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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.
Medieval Demographics Made Easy
A site on medieval demographics, which is great for the historical fiction writer or the fantasy writer, or could be very useful for post apocalyptic or Space Colony writing. It is a must read. It also has demographic calculators which are very useful.
The Poetry Society of America
What more is there to say? “The Poetry Society of America, the nation’s oldest poetry organization, was founded in 1910 for the purpose of creating a public forum for the advancement, enjoyment, and understanding of poetry. Through a diverse array of programs, initiatives, contests, and awards, the Poetry Society of America works to build a [...]
Writer’s Side
Writer’s Side, India’s first professional manuscript assessment service, is the brainchild of Kanishka Gupta, formerly an editor with a literary agency and a popular arts magazine. He has worked as the head of a men ‘s lifestyle portal. He has also worked with a publishing house as a freelance consultant. He is particularly interested in [...]
SFWA
The SFWA “informs, supports, promotes, defends and advocates for its members.” It’s a useful source of updated information on the science-fiction market, including their “Writer Beware” warnings of agency and publisher scams.
Writer Beware
Writer Beware is a writing scam watchdog, informing writers of publishers and competitions to avoid: “Writer Beware, a publishing industry watchdog group sponsored by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America with additional support from the Mystery Writers of America, shines a light into the dark corners of the shadow-world of literary scams, schemes, [...]
Discover Writers
We are a creative and dynamic web design agency who have provided websites for over 100 literary and publishing clients including Ian Rankin, Philip Pullman, Alain de Botton, Francesca Simon, Jeanette Winterson, Horrid Henry, World Book Day, Ian Fleming Publications and many more. We have been providing web solutions for 10 years so we understand [...]
Novel Writers
This site was created by me as a result of getting together with a group of like-minded individuals at a creative writing class held at Eden Court in Inverness. On here, we list resources, competitions (which auto-expire), events (which auto-expire too), reviews and we also have a blog.
The Bookwright
A mashup of information and writing resources: “The Bookwright is involved with all stages of the book’s production – from initial concept, through 1st & 2nd draft, right through to seeing it available for sale in bookshops and on the Interweb. “This particular Bookwright takes an author-centric approach dealing with issues such as time management, [...]
In Other Words
I am a freelance copyeditor and proofreader. In Other Words is both my personal blog and the site of EditQuest, which was created specifically for those who have written fantasy fiction and wish to have it edited or critiqued, or who have need of query letter revision and publishing guidance. Of special note is the [...]
Essential Writers
Multi-author blog and some great resources for writers: “If you love words, you’re in the right place. This is a website for anyone who makes their living by writing, or who wants to. This includes journalists, authors, poets, short story writers, scriptwriters, graphic novelists, and anyone else for whom the written word is essential.”
Life123 Writers Community
A freelance writing community: “Our Web site is a collective of expert content sourced from Experts, Editors, and You. We exist to help people quickly find information on a wide range of life topics. If you have expertise to share, value quality writing, and want to showcase your knowledge we’d like you to contribute to our Web [...]
Advice to Writers
“Writerly wisdom of the ages based on my book, Advice to Writers (Pantheon, 1999).”
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