Wridea — “Idea management service and collection of brainstorming tools. Wridea is a web service first to avoid ideas being forgotten, then to organize and improve those ideas by giving you the opportunity to share your ideas with friends and necessary tools to improve your ideas by yourself and individually.”
Writing.com — “A free online writing portfolio, easy way to share your work, countless contests and activities, numerous writing tools, full email services, meet and bond with fresh, creative minds just like you.”
Protagonize — “Protagonize lets you explore your hidden writing talent. Create and develop your own original stories or contribute to existing stories; discuss and refine your writing, style and technique with thousands of other authors; follow your favourite stories and authors with our handy tools and feeds; discover the works of our talented authors our community is growing daily.”
Coffeehouse for Writers — “Coffeehouse for Writers is an internet-based community of writers from all genres and levels, managed by Jennifer Brown Banks. There are more than ten thousand members all over the world including ships at sea! Through our workshops and e-mail groups you can connect to other writers who share your struggles, hopes and frustrations. Let group members lift your spirits when you’re down and share in your celebrations when you succeed. Let seasoned writers provide you guidance and support in your quest.”
Critique Circle — “Critique Circle runs on a credit system. You ‘pay’ three credits to submit a story, and receive credits for writing a critique of someone else’s story. If you purchase a premium subscription, you have three credits from the start and can submit a story right away. If you’re a regular member, you start with two credits (you can see your status up in the right hand corner) — therefore you need to critique a story or two before you can submit your own work. Each critique period lasts one week.”
PoetrySoup — “PoetrySoup now accepts articles on most writing and poetry related subjects such as self-publishing, poetry, writing techniques, famous poem or poet critiques, and grammar. Feel free to submit an article (via the Member’s Area) that potentially will be made available on the PoetrySoup website. The article must be written by YOU! After you submit an article, it will be reviewed by the PoetrySoup staff before it is made available on the Website.”
StoryMash — “Authors and writers hone your creative writing skills. Collaborate on new fiction stories, or branch an existing fiction story in a different direction by writing the next chapter or even a chapter into its middle! Authors, earn money for every chapter you write and self-publish on StoryMash. StoryMash rewards your creative writing talents by sharing at least 50% of the advertisement revenue.”
The Imagination Prompt Generator — “Creativity Portal’s Imagination Prompt Generator will inspire you by outputting one of many randomly generated ‘Imagination Prompts’ at the press of a button. We call them Imagination Prompts because they can be used for writing, blogging, art projects, music, discussion, or anything else you need some inspirational prompting for! Discover more writing inspiration, prompts, and how-to articles in the menus on both sides of this page.”
Inspiration for Writers, Inc. — “Our goal is simple: to make you the best writer you can be. To that end, we start you off with a heavy dose of encouragement. Visit The Writing Life for The Writer’s Prayer or to read essays and articles on what it means to be a writer. Then, spend some time studying the many Writing Tips that cover everything from character traits to controlling point of view to grammar advice — and everything in between. If you want even more tips, read one of our Newsletters, follow our Blog, or download our Workbook. Or, invite one of our editors to give a Workshop at a location near you.”
Creative Writing Prompts — “Use the creative writing prompts and creative writing ideas to create stories, poems and other creative pieces from your imagination. The writing prompts can even help you come up with creative content for blogs and blog stories.”
The Story Starter — “The Story Starter provides 1,108,918,470 creative ideas and writer prompts for writers of all ages. All of the story starters are randomly created. This idea generator can be used for short stories, novels, plays, scripts, or just for fun.”
Daily Writes — “Daily Writes is an e-mail workshop on autoresponder programmed to deliver a writer one Daily Write activity every day for 31 days. If you’ve been on a writing slump, feel that you’re blocked and can’t write, or want to develop the habit of writing every day, Daily Writes is perfect for you. Daily Writes is what we call a care/referral-ware e-mail workshop.”
Character Questionnaires — “One of the best ways to get to know your characters is to ask questions about them. Many writers do this as a kind of homework before they actually start writing a story. The more you know your characters, the fuller they will be. This might also make your story easier to write.”
Online Writing Jobs — “Search 100s of Writing Jobs for Freelance Writers!”
Freelance Writing Jobs — “Join thousands of writers who visit Freelance Writing Jobs every day for Job Leads, Writing Tips, Business Help, and more.”
Places for Writers — “Since 1997 we have been posting writing contests and submission calls, occasional literary news, publishing information, and links to great Canadian writers and organizations.”
WriteWords — “We created Writewords because we wanted to bring together all the things writers at all stages need. We cover every aspect of writing – journalism, non-fiction, fiction, poetry, stage, film, TV and genre- and bring you news, jobs, funding opportunities, writing groups, an archive to display your work, and a fully searchable directory to make finding the right publisher, agent, theatre company or poetry magazine as easy as possible.”
The Book Marketing Network — “For book authors, self-publishers, publishers, publicists, ebook authors, and others involved in writing, publishing, and marketing e/books.”
Poets & Writers, Inc. — “Poets & Writers, Inc., is the primary source of information, support, and guidance for creative writers. Founded in 1970, it is the nation’s largest nonprofit literary organization serving poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers.”
National Writers Union — “By joining the NWU you can directly benefit from the many valuable services the Union offers its members – including grievance assistance, contract advice, a job hotline, health and professional liability insurance, and much more – and actively contribute to a growing movement of professional freelancers who have banded together to assert their collective power.”
