Links

I have listed a few recommended blogs on the Blogroll (side menu) and lots of info on the Competitions Calendar and Submission info. pages of this blog but here are some other sites you might like (alphabetical order within their section). I’m obviously not responsible for their content but have found them useful in the past… and of course there are many many more so I shall be adding to this page on a regular basis.

Organisations & opportunities

• National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a 50,000-word project which takes place every November (yes, 1167 words a day!); something I’ve taken part in and completed (‘won’) three times (2008-2010) – I’m best with a deadline – see http://www.nanowrimo.org. Unrelated NaNoEdMo’s (yearly editing month in March) website is http://www.nanoedmo.net.
• NAWG (National Association of Writing Groups). Their website is http://www.nawg.co.uk. The NAWG produces a bi-monthly magazine called ‘Link’ which accepts items by NAWG group members (I’ve had articles in the April and August 2011 editions and have a short story – fairy tale with a twist – scheduled for October 2011) and subscribed individuals.
• Thank you to Alison Bruce for… Nighthawk is always looking for a few good characters to interview so if you know an author with a character who’d like a new venue.
• http://www.northamptonliteraturegroup.org.uk is the website of Northampton Literature Group, Northampton, Easy Midlands, UK.  With four groups per month (1st Tues: writing, 2nd Tues: reading, 3rd Tues: poetry and 4th: theatre) there’s plenty of choice for anyone with an interest in the arts. I also moderate their Twitter profile.
• Writing-related internet station Radio Litopia is a favourite of mine and has live shows every Friday (8pm UK) and Sunday (6.30pm UK) evenings. Friday’s ‘Litopia After Dark’ is a panel-style hour-long show with chatroom following alongside (I’m usually there as MorgenBailey or MorgenWithAnE) and Sunday’s ‘Open House’ (currently on hiatus undergoing a possible name and format change) is a 90-minute fun and games show with more of a focus on the chatroom. It’s also an opportunity to phone or Skype in and I’m usually the only one who does. 🙂
• Smashwords is one of the eBook options and https://www.smashwords.com/about/beta has some great information.
• For anyone offered a publishing contract, sold a certain number of books etc. (I fit into the first category with my debut novel :)), then do consider joining The Society of Authors. The advice alone is worth the yearly subscription fee.
• Still Crazy is aimed at writers aged 50+ – see http://www.crazylitmag.com for more details.
• Story A Day May is a similar concept to NaNoWriMo but instead of a 50,000-word novel every November, the site provides a different prompt per day during May. I did it in May 2011 and am doing it again 2012. 🙂
• Shropshire (UK) based Wrekin Writers home page has changed. The link is now http://sites.google.com/site/wrekinwriters/Home. Unfortunately it no longer contains guideline info. but still makes an interesting read.

Cover artists / designers / illustrators

• Ben van den Boogaard has a vast array of design skills take a look at his website – http://vandenb.wix.com/ben-van-den-boogaard
• Dan Cotton and Zach Ball: www.dancotton.com – hand lettering artist and someone to consider for your book cover.
• Steve Upham‘s amazing sci-fi, fantasy and horror artwork can be seen at http://www.screamingdreams.com/artwork.html.

