On this page I am collecting websites that you and I may find helpful in our writing life. For inspiration, research, getting published or connecting with other writers, I will be listing them all here. If you have suggestions, please submit them and I will post them here as well.
Domain Registration
12 Rules for Choosing the Right Domain Name (Moz.com)
Conferences and Events
- All Henrico Reads (Henrico, Va.)
- Androids and Dragons (Virginia Beach, Va.)
- Author Con (Williamsburg, Va.)
- Bay to Ocean Writers Conference (Eastern Shore, Va.)
- Big Lick Comicon (Roanoke, Va.)
- Capclave (Rockville, Md.)
- Christopher Newport University’s Writers Conference (Newport News, Va.)
- Con Carolinas (Charlotte, N.C.)
- ConGregate 9 (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
- Creatures, Crimes & Creativity Con (Columbia, Md.)
- DisCon (Washington, D.C.)
- Fairfax Comicon (Chantilly, Va.)
- Festival of the Book (Charlottesville, Va.)
- Fredericksburg Comics and Toy Show (Fredericksburg, Va.)
- GalaxyCon (Richmond, Va.)
- Hampton ComicCon (Hampton, Va.)
- Hampton Roads Writers Conference (Virginia Beach, Va.)
- Hanover Book Expo (Mechanicsville, Va.)
- Haunted Screams (Hampton, Va.)
- Horror on Main (Hunt Valley, Md.)
- IconiCon (Suffolk, Va.)
- Jingle Bell Bazaar (Chester, Va.)
- JRW Conference (Richmond, Va.)
- Mad Monster Party (Charlotte, N.C.)
- MarsCon (Virginia Beach, Va.)
- RavenCon (Richmond, Va.)
- Red Vein (Ashland, Va.)
- Ret-Con (Cary, N.C.)
- Roanoke Regional Writers Conference (Roanoke, Va.)
- SAGA Genre Fiction Writers’ Conference (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
- SC Horror (Columbia, S.C.)
- Shenandoah Comic and Toy Show (Harrisonburg, Va.)
- Small Press Expo (Rockville, Md.)
- Suffolk Mystery Authors Festival (Suffolk, Va.)
- Tidewater Comicon (Virginia Beach, Va.)
- Tidewater Horror Convention (Virginia Beach, Va.)
- Virginia Festival of the Book (Charlottesville, Va.)
- West Virginia Writers Conference (Ripley, W.V.)
- Williamsburg Book Festival (Williamsburg, Va.)
Tools
- Cardsmith (Collaborative brainstorming with sticky notes)
- Descript (Transcription and more)
- Medieval Fantasy City Generator
- Spell Checker by Website Planet (recommended by a reader–thank you)
Contests
Inspiration
- NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)
- Procrastinating Writers
- Write to Done
Local Bookstores
Organizations
- Association of Writers & Writing Programs
- Hampton Roads Writers
- James River Writers
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
- Urban Fantasy Writers
- Writers Guild of Virginia
Other
Publications
- Best Online Literary Magazines (a publication directory)
- Black Gate Magazine
- Duotrope (a publication directory)
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine
Query Letters