Awesome Websites for Writers

Finding the best websites for writers is virtually impossible because best differs for all of us. However, the point of this blog is to pass along the resources that I use as a writer and to discover new ones. Below are some of my favorite websites for writers with a quick description of each. Please leave me a comment if you can think of a good site to add to the list. You can also check out my previous post Websites for Writers from May for more great resources.

Copyblogger: I work for a digital marketing agency and write a lot of copy. I really enjoy the fresh, funny articles on Copy Blogger that are filled with great information.

Good Reads: This is a social network for readers. You can read reviews, chat with other readers, add friends etc. Good Reads is a great way to find awesome books and awesome readers. On a side note - if you're looking for great places to buy a book, check out these independent Michigan bookstores.

Fiction Writer's Mentor: Mentoring and advice from published author Tracey Culleton.

Ink Provoking: Keeping it fresh is imperative for writers, especially when you seem to stick with the same genre etc. This site has great writing prompts.

New Pages: This site is fantastic. At New Pages you will find writing contests, writers' markets, submissions and other great stuff.

The Writers Manifesto: This is a blog about freelance writing with some good articles and tips.

Writing Forward: This site has it all: writing tips, exercises, grammatical info., and resources. Writing Forward also has great comment sections with more valuable information from writers.

Writing Jobs for Saturday Sept. 3rd

Writing Jobs in Michigan

Teaching/Writing: Ann Arbor

SEO Specialist: Ann Arbor

Writer: Ann Arbor

Writer/Blogger: Ann Arbor

Grant Writer: Detroit

University Press Editor: East Lansing

Technical Writer: Farmington Hills

Communications Specialist: Farmington Hills

Digital Marketing Assoc: Fraser

Editorial Assistant: Grand Rapids

Tutors: Ingham County

Social Media Content Writer: Oakland

Marketing Content Specialist: Okemos

Copywriter: Rockford

Website Content Writing: Royal Oak

Public Relations Assistant: Royal Oak

Experienced Writers Needed: Royal Oak

Social Media Manager: Royal Oak

Website Content and Blogs: Sterling Heights

Telecommute (From Home) 

Social Media Assistant 

Ghost Writer: Offroading Topics

Technology Writers for Demand Studios 

Legal Writer

Writing Internship for Activism Website 

Editor for Short Story

Writer/Editor for Baby Food Blog  

Movie Writing Jobs 

Adult Fiction Writer

Blog Writers 

Web Articles for Business Site 

Superstar Writers 

Strategic Writers 

Freelance Business Writer 

NBA Bloggers 

'Writing is a dog's life, but the only one worth living.'

Gustave Flaubert

Writing Jobs for Sunday August 21st

Very sorry for the delayed post writers. I recently started a new job at a digital marketing agency and I have not had a spare moment. Here are your job updates and I will do my very best to keep them coming regularly again. Happy End of Summer.

Writing Jobs in Michigan

Reference Letter Writers: Ann Arbor

Freelance Journalist/Writer: Ann Arbor

Data Analyst/Research Assistant: Ann Arbor

Writer/Blogger: Ann Arbor

Comedy Writer for Stand Up Routine: Detroit

Technical Writer: Detroit

Grant Writer: Jackson

Sports Minded Advertising/Marketing: Kalamazoo

News Editor: Kalamazoo

Web Developer/Online Marketing: Norton Shores

Marketing/PR Internships: Oakland County

SEO and HTML Internship: Royal Oak

Journalism/Communications Interns: Southfield

SEO Client Success Specialist: Traverse City

SEO Optimizer/Marketer: Troy

Telecommute

Scholarly Article Editors 

History Education Assessment Writer

Editor for Christian Publisher 

University Level Essay Writers

Freelance Writer 

Social Media Assistant

Need Freelance Copywriters 

Blogger

Copy Editors

Unpaid

The Vigilante Seeks Submissions 

Website Writer

Call for Submissions 

'Fiction, imaginative work that is, is not dropped like a pebble upon the ground, as science may be; fiction is like a spider's web, attached ever so lightly perhaps, but still attached to life at all four corners.'

Virginia Woolf

Writing Jobs for Sunday August 7th

Writing Jobs

Ghost Writer: Ann Arbor 

Art/Music/Design Blog Writer: Ann Arbor 

Contract Marketing/Communications Writer; Ann Arbor

Press Release/Press Relations for Design Firm: Ann Arbor 

Development Writer: Ann Arbor

Technical Writer: Canton 

Grant Writer: Dearborn 

Detroit Hot List Assignment: Detroit/Telecommute

Sports and Humor Writers (Columns): Detroit Metro

Grant Writer: Detroit 

Assistant Editor/Proofreader: Flint

Desktop Publisher: Macomb County

Editor for Sponsorship Proposal: Oakland County

Copywriter and Blogger: Troy 

Technical Editor/Proofreader: Warren 

Telecommute

Freelance Writer for Home Magazines 

Temporary Freelance Writer Wanted 

Diet Planning Writer

Pop Culture Trivia Writer

Writer Wanted for Green-Tech/EV Magazine 

Freelance Journalists 

Submissions

Agriculture and Construction Industry Writers

Funny Writers Wanted (unpaid)

Magazine Submissions

Write to Inspire (unpaid) 

Get it down. Take chances. It may be bad, but it's the only way you can do anything really good.