Interesting and useful (sometimes vital) information / websites

• Although this list is alphabetical, I’m putting http://thewritingcafe.tumblr.com/post/55258391868/writing-references at the top and under ‘w’ because it’s such a brilliant resource, possibly everything a writer could want?
• http://www.1000literaryagents.com provides guides to literary agents, lists of agencies, query writing facilities, record keeping to track submissions to agents, and other tools for writers.
• Absolute Write, as well as having a literary community, is a great resource for information across the spectrum.
• Adrian Magson has parted with some of his wisdom on The Crime Readers’ Association’s ‘How to Write a Crime Novel‘ page.
• For self-published authors there’s ALLI: https://www.allianceindependentauthors.org.
• Anya Skrba has a fantastically detailed article on building a website at https://firstsiteguide.com/make-website. As you can tell from my website, I recommend WordPress too!
• Anna White recommends: http://beccafitzpatrick.com/tips.html, http://queryshark.blogspot.com, http://veronicarothbooks.blogspot.com, and http://m-stiefvater.livejournal.com.
• The Australian College of Journalism runs various online ‘writing and communication’ courses.
• Authoreads is a FREE online marketing site for Self Published Authors to register and market their book whilst socialising within the Self Publishing industry. Authoreads understands that one of the biggest challenges faced by Self Published Authors within this industry is the ‘M’ word – Marketing.
• Autography is a digital eReader signature function.
• http://www.bang2write.com.
• Author Barbara Morrison has a list of websites on her http://www.bmorrison.com/links page.
• Ron Hogan’s Beatrice – “introducing readers to writers since 1995”.
• Book Barista is a venue for authors, booksellers and buyers.
• TV programmes on writing are far and few between but include The Book Show (http://thebookshow.skyarts.co.uk) and Book Zone (http://www.bookzone.tv). The latter is packed with great author videos interviews.
• The Birkbeck Writers’ Hub is a “platform for high-quality new writing, a forum for the exchange of ideas & a library of resources for writers.”
• Burrst.com is a great site for “short pieces of fiction – bursts of 1,250 words or less, both written and spoken” and welcomes new submissions.
• http://www.businessofbeinganauthor.com provides “insight and inspiration on the writing life and the business of being an author”.
• Children’s Book Insider offer heaps of useful advice for budding children’s writers (thanks to interviewee Susan Brocker for that one).
• C. Hope Clark’s website www.chopeclark.com as recommended by interviewee Lisa K Winkler. There’s also a link to Funds for Writers on it, which makes interesting reading.
• Circalit is a platform which enables writers to showcase their projects and build up an online following. Through Circalit, writers can market their work to consumers and industry professionals in a copyright secure environment. Writers can receive professional and peer feedback on their projects, manage their fanbase, build a network of industry contacts, and enter free writing competitions. Publishers, literary agents and other industry professionals use Circalit to receive updates on the hottest new scripts and access market data on those projects. Circalit’s aim is to unearth new literary talent.
• The Comics Journal is “an invaluable resource for anyone writing for comics”.
• Critique.org is a group of sixteen online workshops covering various genres.
• One of my tutors at the July 2011 Winchester Writers Conference was Crysse (“Chrissie”) Morrison and her http://www.cryssemorrison.co.uk/links.htm page is packed with useful links – her blog is http://crysse.blogspot.com.
• Daily Writing Tips does what it says on the tin. If you sign up (free) you’ll receive daily emails.
• Daphne Olivier recommends Critique Circle, Deadly Prose and Critters Writers Workshop, saying “All have helped me immensely.”
• Days of Celebration may inspire topics for stories.
• The Digital Narrative has hints, tips and much more.
• DIY MFA has “tools and techniques for the serious writer”.
• Copying / pasting a chapter at a time, automated Edit Minion will find common mistakes in your manuscript.
• Get a free great story every week with http://electricliterature.com.
• http://fictionwriting.about.com is a great site from the About.com stable.
