Directory of online resources for writers - part one

Anne Hart's Directory of Writers' Resources Online

Table of Contents

Introduction

1. Training in the Business of Writing and the Writing of Business

2.1 Business Writing Seminars

2.2 The Business Writing Center

2.3 Business Writing Workshop Catalog

2.4 Copywriter.com

2.5 American Reporter

2.6 Executive Speech and Business Writing Internet and Marketing Strategies for Writers

2.7 Instructional Solutions Online

2.8 Internet Strategies for Writers

2.9 Rules of Punctuation for Business Writing

2.10 Writing Successful Business Proposals

3. Conferences

3.1 E-book World

3.2 International Informatics Institute

3.3. Newspaper Association of America

4. Finding Paying Markets for Freelance Writers

4.1 Finding Writing Markets Online

4.2 Twenty-Five Plus Home-based Online Businesses for Writers and Other Creative People

4.3 Writing for the Digital Media

4.4 Writers Guideline Databases

4.5 Writers Guideline Publications

5. Using Media Directories

5.1 General Media Directories

5.2 Electronic Media Directories

5.3 E-zine Directories

5.4 E-zine Advice Publications Online

5.5 Specialized Markets: Senior, Student, Military, Niche

5.6 Ethnic Media Directories

5.7 International Media Directories

5.8 Rural Press Interactive, Australia

6. Electronic Marketing for Writers

5.9 Electronic Pages

5.10 E-mail Marketing

1. Marketing Strategies for Writers

7.1 101 Marketing Tips for Writers

7.2 Writers Information Network

7.3 Authorlink

8. Associations for Writers Targeting the Business of Writing

8.1 Writersclub.com

8.2 Society for Professional Journalists

8.3 National Writers Union

Overview

The Business of Writing for the Digital and Print Media

The business of writing for beginners, intermediate, and advanced freelancers and those seeking staff jobs reaches the print media through the digital media. You get to the print media through the digital, the online media. Here’s how you begin launching and jumpstarting your writing career by positioning to gain media visibility long before you publish. The business of writing also means learning to promote and sell your writing through the writing markets and many other industries.

Web Links

Training Beginners in the Business of Writing and the Writing of Business

Alexander Communications, Business Writing Seminars

Provides on-site, customized seminars in business writing skills. The seminars are practical and tailored especially for employee needs. Yvonne Alexander founded Alexander Communications, a San Francisco-based company, in 1986 to help her clients increase profits and persuasiveness by developing effective writing skills. Trainers will travel to your training site.

http://www.alexcommunications.com/

The Business Writing Center

Online, Instructor-Led Business Writing Courses Business Writing Workshops at Company Sites. Currently, over 400 students from 158 companies in 12 countries taking 15 online business writing courses to enhance their work performance and success

http://www.writingtrainers.com/

Business Writing Workshop Catalog

The Basic Grammar for Business Writing workshop is for people who have a good command of the English language, but need to make their sentences and paragraphs clearer, or who show a small number of consistent errors in grammar, syntax, punctuation, and spelling. It is suitable for non-native speakers of English as well as people who are native speakers.

http://www.writingtrainers.com/workshop/workcat.htm

Salary Wizard

Thousands of jobs are listed with free salary information as well as compensation packages, stock options, and bonus information. Select the Media designation.

http://www.salary.com

Copywriter.com

This is a Web site where words get results. Site is created by Al Bredenberg Creative Services.

http://www.copywriter.com

American Reporter

This magazine is the online cooperative "reporter's newspaper."

http://www.compumedia.com/~albowh/

Executive Speech and Business Writing Internet And Marketing Strategies For Writers

Practical advice books on how to use the Internet to further your writing career and market your writing.

http://www.speechwriter.net/

Instructional Solutions: Instructional Solutions Online is a leader in online business writing training. Writing services and training materials at this training site for business writing. All of their training is instructor-led, providing personalized coaching and evaluation of writing tasks. The training offered measures and improves skill gaps, tracks progress, and boasts a 96% completion rate across programs. Instructional Solutions is very proud to have been chosen by FedEx University and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company to provide online business writing training to their employees worldwide, including clients from 11 nations.

http://www.instructionalsolutions.com/

Internet Strategies for Writers

Moira Allen’s new book, Writing.com: Creative Internet Strategies to Advance Your Writing Career offers practical advice with chapters on finding markets online, electronic rights, netiquette, joining online discussions, Web site construction and online publishing, including at the end of each chapter, lists of relevant online resources for writers.

http://www.washwriter.org/resources/membersonly/archive/netstrats.htm

Rules of Punctuation for Business Writing

The rules are excerpted from "The Perfect Letter" published by Scott Foresman, with a link to the book.

http://www.smartbiz.com/sbs/arts/tpl4.htm

Writing Successful Business Proposals

Skills are taught at this site to prepare successful business proposals for potential customers or clients, structure of a business proposal as a series of slots into which you put persuasive information. The training also teaches methods of persuasion and effective, clear, correct writing. Grant writing is also taught at the Business Writing Center as is public relations writing and copywriting.

http://www.writingtrainers.com/center/bwc360.htm

Writers Conferences and Seminars

E-book World

Offering conferences, networking, and information on writing and publishing as well as all other business aspects of the e-book marketplace.

http://www.e-book-world.com/ebook-fr.shtml.

