Tips & Inspiration

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

• Bread Loaf
• JRW Conference
• Virginia Festival of the Book
• Writers’ Conferences and Centers

Tools

• Book Planner

Contests

• The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest

Editors

• Nice Mommy, Evil Editor

Inspiration

• NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)
• Procrastinating Writers
• Write to Done

Literary Agents

• Guide to Literary Agents
• Local Talent Books & Music, Inc.

Local Bookstores

• Fountain Books
• Book People
• Chop Suey

Organizations

• Association of Writers & Writing Programs
• James River Writers
• Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
• Urban Fantasy Writers

Other

• Ralan’s SpecFic & Humor Webstravaganza
• SFF.net

Podcasts and Video Channels

• Esther Rabbit
• Wordy Birds

Publications

• Best Online Literary Magazines (a publication directory)
• Black Gate Magazine
• Duotrope (a publication directory)
• Electric Dragon Cafe
• Fantasy Magazine
• Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine

Query Letters

• Be Your Own Editor
• Query Shark

Reference

• Writers Dreamtools
• The Grimace Project