• T.J. Perkins recommends www.figment.com and says “this website could be something other YA authors may want to jump on, post sample chapters of their books, follow other writers (whether they’re kids or not), etc.”.
• Gordon A Wilson blogs regularly at http://www.firetok.com.
• Lorraine Mace’s Flash 500 website has a great Writers’ Resource page: http://www.flash500.com/index_files/resources.html.
• Flash Fiction Online is a 500-1000 word site that is free to subscribe / read, free to submit to. Payment is via donations with 60% going to the author and 40% going to the site so there’s no way of knowing how much (if anything) you’d earn but another opportunity perhaps.
• A non-agent query letter evaluation site is Flogging the Quill, by editor / writer Ray Rhamey. Thanks go to interviewee Carolyn Haley for that. 🙂
• Forbidden Fiction is a publisher devoted to writing that breaks the boundaries of original erotic fiction.
• For a bit of light relief, take a look at Folding Story, a consequences-type website.
• www.fresh1nk.wordpress.com is recommended by short story author and poet Susan Moffat because it “showcases new writers”. 🙂
• The Guardian’s book website for children has content designed to encourage child-to-child reading … Michael Morpurgo, whose books include War Horse and Private Peaceful, said: “This new Guardian site will open up the world of books to children. It is wonderful to see a newspaper offering something for children and taking children’s books seriously. Sharing and reading stories from the earliest age can transform a child’s life.”
• Helen M Hunt runs online and in-person (Northampton, UK) courses and critiques short stories.
• The HighTide Festival Theatre has a yearly (May) festival but also assists playwrights.
• For historical fans, Barbara Peacock recommends http://historicnavalficiton.com and http://historicalnovelsociety.org.
• For self-published authors: http://www.independentauthornetwork.com.
• The Independent Publishing Magazine is definitely worth a peruse as it contains news, analysis, reviews, interviews and debate.
• Inkitt.com is a website where aspiring authors release their most brilliant stories to watch their first steps and first words and first huge gusts of flame pouring from their gullets. Starting from 2nd February 2015, they run free competitions with all the entries being posted on their site.
• Inky Bites fuels your creativity. 🙂
• Inky Girl is a busy blog by writer/cartoonist Debbie Ridpath.
• Jane Friedman has a list of ‘The Best Websites for Writers‘.
• Jane Wenham-Jones‘ site Wanna Be A Writer is packed with great information. She also has a great blog at http://janewenhamjones.wordpress.com, although I could be biased as I created it for her. 🙂
• Jeff Goins has some resources for writers on his site: http://goinswriter.com.
• Joanne Phillips talks about her writer’s journey.
• Interviewee Jodie Pierce recommends www.promo-ho.com and www.bookblogs.ning.com.
• Joel White & Friends‘ satirical comedy blog: An Opinion or Two.
• Julie Phillips is a prolific writer of short stories and magazine articles and blogs at http://jlpwritersquest.blogspot.co.uk.
• Kindle Fiction recommends a variety of eBooks and if you’ve read any eBooks you’d like to recommend then you can email suggestions to kindlesrp@gmail.com.
• Carole Baldock produces a wonderful competition magazine called ‘Kudos‘.
• Left Lion is packed with writing-related goodies (for Nottingham, UK and beyond).
• The Literary Mercenary blogs at http://nealflitherland.blogspot.co.uk and a brilliant link for crime writers is http://nealflitherland.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/how-to-get-rid-of-body.html.
• Louise Gibney works full-time, writes, blogs and always finds time to run Towcester Writers Group! Her website is http://www.misswrite.co.uk.
• http://lynleystace.wordpress.com/2010/10/27/the-head-hopping-chestnut is a really good article critiquing a passage from Richard Yates’ Revolutionary Road. http://constantrevisions.blogspot.com/2011/01/neil-gaiman-master-class-in-writing.html is another on British author (now living in the US) Neil Gaiman’s book ‘American Gods’.
• http://www.makealivingwriting.com helps you… er, make a living writing. 🙂
• Mandy.com is a site of ‘international film & TV production resources’.
• Great article from mashable.com entitled 8 apps every writer and blogger should know.
• Me and My Short Stories: Harper Collins’ Digital Director Scott Pack reviews short story collections.