- William Faulkner

Writing Jobs for Friday July 29th

Writing Jobs in Michigan

Technical Writer: Ann Arbor

Epic Report Writer: Ann Arbor

Business Bio: Holt/Lansing

Senior Communication Specialist/Copywriter: Grand Rapids

Structured Desktop Publisher: Macomb County

Graduate Level Essay Help (Technology): Oakland

Website Content Writer: Oakland/Telecommute

Minority Golf Writers: Oakland/Telecommute

SEO and HTM Writing Internship: Royal Oak

Writing Internship: Royal Oak

Human Resources Procedure Writer: Sterling Heights

Technical Writer: Southfield

Marketing (Creative Writing): Southfield

Business Writing Instructor: University Center

Desktop Publisher: Warren

Telecommute (From Home)

Part Time Travel Writers

Creative Freelance Writer 

Professional Resume Writers 

Writers for Digital Media Course

Web Content Writer

Talented Freelancers to Recap TV Shows 

Anthropology/Sociology Writer

Business and Finance Writers 

Research Essay About Gold 

Experienced Health Industry Publisher/Editor 

Electric Vehicle Content for New Magazine 

In science there is a dictum: don't add an experiment to an experiment. Don't make things unnecessarily complicated. In writing fiction, the more fantastic the tale, the plainer the prose should be. Don't ask your readers to admire your words when you want them to believe your story.

- Ben Bova

Writing Jobs for Wednesday July 20th

Writing Jobs in Michigan 

Writer/Editor/Collaborator: Ann Arbor

Data Analyst/ Research Assistant: Ann Arbor

Writer for Educational Consulting Firm: Ann Arbor

Federal Grant Writer: Auburn Hills

Freelance Copywriter: Birmingham

Copywriter and Internet Marketer: Brighton

Part Time General Assignment Reporter: Clio

Clarity Report Writer: Detroit

Prop Football Writer: Detroit/Telecommute

Need Editing Help for 2500 Word Paper: Lansing

German Language Tutor Wanted: Lansing

Support Analyst: Livonia

Freelance Writers: Oakland

Technical Writer: Shelby

Music Bloggers Wanted: Southfield

Junior Editor: Troy

Ad Copywriter: Troy

Desktop Publisher: Warren

Technical Editor: Warren

Online Editor: Wyandotte

Telecommute (From Home)

Digital Copywriter

SEO Article Writers Wanted 

Sewing Writer 

Car Writers for High Gear Media 

Textbook Writers

Transcriber

Blog/Content Writers

Writers and Activists for Social Action Website (pay is unclear)

Unpaid

Pork and Mead Magazine Needs Writers: Detroit

Poetry and Short Stories Wanted 

New Start-up Website Seeks Writers 

Horror News Site Seeks Contributors 

Rejection slips, or form letters, however tactfully phrased, are lacerations of the soul, if not quite inventions of the devil - but there is no way around them.

- Isaac Asimov

Summer Writing Contests and Submissions

Yes it is summer at long last. These are the few months that we endure cold, harrowing winters in Michigan for and they are absolutely worth it! That being said, summers are not the easiest time to write. Free time seems much better spent reading at the beach or swimming out to some sand bar to lounge like a lizard and watch the fat clouds roll by. If, however, you are more diligent than I, look below for some contests and markets open to submissions.

Contests:


Creative Nonfiction.org: True Crime Essays : Fee - $20: Prize - $1,000

Rattle Poetry Prize: Fee -$18: Deadline- Aug. 1st 2011

Terrain.org 2nd Annual Contest: Submit poetry, fiction or nonfiction: Fee- $10: Deadline- Aug. 1st 2011

8th Annual Gival Press Short Story Award: Submissions of original, unpublished short stories: Fee- $25: Deadline- Aug. 8th 2011.

H.O.W. Journal is Hosting Three Contests: Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry: Fee- ranges from $5-$20: Deadline- Aug. 15th 2011.

Smartish Pace Erskine J. Poetry Prize: Fee-$5: Deadline- Aug. 15th 2011


Memoir Journal: Prize for Prose and Poetry, Graphic Memoir and Photography: No Fee: Deadline- Aug. 16th 2011.

Gemini Magazine Flash Fiction Contest: Entry Fee- $4: Deadline- Aug. 31st 2011.


Submissions

Cliterature: Theme is Madness: Submit up to ten pages of poetry, prose or creative nonfiction. Deadline: Aug. 12th

Spittoon Literary Journal: Accepts poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction.

Specter Literary Magazine: Accepts fiction and poetry.

Palehouse: Submissions for Letters to Los Angeles: Deadline - Sept. 2011

Subliminal Interiors: Accepts poetry, nonfiction and photography.

Extended Play: Accepts long pieces of poetry and prose.

Lyndsey D'Arcangelo My Story is Out: High School Years: High School stories by individuals 25 and younger. Deadline: Jan. 1 2012.

The Ides of March: Accepts poetry with a historical slant.

Heavy Feather Review: Accepts poetry, short fiction, photography, comics, creative nonfiction and hybrids.