company, as B. D. McClay noted last year .
The Rhode Island Film Festival Is "Writing a New Narrative"
How Flickers' Rhode Island Film Festival, RIIFF, in Providence is writing a new narrative. Executive director Shawn M. Quirk sees his role in "building this global community, as well as helping ...

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