• There’s a list on http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/free-ebook-promotion_b52130 of free places where you can also promote your books.
• http://www.midnightfiction.com is a great site for comics lovers.
• Mighty Creatives: job opportunities based in the Midlands area, UK.
• Miss Snark — this blog has been retired but kept up for archive; it’s a humorously snarky analysis of query letters that tells a writer what s/he needs to know with no punches pulled. Thanks again go to interviewee Carolyn Haley for that. 🙂
• MyOwnVerse is a network to share and discover poetry.
• Author Brian Grove’s website My Perfect Pitch.com is a brilliant resource which has a wonderful page of over 1,000 publishers currently accepting book submissions.
• MyWriterTools.com was recommended on LinkedIn. 🙂
• New independent publisher Mythmaker is looking for new writers to submit original children’s and young adult fiction.
• NaNoWriMo: write a new 50,000-word novel every November.
• Nathan Bransford; the Publishing Essentials sidebar is a goldmine of useful info. Thanks again go to interviewee Carolyn Haley for that. 🙂
• New Generation Publishing offers a range of self-publishing packages designed to meet authors’ needs and allow them to become a published author.  They offer a wide range of services including editing, proofreading and marketing, also selling a large range of books by their authors.
• New Pages‘ list of literary magazines.
• Oedb.org has a great article: 25 Twitter Accounts to Help You Get Published.
• Only Indie is an online eBook store which actively promotes work by independent authors. You can download your first 15 books for free but then they rise by “1 penny per purchase”. Sounds good to me. 🙂
• For help with marketing, Barbara Peacock recommends Penny Sansevieri’s Author Marketing Experts newsletter. Her link is http://amarkeingexpert.com.
• Pimp My Novel is a blog by a publishing house sales employee.
• I’d also recommend listening to writing-related podcasts (see this blog’s Podcast page for more details) and ones I’d suggest include: American origin… http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org, http://www.isbw.murlafferty.com, http://www.kcrw.com, http://www.simonsays.com, http://www.writewhereyoubelong.com, http://www.penonfire.com, http://www.writingshow.com, http://www.ivyreisner.com, http://www.thewritingcast.com. English origin… http://www.theclassictales.com, http://www.penguin.co.uk, http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/world_book_club.shtml, and one of my favourites (although I’m biased because I’m involved) http://www.litopia.com.
• Prompts for writers: http://www.promptsforwriters.blogspot.com.
• http://readersgazette.com/world/authorindex.
• The RNA’s blog is http://romanticnovelistsassociationblog.blogspot.co.uk.
• There are some great links on http://www.roundtablepodcast.com/links (including mine :)).
• Savvy Writers & eBooks online posted a link to ‘46 Top Websites to Promote your Book for Free‘.
• http://www.sff.net/people/sanders/rrdws2.html has some great gun information for writers.
• Renowned Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America http://www.sfwa.org/beware (‘warnings about literary fraud and other schemes, scams, and pitfalls that target writers’) regularly updated and you don’t have to write the genre for this to be useful. 🙂
• Seth Godin‘s Advice for authors.
• Speaking of which, the www­.selfpublishingadvice­.org also provides advice, mainly (as the name would suggest) for self-publishing.
• Shortbread is an online community of short story readers and writers, free to join.
• The Short Review – each monthly issue of the short review brings you original reviews of new, not-quite-so-new and classic collections and anthologies, written by reviewers many of whom are also short story writers themselves and who love short fiction.
• Simon Whaley’s site http://simonwhaleytutor.blogspot.co.uk provides “writing advice for my students at the Writers Bureau, and anyone else who happens to be passing by”.
• Story A Day May is a similar concept to NaNoWriMo but instead of a 50,000-word novel every November, the site provides a different prompt per day during May. I did it in May 2011 and am doing it again 2012. 🙂
• Suess’s Pieces has loads of information on writing resources.
• http://talkradioadvocate.blogspot.com “highlights Internet and on-air hosts who welcome guests,
  and their guests, and to provide information on talk radio.”
