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Authors and readers get together at this social networking site which gives authors the chance to create webpages. Blogs, video-casts, podcasts etc created by authors here.

"My secret weapon is using a two screen layout for my PC. This allows me to work on the story on one monitor, while researching on the other. If you're curious as to what writing tools great authors prefer, you may refer to the excellent infographic below, which was prepared by Robert Morris and the lovely people over at NinjaEssays.com. "

"It's true that writers all have their preferred way of working. While some prefer the Scrivener approach, others still use typerwriters. Some even write by hand! Check out this cool infographic to see if your favorite author is on here… and let us know in the comments how you prefer to do your own writing!"

This year, authors Keith Donaldson and Steve Swatt placed finalists in two major categories in the recent 2010 Indie Book Awards.

GenReality - Gen for Genre, Reality for - well, Reality. Seven authors blog - one per day - about their life as an author.

New UK website allowing authors and publishers to promote directly to booksellers

Best selling authors are offering advice to aspiring writers.

ACS is an abbreviation for Australian Computer Society. ACS is an assessing authority with authorization for different ICT occupations that are listed in the Skilled Occupations List-SOL and Consolidated Sponsored Occupations List- CSOL.

ACS is an abbreviation for Australian Computer Society. ACS is an assessing authority with authorization for different ICT occupations that are listed in the Skilled Occupations List-SOL and Consolidated Sponsored Occupations List- CSOL.

Many freelance health care journalists are interested in writing books, and one way of tapping this market is to work with an author as a ghostwriter or collaborator. You write the book - and get a nice fee - and the author/expert gets most of the glory. Busy writers can make more than $100,000 annually.

"If you are a writer who is still stuck with the conventional ways of creating novels, then you are missing out on a great world of opportunities that can enhance your inspiration and make you more effective at what you do."

Profile page with article links of Marlene A. Mania's. (Author of a book - "MarLean's Mania: Practical Insights in Unusual Concepts")

Borders UK does regular podcasts, with interviews with bestselling authors, and general writing news. Also includes the music business.

Writer's Digest 101 Best Sites 2008 has this to say: Here you can find free, printable posters and bookmarks showcasing quotes from some of your favorite authors. All you need is a printer.

authonomy is a website from HarperCollins which promises some interesting dynamics. Part social network, part self-publishing (on the net), the site is setup to let authors publish their manuscripts onto the web, and have these rated by, commented on and read by the authonomy community. Top rated or supported books are promised that in the future HarperCollins wants to look at these for possible publishing. The site also contains top ranked books on the frontpage, and an active forum.

Academy Award winning producer of Godfather II is telling his story to an author for a new book.

Extensive and comprehensive interview with the Scottish novelist and poet Jim Murdoch wherein he discusses his inspirations, his writing process, his books, their characters and the fact that, despite being a Scot, he never tasted haggis until he was a grown man.

"Have you ever imagined a favorite author at work on their writing? Perhaps you pictured them at a coffee shop or in a book-filled study, scribbling on sheets of paper or clicking away on a laptop keyboard."

"Each writer has personal style and preferences, so it is difficult to make a generalization and pick universally-efficient tools for such an individual practice."

"This past weekend my husband and I took a fun roadtrip so I could get a first hand perspective of a town for an upcoming book that I am co-writing with another author (Love Inked, The Twisted Love Series). It was a spur of the moment decision to head up and check it out and one I am so glad that I made! "