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Blogging and Social Media

Facebook

Facebook is an online social media site used for sharing information and keeping up-to-date with family and friends.

Goodreads

Goodreads is the largest site for readers and book recommendations in the world. It has more than 6,700,000 members who have added more than 230,000,000 books to their shelves. A home for casual readers and bona-fide bookworms alike, Goodreads users recommend books, compare what they are reading, keep track of what they've read and would like to read, find their next favorite book, form book clubs, and more. Goodreads was launched in January 2007.

Google+

Google+ makes connecting on the web more like connecting in the real world. Share your thoughts, links, and photos with the right circles. Use easy, spontaneous video chat to strike up conversations with as many as nine people at once. Get everyone on the same page with fast, simple group chat.

Twitter

Twitter is an online social networking service and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters known as "tweets."

WordPress

WordPress is a free and open source blogging tool and publishing platform powered by PHP and MySQL. It is often customized into a content management system (CMS). It has many features, including a plug-in architecture and a template system. WordPress is used by over 14.7 percent of Alexa Internet's "top one million" websites and as of August 2011 powers 22 percent of all new websites. WordPress is currently the most popular CMS in use on the Internet.

Blogs and Articles

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Clubs and Associations

Northwest Christian Writers

The Northwest Christian Writers’ Association is an organization of writers, providing critiquing, encouragement, fellowship, instruction, and networking for one another. Its purpose is to develop excellent, professional writing that will honor God and serve others.

Conferences and Workshops

Blue Ridge Writers Conference

Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference is one of the largest Christian writing conferences in the country and draws conferees from across the nation. The conference covers most areas of writing, including novels, nonfiction books, screenplays, visual media, devotions, freelance, children's, magazine articles, Internet content, and more.

Florida Christian Writers Conference

The Florida Christian Writers Conference is designed to meet the needs of beginning writers to published authors. It provides the opportunity to learn more about the publishing industry, build a platform, and follow God's leading to publish the message He has given.

Mount Hermon

For 43 years Mount Hermon has created a one-of-a-kind laboratory for training writers at every skill level from unpublished to professional, and has become the only place that offers help to writers in every genre and phase of their careers.

North Texas Christian Writers

This is a two-day intensive teaching conference that focuses on the improvement of writing skills. All sessions are seventy-five minutes long, with a fifteen minute break in between. The conference is for everyone. Unpublished writers, published writers, aspiring writers . . . there are many people who want to write a book or even just write their personal memoirs for their families.

Oregon Christian Writers Conference

Founded in 1963, Oregon Christian Writers Conference is an organization of writers, both amateur and professional, who are Christians. Its members write for both ministry and other markets.

Write-to-Publish

Write-to-Publish provides a fun and nurturing environment for both novice and experienced authors looking for new markets and new ways to market their messages, seeking to move from a part-time writer to a full-time writing career, or looking for a writing retreat with editor contacts.

Writing for the Soul

During the Writing for the Soul Conference, you’ll be challenged and encouraged through a variety of speakers, classes and workshops, and worship opportunities. You’ll also be able to schedule fifteen minute appointments with agents and editors from major Christian magazines and publishing houses, with Christian Writers Guild mentors for advice on your writing.

Contests and Awards

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Forums

Christian Writers

ChristianWriters.com is a nondenominational volunteer ministry. Its mission is to provide a supportive family atmosphere where Christian writers can easily access the tools and resources to create, market, and publish their work.

Faith Writers

Socialize and share with writers in the same and different genres to sharpen your skill and enhance your ability. Faith Writers provides a platform to boost your expertise.

Your Writers Group

YourWritersGroup.com is like an online writer’s conference with classes and community twenty-four hours a day. It's unlike other programs, though, because while the goal is to continue the same inspiring conference experience throughout the year, it also hopes to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to tell a better story through targeted courses and practical information about the emerging opportunities beyond the Christian and general book markets.

General Reference

Clear Writing with Mr. Clarity

This is a blog that teaches writers, via examples, how to write more clearly. You’ll see real-world examples of clear and unclear writing and speech.

Write 4 Kids

This blog is maintained by the editors of Children’s Book Insider, the newsletter for children’s writers, and was created to help demystify the process of becoming a published children’s author. It provides tips, full-length articles, links to writing resources and industry news, and more.

Write to Done

Write to Done is a place where we can all grow as writers. It’s like a comfortable roadside inn on the writer’s path where writers can find companionship, encouragement, and inspiration to become the brilliant writer hidden within!

Writers Digest

WritersDigest.com is the one-stop shop for information, resources, and the writing community. Writers can connect with other writers on its forum, visit its blogs, and sign up for its free weekly e-newsletter. You’ll also find weekly writing prompts, contests, and competitions, conference listings, and online exclusive articles.

