Ten Online Writing Sites You Might Have Missed

I will saddle you with a few of those kinds of web sites, and fill in with some other great resources that can get you work, get you noticed, hone your skills, or help you make contact with other writers who share your interests.

My feeling is, there’s no such thing as too many resources.

So here, without any more blah blah blah from me, are ten online writing resources you might have missed:

WritersDigest.com. Writers Digest started out as a print publication aimed at creative writers and people who submit articles to paper magazines. They feature articles about how to write, how to get an agent, and all those kinds of writerly topics, but they also regularly include calls for submissions (paper and online publications that are looking for new writers) and they list writing contests (some have an entrance fee, some don’t). Right now they are featuring an article (with hot links) on the 101 Best Websites for Writers, so if you’re looking for new places to sell your stuff and make money, you can blow a couple hours browsing all your choices in that one article alone.
Poets & Writers. Poets & Writers is another print publication whose online version (www.pw.org) is every bit as good as the paper magazine. I’m partial to Poets & Writers because the quality of the articles about writing is much better than Writers Digest, and tone of the whole thing is just a little more upscale. You’ll find interviews with successful writers and poets from all genres, advice, agents, and lots of new markets, writing contests, and calls for submissions.
WritersWeekly.com. Lots of solid information on publishing on demand, online markets, agents and so on in a slightly cheesy format, which for some reason, is extremely typical of many of these writing sites. Apparently, not all writers are web designers too.

Journalismjobs.com. Tired of trolling the net for clients who balk at a penny a word? Sick of working 20 hours a day to build “passive revenue”? If you think you might like to try for a job type job, as in forty hours a week, health plan, 401k, annoying boss; then this is the place to look. Jobs are broken down into ten different categories including film, television, and online media.

Bukisa.com. Bukisa is a revenue sharing site much like Hub Pages. The user interface isn’t bad, and while you don’t really meet the people you do on Hub Pages, the revenue is comparable and they are constantly adjusting it. One nice thing about Bukisa is that the payout threshold is only $10, so you don’t have to write for a year to make a little money.

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