• Recommended by young writer Anna, courtesy of her librarian, Chloe Pedersen, is https://www.theaterseatstore.com/blog/writing-for-theater-film., which Chloe quotes ‘translates to film and theater, which covers a great breakdown on understanding the importance of setting, writing for different kinds of stage productions, industry formatting for screenplays, etc.’.
• The Writer’s Site is packed with links to writing-related sites. 🙂
• Thrills Kills n Chills is a website “for writers of thrillers, crime, horror and mystery stories to share their short stories or flash fiction”.
• Thrill Writer is a great site for crime, thriller and mystery writers.
• http://www.toasted-cheese.com is a Literary Journal and Writing Community.
• Towcester Writers’ Group has some great writing tips. I especially like the first (join a writing group!).
• Valley Projects “is a community of writers working collaboratively with artists, dancers, musicians, playwrights, songwriters and film makers to provide innovative arts projects inspired by specific natural and/or urban locations across the UK”.
• Wikipedia is a site that I mention regularly which, although built mainly by the public so accuracy is not guaranteed, the content is usually astoundingly comprehensive!
• Womagwriter blog packed with information about and guidelines for writing for women’s magazines… and much more: http://womagwriter.blogspot.com.
• Words Magazine has a list of some great resources (including my blog) 🙂 on their links page.
• Thank you to T.J. Perkins for letting me know about WordPlay – Helping Writers Become Authors.
• Entrepreneur Rob Colville has developed a product called Words To Riches, which he says “is essentially an eSystem which mentors people how they can quickly make multiple revenue streams from writing and publishing their own ebooks and selling them online”.
• World Literary Cafe is a place “where readers and authors unite”, sounds good to me. 🙂
• Write-Connections is “an online community providing support, feedback, and connections for writers. Membership is free, and includes access to a comprehensive directory of publishing houses and literary agencies in the UK and Ireland, as well as allowing members to rate and give feedback on their experiences. Members will also receive our newsletter, containing news and features, as well as contributions such as blogs, interviews, and Q&As from literary professionals. Our forum provides a friendly space to air out any issues with the process of writing or publishing; a number of literary professionals will regularly stop by to answer members’ questions. Upgraded membership packages are available, offering features such as mentoring, support with synopsis, appraisals of individual chapters, and professional introductions. Upgraded membership packages are available, offering features such as mentoring, support with synopsis, appraisals of individual chapters, and professional introductions.”
• Recommended by prolific short story author Kath McGurl, www.write-invite.com is an attractive site with competitions including its weekly ‘WriteOnSite’ every Saturday evening (UK time).
• BBC presenter (amongst other things) Sue Cook’s website is http://thewritelines.co.uk, a great resource “from blank page to bookshop”.
• Writerlot‘s daily piece of writing from an international group of writers: http://www.writerlot.net/writerlot.htm.
• The Writer’s Drawer is a free, intercultural showcase for writers of all genres and all levels, including non-native English speakers. They also offer free editing support for submissions and reader feedback, as well as book reviews and recommendations, and a free book promotion service for authors and editors.
• Writing-related websites – see here (posted 21.06.11) and here (posted 16.08.11).
• http://thewritingcafe.tumblr.com/post/55258391868/writing-references is such a brilliant resource, possibly everything a writer could want?
• https://writingcooperative.com.
• There are many writing magazines available and some I mention include hard copy-issues Mslexia http://www.mslexia.co.uk and Writing Magazine / Writers’ News https://www.writers-online.co.uk.
• Various sites recommended by non-fiction author (and forthcoming blog interviewee) Kevin Cullis:  http://etymonline.com, http://www.acx.com,  http://bookshopblog.com/2008/02/03/how-to-package-books-for-shipping, http://www.wordhippo.com,  http://www.deanwesleysmith.com, (Kevin says “Dean is THE best at telling the real story about writers and the book industry”), http://kriswrites.com, and http://www.indiebound.org.