Organizations

Christian Booksellers Association

CBA has been the trade association for the Christian retail channel, serving the interests and meeting the needs of thousands of member Christian stores that diligently provide Bibles, Christian books, curriculum, apparel, music, videos, gifts, greeting cards, children's resources, and other materials to communities worldwide.

Evangelical Christian Publishers Association

The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) is an international nonprofit trade organization comprised of member companies that are involved in the publishing and distribution of Christian content worldwide. Since 1974, ECPA has strengthened Christian publishing by building networking, information, and advocacy opportunities within the industry and throughout multiple channels so that our members can more effectively produce and deliver transformational Christian content.

Professionals

Randy Ingermanson

Enjoy humorous but practical tips and tricks from award-winning novelist Randy Ingermanson—also the creator of the well-known Snowflake Method of novel writing.

Reference and Research

Dictionary

A free online dictionary to help define the words you want to use but don’t know what they mean.

Fake Name Generator

Generate a fake identify for your fictional character, including name, weight, DOB, hair color, and more.

Google Reader

Google Reader is a Web-based aggregator, capable of reading Atom and RSS feeds online or offline. It was released by Google on October 7, 2005, through Google Labs. Reader was graduated from beta status on September 17, 2007.

History.com

Watch, read, and learn about the most famous to the most obscure historical happenings. A fantastic resource for a historical novel or nonfiction book.

NaNoWriMo

NaNoWriMo provides the support, encouragement, and good old-fashioned kick in the pants you need to write the rough draft of your novel.

Visual Thesaurus

The Visual Thesaurus is an interactive dictionary and thesaurus that creates word maps that blossom with meanings and branch to related words. Its innovative display encourages exploration and learning. You'll understand language in a powerful new way.

Wikipedia

A free online encyclopedia, loaded with information on any and every topic.

Tools and Software

Doit.im

Doit.im is a cross-platform task management tool, which can sync with phones. Under the guidance of excellent task management principles, Doit.im sorts your tasks following the well-known GTD method.

Dropbox

Dropbox is a free service that lets you take all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere. This means that any file you save to your Dropbox will automatically save to all your computers, phones, and even the Dropbox website. Dropbox also makes it super easy to share with others, whether you're a student or professional, parent or grandparent. Even if you accidentally spill a latte on your laptop, have no fear! You can relax knowing that Dropbox always has you covered, and none of your stuff will ever be lost.

Google Docs

Is an online platform paired with a Gmail account that lets you easily create, edit, and share Word documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.

Remember the Milk

Managing tasks is generally not a fun way to spend your time. Remember the Milk was created so that you no longer have to write your to-do lists on sticky notes, whiteboards, random scraps of paper, or the back of your hand. Remember the Milk makes managing tasks an enjoyable experience.

The Organized Writer

The Organized Writer™ is designed to keep you busy doing what you do best: writing. Track your submissions; manage your contacts, time, income, expenses, documents, and more. It even includes worksheets to help you with market research and promotions. With so many features, it's time to throw away the old three-ring binder stuffed with notes and scribbles and let The Organized Writer™ manage your "office" for you.

Zoho Writer

Similar to Google Documents, Zoho Writer provides an online platform to create, edit, and share online documents, easily accepting from any location.

Writing and Note-Taking

Chicago Manual of Style

While digital technologies have revolutionized the publishing world in the twenty-first century, one thing still remains true: The Chicago Manual of Style is the authoritative, trusted source that writers, editors, and publishers turn to for guidance on style and process. For the sixteenth edition, every aspect of coverage has been reconsidered to reflect how publishing professionals work today. Though processes may change, the manual continues to offer the clear, well-considered style and usage advice it has for more than a century.

Dragon Naturally Speaking

Dragon speech recognition software makes it easier for anyone to use a computer. You talk, and it types. Use your voice to create and edit documents online or e-mails, launch applications, open files, control your mouse, and more. Quickly and easily capture your thoughts and ideas while Dragon helps you get more done faster.

Evernote

Evernote gives everyone the ability to easily capture any moment, idea, inspiration, or experience whenever they want, using the device or platform they find most convenient, and then make all of that information easy to find. From creating text and ink notes, to snapshots of whiteboards and wine labels, to clips of webpages, Evernote users can capture anything from their real and digital lives and find it all anytime.

Grammarly

Grammarly is an automated proofreader and your personal grammar coach. Check your writing for grammar, punctuation, style, and much more.

Write Rhymes

Write Rhymes helps authors find rhyming words, empowering them to write better songs and poems.

yWriter

yWriter is a word processor that breaks your novel into chapters and scenes, helping you keep track of your work while leaving your mind free to create. It will not write your novel for you, suggest plot ideas, or perform creative tasks of any kind. yWriter was designed by an author, not a salesman!