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Wordie (pronounced wurd-e) calls itself "Like Flickr, but without the photos."\nIn Wordie you can make yourself lists of words and phrases, and these are visible to all other wordies. The words can then be discussed. \n\nThere is a random word, a mobile version, and a supporting blog. Words displayed have options to go lookup at various websites such as wikipedia or amazon, and there is an image search also. You can register to leave a comment against the word also.

Some people like to write with music in the background, others need complete silence. There is no right way but if you do find music helps you focus then you might find this list of lesser known modern classics by Scottish writer Jim Murdoch worth investigating further. Some of the composers featured are Elena Kats-Chernin, Edward Gregson, Mason Bates, Doreen Carwithen, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Peter Sculthorpe, Wojciech Kilar, Douglas Lilburn and Nino Rota.

This web page lists several websites that are of public domain or creative commons. 

"Novels by serious writers of genius often eventually become best-sellers, but most contemporary best-sellers are written by second-class writers whose psychological brew contains a touch of naivety, a touch of sentimentality, the story-telling gift, and a mysterious sympathy with the day-dreams of ordinary people." This quote by Leonard Woolf depicts the realm of best-selling lists: they are filled with badly-written prose that does not help readers establish lasting impressions and values. "

Bibliophil.org has a lot of features including cataloguing, friends, sorting by many fields, ratings of books, recommendations, loaning of books, search for best price, wish lists, data export, mobile access, and it's all free.

Absolute Write has two newsletters to sign up to - and you will receive free listings of agents or job markets on signup. The site also sells ebooks, and software for writers, provides a writers directory, a large library of articles on writing, and a healthy writers forum called the Water Cooler. There are also classes / courses sold onsite which vary in content and duration.

Lists the World Fantasy Conventions.

Listal not only does books, but music, movies, games and more. Tag them, and share with a community.

Lifehack's listing of 50 different writing techniques written by Roy Peter Clark and held at the Poynter Institute. Topics include Show and Tell, Using Strong Verbs, Original Images, and 47 more.

Book Tribes provides more book lists, groups, sharing and tags.

Revish offers shared reading lists, reviews, book groups, widgets.

The Mind Map Watch blog mines the internet - blogs and twitter reports - for articles released on mindmapping. The site has a regular Twitter update of these articles, plus a good list of MindMapping applications and software for creating mindmaps.

Dara's personal writing blog offers some views from her life, and a good blogroll list of other writing blogs

Online social network and marketplace for writers, literary agents, readers and the media. Amazon authors get a free listing on the WriterFace Bookshop. Members can join various WriterFace groups - there is a WriterFace Facebook group also.

A first-time author, a virtual unknown, can have his book rapidly climb to the top of just about every best-seller list. But that's what Timothy Ferriss of The 4-Hour Workweek did in 2007, and the way he did it was just as remarkable as what he achieved. Here, the Write to Done blog interviews Tim on his book.

Free Courses for Writers - 100 listed.

Lists 20 links of interest to writers

Shelf Centred allows you to catalogue movies, books, video games via ISBN or keyword search. Organise in a shelf, make wishlists, and find friends. You can't see these lists until you've registered up (free)

Writers On Writing with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett - numerous interviews with writers in a large archival series.There is a live stream which takes you to KUCI 88.9FM broadcasts, and an archive list of the audios.

Large list of general resources.