Newspaper Association of America

Conferences, marketing resources, circulation data, surveys, and events.

http://www.naa.org

Finding Paying Markets for Freelance Writers

Finding Writing Markets Online:

Online sources for finding the latest print markets: electronic newsstands, publication Web sites and guideline databases. Electronic newsstands help you find e-markets for writing.

http://www.NewsDirectory.com

The 25+ Best Home-Based Online Cyber Businesses for Writers and Other Creative People

Web site with book and resource directory on 25 home-based online businesses to start for writers and other creative people such as producers, organizers, artists, entrepreneurs, Web designers, and other visionaries at home and on shoestring budgets.

http://members.tripod.com/~annejoan/CreativityINFP.html

Writing for the Digital Media

Resourceful book with strategies, techniques, tips, and instruction in writing and selling fiction, drama, nonfiction, and news to the digital media. Careers and resources for the writer of either fiction or nonfiction interested in digital and print markets and writing techniques as well as behavioral attitudes and aptitudes for writers in the digital and print media. How to launch your writing.

http://annejoan.tripod.com/digital.html

Writers Guideline Databases.

Online listing of writing markets and databases on marketing your writing.

www.Marketlist.com

Writers Guideline Publications

These may link you to guidelines on a publication’s Web site.

www.writersdigest.com

Media Directories

To send review copies of books and freelance article queries to publications listed in media directories.

General Major Media Directories for Freelance Writers

Gebbie Press

The All-in-One Media Directory

PR Media Directory: Newspapers Radio TV Magazines:Press releases,

Faxes, e-mail, publicity, and freelance. Media directory includes TV and radio stations, daily and weekly newspapers, and consumer and trade magazines.

http://www.gebbieinc.com/

http://www.gebbieinc.com/presto1.htm

Gebbie Press:

Magazine Publishers on the Internet

An alphabetical listing of leading publishers in the United States, and links to their web sites.

http://www.gebbieinc.com/publish.htm

Electronic Media Directories

Press Flash

Distribute your Web firm’s press releases to media outlets throughout the world using the services and resources provided by Press Flash. Press release writing services are also provided.

http://www.pressflash.com/

E-zine directories

E-Publications Directors Resource List

If you want to write for electronic publications, see these e-publications directories. At this site you can find out information on writing for electronic markets.

http://www.zinebook.com

E-Zine Advice Publications Online

Contentious

This publication is the e-zine that advises and offers information for people who write or publish content on the Web. Find out where to write for other electronic magazines. Offers online options for frustrated journalists.

http://www.contentious.com/

Ethnic Media Directories

American Minorities Media

American Minorities Media is a subsidiary of Market Place Media, the leading media

placement company reaching specialized markets.

http://www.marketmedia.com/amm

Specialized Markets

MarketMedia.com

Media and promotions solutions for reaching specialized markets such as senior citizens, minorities, military, students, and others. Also media analysis is offered.

http://www.marketmedia.com/

Freelance Editorial Association

(Includes desktop publishers)

The current online Yellow Pages, published annually since 1997, includes listings by skills as well as a specialties index. This association published the hardcopy, Yellow Pages, a listing of Association members who wished to advertise their skills and specialties, between 1989 and 1999.

http://www.tiac.net/users/freelanc/YP.html

International

International Journalists’ Network

If you write about overseas subjects or travel, you’ll find the International Center for Journalists’ online source full of training information and media directories.

http://www.ijnet.org

SAJA: South Asian Journalists Association

Writers interested in South Asian features, covering the people, businesses, and processes that impact South Asia will find excellent resources in this association and its publications.

http://www.saja.org/job.html

International Women's Writing Guild

The International Women's Writing Guild, headquartered in New York and founded in 1976, is a network for the personal and professional empowerment of women through writing.

http://www.iwwg.com

Pressbox- UK

Pressbox is the UK online press center offering press release and copywriting services providing a professional resource for news, press releases, and postings to carefully targeted audiences.

