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Writing.Com is the online community for writers of all interests. Established in 2000, our community breeds Writing, Writers and Poetry through Creative Writing Help, Online Creative Writing Portfolios, Poetry, Writers' Tools and more.

Writers Write(R) is a professional resource for editors, journalists and writers which provides information, markets, job listings, writing news, events and discussion. A little ad-heavy but there's some good information here.

I posted Writeboard because sharing ideas with other writers within a collaborative platform is helpful when trying to improve your writing or just a fun and easy way to share ideas. Write without fear of losing or overwriting a good idea Compare different versions of a document Collaborate with colleagues on copy, proposals, memos, etc.

This is a writer's site by writers for writers. I posted this site because it will appeal to writer's of many genres.

This site has tons of online resources for writing. It includes lot of other links to writing sites and is a great jumping-off place if you are looking for information. Check it out!

This is the most comprehensive travel writing program I have found online. It's very affordable ($350) for a 12 week intensive course with a great community of fellow students and alumni. I plan to complete this program very soon. They also have travel photography and travel film making courses.

The best way to enhance your writing is by practice, practice and more practice. Blogs follow a theme usually and journals are ways to put our random thoughts on paper (or in text). Having an online journal with personalized security settings allows us to write whatever our hearts desire without worrying about what our audience might think. I found this site a great blend of personalized journaling and social networking. Below is their description of the site: LiveJournal is a vibrant global social media platform where users share common passions and interests. With hundreds of communities built around popular interests, like entertainment, celebrity gossip, music, food, travel, fashion, parenting, pets, and more, LiveJournal users express themselves through creative journaling and lively commentary.

This is a great site for help with one of the hardest parts of getting started, the intro. MIT offers great help with introduction strategies that I found very useful.

This has quickly became one of my favorite travel writing resources. It is a social networking, inspirational, and instructional site all in one. You can also sign up for email updates based on your interests.

I found this web site to be an informative tool to avoid common mistakes while writing.

An interesting approach to online writing groups.It could be just what you're looking for if you have trouble finding alocal group.

I shared this because it's a writer's community forum. Not only does it provide alot of information for writers, but it is a place to share work, thoughts and ideas. Share your poetry, short stories and novels. Join writing groups. Enter writing contests. Search publishers, literary agents and literary magazines.

I posted this as a tool to help fellow writers organize and plan their writing. Storyist is a great way to begin planting the seeds of a novel, short story or screenplay. Sometimes getting your ideas organized is the hardest part of writing. This software can help. Do you have a story to tell? Storyist helps you track your plot, characters, and locations and keeps all of your writing organized and accessible so you can focus on your story.

A systematic, simple way to understand and implement effective online marketing. A clear tutorial approach to the "Copyblogger method" of creating a profitable online business or marketing your offline business online. An organized reference guide to the "best of the best". I have found numerous articles on successfully marketing your writing and ways to use social networking as well. One of my favoritie articles is a Mad Men spin on blogging. http://www.copyblogger.com/mad-men/

Squidoo. The popular (free) site for creating single webpages on your interests and recommendations. Even earn money for charity or yourself. As I'm finding that blogging on my wordpress blog can be daunting at times, this is way to write about anything and have fun and complete freedom. I'm having a blast just getting my random thoughts out there in short spurts. Plus it gives you great practice and can segway into a great blog post for your Wordpress or Blogger blog.

Writing prompts for when you've got writer's block!

Before sending your novel out to potential agents and publishers, be sure to follow these important formatting guidelines.

Not only is this a great eZine full of tips and success stories but it is also a community of fellow writers. You can also participate in competitions and read tips from successful writers.

1. Citing Sources - General 2.Citing Electronic Sources 3.APA Style (American Psychological Association) 4.Chicago Manual of Style / Turabian Style 5.CGOS Style - Columbia Guide to Online Style 6.CBE Style -Council of Biology Editors 7.Harvard Style 8.MLA Style (Modern Language Association) 9.Resume Writing and Cover Letters 10.

Journalism helps to explain the events that impact our lives and is developed in a number of forms and styles. Each journalistic form and style uses different techniques and writes for different purposes and audiences. There are five principal types of journalism: investigative, news, reviews, columns and feature writing.

This site looked interesting to me and has some tips on how to write more clearly. It is to help the government write clearly enough for the average Joe to understand.