Crime/mystery/thriller-specific

• Crime author (amongst many other attributes), podcast and blog interviewee no.102 Adrian Magson.
• Adrian Magson has parted with some of his wisdom on The Crime Readers’ Association’s How to Write a Crime Novel page.
• Another great crime website is Criminal Ties run by writing duo and interviewees no.88 David Coles & Jack Everett.
• Crime novelist, non-fiction writer and interviewee no.94 Dave Wise‘s blog: http://www.writerdave.com. He’d love feedback on his excerpts. Please let him know you came from my blog. Thank you.
• The Literary Mercenary blogs at http://nealflitherland.blogspot.co.uk and a brilliant link for crime writers is http://nealflitherland.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/how-to-get-rid-of-body.html.
• Thrills Kills n Chills is a website “for writers of thrillers, crime, horror and mystery stories to share their short stories or flash fiction”.
• Thrill Writer is a great site for crime, thriller and mystery writers.
• Neil L Yuzuk and David A Yuzuk’s Beachside PD website: http://www.BeachsidePD.com.
• I also have a list of crime book reviewers.

Sci-fi / fantasy / horror-specific

• www.2000adonline.com is the home of sci-fi/fantasy comics 2000AD and Judge Dredd.
• www.elasticpress.com “publishes at the edges of reality and fantasy”. Whilst they are no longer accepting submissions (because they ceased to exist in November 2008), their books are available via Amazon – see the Elastic Press website for more details.
• www.forteantimes.com is a magazine all about the world of strange phenomena. Even if you’re not interesting in the magazine you might get some ideas (for any genre) from the website.
• www.goldenvisionsmagazine.biz is the home page of Golden Visions Magazine of Science Fiction & Fantasy. They also do poetry – see www.goldenvisionsmagazine.biz/poetry.html.
• www.horror.org/hwabooks.htm#write_horr is the Horror Writers’ Association’s bookshop which includes their handbook ‘On writing horror’.
• www.mindflights.com is “a magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction brought to you by Double-Edged Publishing. We’ve recently combined two award-winning magazines – Dragons, Knights, and Angels and The Sword Review – into one frequently-updated, high-quality magazine”.
• Stephen King’s ‘On Writing’ has been mentioned numerous times in my blog interviews and whilst it’s part autobiography, it does provide some great writing information. You can buy / order it from any bookshop or via Amazon.co.uk.
• ‘The Complete Guide to Writing Science Fiction: Volume One – First Contact (The Complete Guide to Writing Series)’ paperback.
• The Writer’s Digest Guide to Science Fiction & Fantasy (hardback) by Orson Scott Card (who’s often mentioned on sci-fi podcasts) and Terry Brooks.
• ‘100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels’ (paperback). This is available from 50p (+ p&p) for a used copy.
• www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Writing+Science+Fiction is a listing of 712 books relevant to a ‘writing science fiction’ search. Again the books is generally sold new or used and there are bargains to be had.
• www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Writing+horror is a similar result for the genre of horror with 860 results.
• www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Writing+fantasy has the most results with 1660 fantasy-related books found, including ‘How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy’ by Orson Scott Card and Lisa Tuttle’s ‘Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction’.
• Amazon also sells Guy N Smith’s ‘Writing horror fiction’.
• http://www.365tomorrows.com is “a collaborative project designed to present readers with a new piece of short speculative ‘flash’ fiction each day. Using the broad palette of science fiction, our vision of the future creates a diverse pool of stories with something for everyone to enjoy”.
• http://www.broaduniverse.org is “an international organization with the primary goal of promoting science fiction, fantasy, and horror written by women. Anyone excited about that project is welcome to join us. If you would like more info., email info@broaduniverse.org or check our resources pages.”
• http://www.bsfa.co.uk is the website of The British Science Fiction Association (BSFA). You can sign up to a free newsletter via the website, check out events via the calendar, join the association or the forum.
• http://clarkeaward.com/Home.aspx is the website for ‘The Arthur C Clarke Award’ “the official site of the UK’s Premier Prize for Science Fiction Literature.
• http://darkscribepress.com/pages.php?page_id=17 explains the requirements for this US small press which publishes a horror magazine (1,000-7,000 word short stories), anthologies and novels.
• If you’re at all interested in writing science fiction, take a look at http://www.scificonventions.com. It lists hundreds of sci-fi conventions and might inspire you. A similar site is http://www.worldcon.org.
• http://www.mjengh.com is the website of quirky sci-fi writer Mary Jane (MJ) Engh.
• http://www.mythsoc.org/awards lists the awards presented by the Californian-based Mythopoeic Society. Who? I hear you ask… “The Mythopoeic Society is a non-profit organization promoting the study, discussion, and enjoyment of fantastic and mythic literature through books and periodicals, annual conferences, discussion groups, awards, and more. We are especially interested in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams, prominent members of the informal Oxford literary circle known as the ‘Inklings’ (1930s-1950s).” So, now you know. 🙂 You can read more about the ‘Inklings’ on http://www.mythsoc.org/inklings.
• Static Movement specialises in dark / horror anthologies and welcome submissions. 🙂
• Theurgy Magazine is a journal specialising in speculative fiction, fantasy, and science fiction.
• Other sci-fi related sites include: www.writesf.com, www.philipkdick.com, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_K_Dick, http://www.ebookcrossroads.com/science-fiction-writing.html, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_bradbury, http://www.scifi.fictionfactor.com, http://www.military-sf.com and http://io9.com/5106135/science-fiction-novelists-reveal-their-daily-writing-routines.
• Other horror related sites include: http://horror.fictionfactor.com, http://www.scribblepad.co.uk/WritingHorrorStories.html, http://www.horror.org/writetips.htm, http://essentialwriters.com/styles-of-writing/horror-writing, http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2009/sep/23/sexism-horror-novels-row, http://www.sff.net, http://worldhorrorconvention.com.
• I also have a list of book reviewers and submission opportunities of these genres.