http://www.pressbox.co.uk

Associazioni ed Enti Professionali -America

List of South American, Canadian, and US writers’ organizations. This site contains a fine list of writers’ associations and language translation firms.

http://www.alice.it/writers/grp.wri/wgrpame.htm

Rural Press Interactive

Rural Press Interactive outlines opportunities to target specific markets throughout Australia, includes metro, regional and rural. The association brings press and Internet together with a network of publications and sites.

http://www.rpinteractive.com.au

Electronic Pages and E-Marketing for Writers

The development journal of the International Informatics Institute is called Electronic Pages. It offers at the site, articles, forums, and announcements of conferences as well as great advice on writing for the electronic market

http://www.electric-pages.com/

Tailwind.com

Responsible e-mail marketing, help for small businesses, help for the small business owner such as freelance writers.

http://www.tailwind.com/db/y.asp?hid=90&nid=1

Marketing Strategies and Techniques for Writers

101 Marketing Tips for Writers.

This site offers a list of 101 marketing tips, Cassell Success Guide, and some links for writers, such as if you “want to break into advertising, go to church.” Published by Cassell Network of Writers, Cassell Communications, Inc.

http://www.bitcave.com/101tips.htm

Elaine’s Marketing Suggestions for Writers.

Writers Information Network (WIN). Christian writers information network and advice. Excellent site for writers interested in writing for the Christian markets and quality Christian writing.

http://www.bluejaypub.com/win/ElaineTips.htm

Associations

American Business Press

The American Business Press is the industry association for business-to-business information providers, including producers of magazines, CD-ROMS, Web sites, trade shows and products that build upon the printed product. The association has a staff of specialists in government affairs, marketing, communications, promotion and finance. http://www.salesdoctors.com/directory/dircos/3103a03.htm

American Society of Business Press Editors

(ASBPE) is the professional association for full-time and freelance editors and writers employed in the business, trade, and specialty press.

http://www.asbpe.org/

American Society of Journalists and Authors.

Links on how electronic publishing allows a writer to create a parallel product line to profitably meet more needs in a different way. This site contains links and resources for the organization called American Society of Journalists and Authors and features books by members and speakers. ASJA Writer Referral Service is at (212) 398-1934 or writers@asja.org.

http://www.asja.org/index9.php

American Copy Editors Society

The society focuses on improving the quality of journalism. Writerly resources include editorial advice, job openings, discussion boards and conference updates.

http://www.copydesk.org/

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)

More than 80,000 composers, songwriters, lyricists and music publishers belong to this society. ASCAP protects the rights of its members by licensing and paying royalties for copyrighted works. The job board and Resource Guide to the Music Business are excellent resources for writers interested in the business of writing lyrics or song and music publishing. http://www.ascap.com/ascap.html

American Society of Journalists and Authors

This organization for professional freelance nonfiction writers whose career focus is writing offers online job resources.

http://www.asja.org

American Jewish Press Association

Founded nearly 50 years ago as an association for the English-language Jewish press in North America, today more than 150 newspapers, publications and individual journalists are members. Excellent job bank. Publishes a directory of members.

http://www.ajpa.org/

Academy Of American Poets

Provides information, events, publications, education, and professional services to people writing poetry as a profession. The Academy of American Poets offers poetry exhibits online and biographies, photographs, and selected poems.

http://www.poets.org/LIT/poet/kkochfst.htm

Writers Guild of America

Association of screenwriters and animation scriptwriters who work for union wages for the film and TV production industry. You may register scripts here, find a list of agents, WGA news, online mentor service, and research links.

http://www.wga.org/

Society for Professional Journalists

This society offers local chapters, a code of ethics in journalism, and professional membership events, contests, and awards as well as meetings covering the business of journalism to any working journalist, freelance or staff. Maintains local and student chapters nationwide. The society offers ethics news, publications, job referrals, and continuing education seminars for journalists and grants scholarships in journalism. SPJ publishes Quill magazine, a trade journal for journalists. Maintains a site called The Electronic Journalist for online writers.

http://spj.org/

National Writers Association

Foundation partnerships, courses, publications, services for writers. Excellent site for contract reading, critiques, and help for all types of writers. National Writers Press, a leader in self-publishing of books.

http://www.nationalwriters.com/

American Society of Media Photographers,

Offers an online gallery of work done by members of this professional association for photographers. The links of this national organization includes a directory and links to members' Web pages. Useful for writers seeking a media photographer to work with them on an article or book that needs media photography work.

http://www.asmp.org/

Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)

SCBWI is dedicated to serving those who write, illustrate, or share an interest in children’s literature. The site offers conferences, regional newsletters, a bi-monthly bulletin, writing and publishing links and tips, including other informational publications.

