1. A Writer’s Journey: Tips on everything from writing good villains to making time to write. Excellent site!
2. Creative Liberty: Creative development across all media; this month’s focus is on developing creative momentum. Especially good for those of us who practice more than one art.
3. Beanery Writers Weblog: Home of the Beanery Online Literary Magazine. Includes articles and tips on writing, as well as some really excellent fiction.
4. Life of a Writer: Advice on writing, finding writing jobs, and juggling writing with the rest of your life.
5. A Place for Strangers and Beggars: The blog of teacher and SF writer James Van Pelt. Includes all sorts of interesting and useful advice from a professional.
6. Becoming a Fiction Writer: An aspiring writer shares what she’s learning as she goes along.
7. Tripping the Muse: Everything from avoiding sexist language to selling your work.
8. Confident Writing: Tips from a writing coach.
9. Hope Writes: Creativity for writers of all stripes.
10. The Writers Group: “Four women share how they encourage, give feedback, and offer critique as they create their unique literary lives.” A nurturing sort of blog.
Thanks for this list. Seems really helpful. I’m going to check them out now.
Wellum Hulder
http://thejunkdrawerneedles.wordpress.com
Thanks for the list. I’ve visited a few of them before. I’ll check the others out.
Hey, thanks for the shout out for Strangers and Beggars. I’m glad to be of help.
Thanks for this list. I’m excited take the time to check out these sites. I need all the encouragement I can get!
Thanks for the mention and a great collection of other blogs to check
[...] neglecting my blogs, but I did feel the urge to mention some of this stuff here. The Word Wyrd blog linked to me recently on a list of “Ten great blogs for writers” (very flattering) and described [...]
As facilitator of the Beanery Writers Group, I was pleasantly surprised to be noted on someone’s “ten great blogs for writers list.” We’ve been working diligently on putting forth a multi-genre online literary magazine. It is nice to be recognized.
NOTE: We are always looking for submissions. Although we do not pay, we do offer a spot for writers, especially beginner writers, to set up a place to send editors to see their writing (gosh, the word escapes me!). Send items to beaneryblog at yahoo.com with the word “SUBMISSION” in the subject line. Thanks! Carolyn C. HOlland