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Iain is the editor of Write for Your Life and Websites for writers. His first novel is called A is for Angelica and is represented by literary agent, Tibor Jones Associates. By day, Iain works as a copywriter for leading UK design and e-learning company, The Workshop.

Book Indexing Services

Written by Iain Broome on Jul 12, 2010 | 0 Comments

Book Indexing services for quality indexes that increase book sales. Book indexing to your specifications, budget and deadlines.

About Freelance Writing

Written by Iain Broome on Jul 09, 2010 | 0 Comments

Resources for writers, jobs posted 3 times a week, guest posts, original articles about freelance writing – dedicated to helping writers earn more money.

Finish Your Novel

Written by Iain Broome on May 20, 2010 | 0 Comments

Author Timothy Hallinan has a section on his author website called “Finish Your Novel” in which he offers advice on how to get the thing written finally — based on his own experience “learning the hard way.” He’s written thirty different articles that you can click on — everything from “The Ten Rules of Finishing,” [...]

Strange Musings

Written by Iain Broome on May 19, 2010 | 0 Comments

Thoughts on life and writing from writer and artist, Jamie Livingston. Also features a great set of links to other websites and all kinds of writerly chit chat.

Behind the Mystery

Written by Iain Broome on Apr 28, 2010 | 1 Comments

A smashing blog from Lisa M. Stiles that offers delightful writing advice based on her own experience. She describes herself as a: “Writing advice addict and avid consumer of the written word.”

Words into Print

Written by Iain Broome on Apr 15, 2010 | 0 Comments

Words into Print is the writing site for veteran freelance writer, Laverne Daley, who has been published in local, national and international magazines for more than 30 years. The site offers help for beginners and experienced writers alike–markets, how-to-write and get published, what editors buy, copyright info, where to find ideas, how to study magazines, [...]

Writropolis

Written by Iain Broome on Apr 13, 2010 | 0 Comments

Writropolis is a community dedicated to collaborative fiction. Here you can join together with other writers to develop, plot and create fictional stories in any number of genres. We also offer a list of groups currently looking for writers, resources for research, contest listings and a reading room for sharing and receiving feedback on your [...]

Pro Copy Tips

Written by Iain Broome on Apr 08, 2010 | 0 Comments

Popular copywriting blog from Dean Rieck: “Whether you’re full-time or part-time, employee or freelancer, entrepreneur or business executive, Pro Copy Tips gives you the tips, tools, resources, and inspiration to turn ordinary words into extraordinary success.”

Editorial Ass

Written by Iain Broome on Apr 06, 2010 | 0 Comments

A great blog for writers by an anonymous editor: “I work in publishing and I like to read things. Herewith: free association on books, nice things I ate, publishing, editing, and other nice things I ate.”

Storyfix

Written by Iain Broome on Mar 30, 2010 | 0 Comments

The popular blog by Larry Brooks that features regular writing advice and tips: “Writing workshops and how-to books come in all flavors and intentions. But rarely is the process broken down into specific developmental criteria, from concept to character to sequence and theme, with a vision for how all the parts come together to become [...]

Flash Fiction Forums

Written by Iain Broome on Mar 22, 2010 | 3 Comments

Flash Fiction Forums is a web community dedicated to reading and critiquing your flash fiction prose. We’re not a fishing site, we’re not a poetry site, we’re not a cooking site. We’re a site for fiction. Writers of all ages and skill want two things: they want people to read their work, and they want [...]

Contemporary Verse 2

Written by Iain Broome on Mar 19, 2010 | 0 Comments

This is the website for Contemporary Verse 2: The Canadian Journal of Poetry and Critical Writing. It is a print journal in Canada that is open international submissions, as well as holds the annual 2-Day Poem Contest an annual on line contest which takes place annually in April. The contest is open to both Canadian [...]

The Bookshelf Muse

Written by Iain Broome on Mar 18, 2010 | 1 Comments

Contains several descriptive thesaurus collections for writers, including an Emotion Thesaurus which shows over 40 emotions and the corresponding character actions that will show each emotion, a Setting Thesaurus that list common fictional setting and all possible description based on sight, smell, taste, touch and sound for each, a Color, Texture and Shape thesaurus with [...]

my Writers Circle

Written by Iain Broome on Mar 11, 2010 | 0 Comments

myWritersCircle is a free-to-join online writers forum with nearly 11,000 members world-wide. We pride ourselves on our reputation as ‘the web’s friendliest writers forum’. As well as getting feedback on their work, members can ask (and answer) questions about writing, check out the job listings on the Writers Wanted board, or just shoot the breeze [...]

The Freelance Writing Jobs Network

Written by Iain Broome on Mar 01, 2010 | 1 Comments

The Freelance Writing Jobs Network is a great resource for all writers who make a living from their freelance from work or who want to start doing as much: “Welcome to Freelance Writing Jobs, a blog network and community for freelance writers. “Sit back, relax, pour yourself a cuppa whatever gets you through the day, [...]

Write it Sideways

Written by Iain Broome on Mar 01, 2010 | 0 Comments

Write is Sideways is a great blog full of advice and tips from its creator and editor, Suzannah Windsor Freeman. The following is from its ‘About’ page: “‘Write It Sideways’ means to write boldly, to see the world from a fresh perspective. You might be a novelist, a freelancer, a blogger, an editor, a teacher [...]

Feedbooks

Written by Iain Broome on Feb 23, 2010 | 0 Comments

Feedbooks allows you to find e-books for your mobile device or to read on your PC. You can also upload and publish work of your own: ‘As a service, Feedbooks is a unique solution for e-books: it provides an easy way to find, publish and distribute e-books in a large number of formats, while focusing [...]

Ask Allison

Written by Iain Broome on Feb 18, 2010 | 0 Comments

Writing tips from New York Times bestselling author, Allison Winn Scotch: “For the past two years, I’ve answered questions from both aspiring and published writers over on my blog, Ask Allison. Check it out, and I hope you find it useful. While I no longer have the time to answer a question per day, the [...]

Grammar Bytes

Written by Iain Broome on Feb 17, 2010 | 0 Comments

A great resources for definitions, exercises and tips on all things grammar and wordery. Plus it has a gorilla in its branding. So that’s got to be a good thing too.

Bring Yourself

Written by Iain Broome on Feb 16, 2010 | 0 Comments

‘Bring Yourself e-courses are adventures in creative writing. Each course is a chance to play, explore and discover. You will find the time and space to daydream and the support to develop your writing. ‘You will be encouraged to look closer than ever before at the world around you and document what you find. You [...]