http://www.scbwi.org/

Writersclub.com

Links to clubs, socials, and partying in different cities at the Writersclub.com site. Party weekends at the Club Media Ventures site with links to Writersclub.com.

http://www.writers.club.com/

California Writers Clubs

List of writers clubs and resources with links to seminars, training, magazines, groups, conferences, career centers, area writers organizations, book cafes, and directories of newspapers.

http://pw1.netcom.com/~mcrowe1/cwcsbb/resource.htm

Society for Professional Journalists

Their New Way Journalism Page is excellent.

http://www.journalism.sfsu.edu/

Society of American Business Editors and Writers

Members of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers have joined together in the common pursuit of the highest standards of economic journalism, through both individual and collective efforts.

http://www.sabew.org/sabew.nsf/home?OpenPage

Technical Writers Associations

Society for Technical Communication

STC is the largest professional organization serving the technical communication profession.

http://www.stc.org/

Society for Technical Communicators

Technical writing information, grants, salary surveys, loans, and book listings.

http://www.stc-va.org

HTML Writers Guild

International association of Web authors, tips on good Web writing, design information and technology resources for writers of html.

http://www.hwg.org

Hypertext Writers Guild

If you write content in hypertext or want to learn, you can benefit from the resources, tips, and networks at the Hypertext Writers Guild.

http://www.mindspring.com/guild/

Computer Press Association

The Computer Press Association (CPA) was established to promote excellence in the field of computer journalism. Members include working editors, writers, producers, and freelancers who cover issues related to computers and technology.

http://www.computerpress.org/

Associations for Business or Marketing Journalists and Copywriters: Freelance or Staff

American Business Press

Non-profit, global association for business-to-business information

Providers including databases, conventions, and other media.

http://www.americanbusinesspress.com/

American Society of Business Press Editors

(ASBPE) is the professional association for full-time and freelance editors and writers employed in the business, trade, and specialty press.

http://www.asbpe.org/

Associated Business Writers of America

This site contains an excellent list of writers’ associations.

http://www.poewar.com/articles/associations.htm

Association of Professional Communication Consultants

APCC creates a “professional community where communication consultants increase their knowledge, grow their businesses, and achieve high standards of professional practice.” APCC's mission is to “support members as they help clients reach their goals through better communication.”

http://www.apcc-online.org/

Freelance Editorial Association

Freelance Editorial Association

(Includes desktop publishers)

The current online Yellow Pages, published annually since 1997, includes listings by skills as well as a specialties index. This association published the hardcopy, Yellow Pages, a listing of Association members who wished to advertise their skills and specialties, between 1989 and 1999.

http://www.tiac.net/users/freelanc/YP.html

Selected List Of Multimedia Publishers/Producers/Distributors

Kay E. Vandergrift has compiled an excellent list in order to facilitate easy access to contact media publishers, producers and distributors.

http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/special/kay/mediacatalog.html

Society of American Business Editors and Writers

Members of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers have joined together in the common pursuit of the highest standards of economic journalism, through both individual and collective efforts.

http://www.sabew.org/sabew.nsf/home?OpenPage

Software Publishers Association

Are you a multimedia developer or publisher? Or do you own multimedia content that you want to license? See The Software Publishers Association Legal Guide to Multimedia. It’s a guide to the legal issues of developing, protecting, and distributing multimedia products.

http://www.awl-he.com/titles/0201409313.html

Women In Scholarly Publishing

Women in Scholarly Publishing (WiSP) is a professional organization serving the educational and professional advancement of its members. WiSP is committed to achieving equal opportunity and compensation for all those employed in the field of scholarly publishing.

http://www.wispnet.org/about.html

Writers Guild of America

Association of screenwriters and animation script writers who work for union wages for the film and TV production industry. You may register scripts here, find a list of agents, WGA news, online mentor service, and research links.

http://www.wga.org/

Truck Writers of North America

This site lists a glossary of trucking terms for writers and a list of freelance writing jobs available for writers specializing in writing about trucking and the truck industry. Excellent freelance writing job postings listed in their job bank. TWNA is an organization of professionals who are involved in gathering, writing and reporting news and information about trucks, trucking and the trucking industry.

http://www.twna.org/job_postings.htm

Advertising/Multimedia

Association of Independent Commercial Producers

Kaufman Astoria Studios

This association specializes in photo-real visual effects. Job bank on site for programmers, artists, and other creative people interested in working on photo-realistic projects.

http://www.telefilm-south.com/index.html

International Chain of Industrial and Technical Advertising Agencies

http://www.thevines.com

National Writers Association (NWA)

Foundation partnerships, courses, publications, services for writers. Excellent site for contract reading, critiques,...