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Huge resource of writing articles, resource links, author interviews, news and views. Definately bookmark and add to your RSS feed. Home to the Internet Writing Journal.

An excellent site with all kind of resources for many types of school writing projects.

The BBC's How to Write pages are an excellent resource for writers. Learn how to write a novel, a radio play or screenplay, download resources and templates, meet several well known writers who work with the BBC.

Roger C Parker's Writing Coaches Services, and resources. A membership subscription gives you access to interviews, resources, mind mapping how-tos, templates, forums, newsletters and tips, video content and webinars.

Large list of general resources.

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

There is a simple explanation for the fact that some writers claim to have never used modern writing tools: they are lying! With all those awesome technological inventions that make a writer's work easier and more productive, it would be madness to remain stuck to the conventional typewriter.

When you start writing a novel, you have so many ideas in your head that you are eagerly waiting to get them all onto paper. However, things always turn out to be harder than you initially anticipated. Without proper motivation and the right tools at hand, it will be impossible to stay productive and finish the novel within the planned timeframe.

Welcome to the Dowse archive for writers, artists and other creative people. Although no new material is currently being added to the site, Dowse remains a valuable resource (effectively an archive) of hundreds of pages of articles, fiction, reviews, links and so on. Check the large Dowse --> Science Fiction directory within also.

The Writer's Daily Blog, as part of the Published & Profitable site, offers daily articles and resources for the writer.

The Internet offers a wealth of resources for publishers, advertisers, and creatives to explore. It doesn't matter what writing activity you practice and what obstacles you face; you can always find the right tool that will help you get better in your work. To save you from the effort of exploring lots of different tools to find the right ones for your needs, we will list the most effective tools for creative writers, publishers, and bloggers in the continuation.

"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."

Strategies are provided for marketing online articles and blog posts to support a writer's efforts to increase their readership and monetize their work. All too often after completing an online writing project or blog post, writers fail to take full advantage of the online resources available to them for promoting their work. Building a web presence is an essential component of writing, which cannot be overlooked. Writers who desire to capitalize on their ideas and knowledge must employ as many social media tools as possible to expand their readership.

The University of Guelph provides this resource page, with links through to overviews over the writing process, brainstorming and developing ideas, structuring, thesis focus, overcoming writers block. Slanted to the university student, there is still much here for the new writer.

Joan Kremer's blog which reports on opportunities and resources for writers in Second Life and other virtual worlds.

Article Helper is a lovely little database / text editor program which runs without installing. Your articles created withint Article Helper are saved as text files, stored in the same directory as the exe. The front page shows a list of these articles, with wordcount statistics. These can be edited inside the article helper application, with a panel on each article for status, niche, keyword phrases, an author resource box, and the body of the article. The application also has a scheduler, which pops up a reminder at certain periods during your writing work; and a summary report for your full list of articles.

The official site for handbooks by Diana Hacker with access to a variety of resources through each book's companion site: grammar, essay and documentation help.

"For writers, the usage of the Internet can go in two directions: it can either be a great resource for the work they are producing, or it can turn into a black hole that consumes their productivity by luring them with endless distractions."