The FWA is “the world’s largest, free, online writing resource database,” providing free writing resources and writing links in a database filled with international writing web sites. FREE registration with FWO will get you some nifty software, and more gifts are provided if you donate. You can also subscribe to periodic emails that provide a wealth of information from the personable Rowdy Rhodes, Site Director.
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Duotrope Digest is a database of over 1,950 current markets for short fiction, poetry, and novels/collections. You can scour the net universe for the most current online and print writing markets using Duotrope’s high-powered search engine. Duotrope also updates their database several times a day, letting you know which markets have closed, are still current, or are newly opened. Some of the information provided by Duotrope the genres accepted by each market; payscale; type of media; and response times as reported by registered Duotrope users.
You can mark markets as favorites so you don’t have to slog through the whole database just to find the one market perfect for your short story.
By registering, you’ll get periodic updates, detailing your market of choice, all for FREE. However, a donation (no matter how small) is always greatly appreciated.
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“The Zoetrope Virtual Studio is a powerful collaborative tool for filmmakers, writers and other artists. Each of our workshops is a community where artists view, review and discuss one another’s work.” Membership is FREE, and you can choose from screenwriting to flash fiction workshops to participate in. As with any great workshop, you must first review other member submissions in order for your own to be reviewed, a small “price” to pay for the privilege of receiving constructive criticism.
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John Hewitt has an amazing website at www.poewar.com. Every aspect of writing you can think of and, best of all for NaNoWriMos, a step-by-step approach for getting your jewel of a novel revised and ready for submission. Start here if you want to go directly to John’s novel-revising guide: http://www.poewar.com/firstdraft/
Of course, Chris Baty and team wouldn’t leave us aspiring novelists hanging after a grueling month of (almost) nonstop writing. Check out their tips at I Wrote a Novel, Now What?
Happy Holidays!
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A picture is worth a thousand words ….I managed to squeeze out 50,650 words, and actually put an ending to the novel. Nothing like having closure. But these last few thousand words were hard to write. I didn’t have writer’s block. Rather, I didn’t want the writing to end.
But all good things come to an end and now I must get off my numb butt and return to the life I left behind a month ago!
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I can’t believe I’m making this much progress! I’ve never written a novel and I can’t say that this one is very coherent, but NaNoWriMo is truly serving its purpose with me. I’ve gained a lot of confidence in myself as a writer this month. More than I’ve ever had in my life.
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I just uploaded my novel-in-progress to the National Novel Writing Month website (www.nanowrimo.org) and I have over 43,000 words! Only five more days to write and reach the 50,000 word mark. I’m pumped! And I’ve learned a lot.
This is my first time participating in NaNoWriMo. One thing I’ve learned is to write early and write often. I started off with over 2,000 words on Nov. 1 and then was stuck there for several days while on a business trip and then while recovering from that business trip. In hindsight, I should have skipped the social events and just gone to my room to write. Even though I’m now up to speed, I’ve had to sacrifice practically my whole Thanksgiving weekend to writing!
Well, I’ve learned and next year, I’m sure I’ll take my advice: Write Early and Write Often!
Marie at 1 Write Way 