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WriteMentor

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International organisation supporting the careers of both aspiring and published children's authors via mentoring, community platform, courses, awards, magazine, podcasts, and more.

Wise up to Copyright

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Superb new feature on the ALCS (Authors Licensing and Collecting Society) which guides you through the ins and outs of copyright.

Fiction Plus

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Subscription site which also offers to put publish short stories up to 2,500 words online. www.fictionplus.co.uk

Writers Beware

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Run by the Science Fiction Writers of America

A long established site with some well-researched links to writing resources. (http://www.sfwa.org/)

, this site offers sound practical advice about how to avoid scams practiced on writers by phony agents, publishers and editors. The specific alerts, which focus on the US, include some hair-raising stories. www.sfwa.org/beware/

Lena Banks

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Not for everyone but an energetic and 'professional Hollywood Script Reader, a fanatical proof-reader, a script fixer, coach, Mentor and Kick-Ass Muse', who will help you get your script into shape. thebitchwiththeredpen.com/

Writing Contests

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Site which lists a large number of American writing contests, with entry details. http://www.writingcontests.net

Murder Files

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Expert researcher offers research service on British murders. www.murderfiles.com

Zoetrope Studios

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Set up and funded by Francis Ford Coppola, this 'virtual studio' offers an innovative approach to the film world, but also includes short stories and novellas. Typically, if you make a submission you have to read two others of the same length. http://www.zoetrope.com/

New Writer's Guide

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Newly set up site offering new writing guides on writing poetry, stories, letters and books, which are emailed to you as e-books. www.newwritersguide.com

Online Originals

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The original and still one of the very best e-book publishing websites.  Careful selection of high quality writing is made by fellow-writers before the books are added to the elegantly-designed site: http://www.onlineoriginals.com

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April 2024
  • ‘I always quote Kurt Vonnegut. He said in the early part of his career he was dismissed as a science fiction writer and that critics tend to put genre books, including sci-fi, in the bottom drawer of their desk... It's true. I get the New York Times every Sunday. In 37 novels, I've never had a stand-alone review. I'm always in the crime round-up.
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