Other authors

• Crime author (amongst many other attributes), podcast and blog interviewee no.102 Adrian Magson.
• For everything poetry take a look at Poet Laureate Alice Shapiro’s website. Alice kindly provided some poetry tips for this blog 21st August 2011 and she’s interviewee no.145.
• Carol March Holland is a writer, editor and coach and her site is CarolHollandMarch.com.
• Blog interviewee (no.1) and fellow Radio Litopia‘s Colin Barnes website: http://www.colinfbarnes.com.
• Crime novelist, non-fiction writer and interviewee no.94 Dave Wise‘s blog: http://www.writerdave.com. He’d love feedback on his excerpts. Please let him know you came from my blog. Thank you.
• Another great crime website is Criminal Ties run by writing duo and interviewees no.88 David Coles & Jack Everett.
• Middle grade fantasy author Greg Slomba‘s blog: thedelivererssharkeyandthejewel.blogspot.com.
• Young Adult fiction author Heather Thorpe‘s blog: http://heathersniche.blogspot.com.
• Short story author, Twitterer and Writer Lot contributor Issy Flamel.
• Novelist, short story author, musician, creative writing teacher, red pen guest, Flash Fiction Friday contributor, interviewee no.116 and guest blogger JD Mader: http://www.jdmader.com.
• Jeannie van Rompaey: free and $0.99 short pieces on Smashwords.
• Joel White & Friends‘ satirical comedy blog: An Opinion or Two.
• http://johnbassett.wordpress.com is author John Bassett‘s blog and includes his http://oldjono.wordpress.com (which lists my blog as his ‘writing tips’ link) – thank you John!
• Multi-genre author and guest blogger John J Hohn: http://jjhohn.com.
• Blog interviewee (no.12) and fellow Radio Litopia‘s Joseph V Sultana website (with trailer video): http://www.unsceptred-isle.com.
• Two local (to me; Northamptonshire, UK) authors that I’ve been taught by are Judith Allnatt (http://www.judithallnatt.co.uk) and blog interviewee (no.53) Sue Moorcroft (http://www.suemoorcroft.com). Sue’s latest novel, called ‘Love and Freedom’ came out June 2011. I mentioned Judith’s first novel ‘A mile of river’ in Episode 1 of my Bailey’s Writing Tips podcast (see ‘Podcast‘ page of this website) and her second novel ‘The Poet’s Wife’ was released in February 2010. They are both working on their next novels while promoting their others.
• Blog interviewee no.19 and fellow Radio Litopia‘s Julia Kavan website: http://www.juliakavan.com.
• Blogger, interviewee no.121 and all-round wonder woman Kat ‘K.S.’ Brooks: http://authorksbrooks.blogspot.com. She also has an interesting post on free press release distribution sites at http://askthepublicist.com.
• Autobiographer, novelist, and short story, ‘how to’ author and interviewee no.115 Linda Lewis (aka Catherine Howard): http://www.akacatherinehoward.weebly.com (website) and http://akacatherinehoward.blogspot.com (blog)
• Blogger and novelist Louise Wise‘s blog: http://louisewise.blogspot.com (for writers of all stages).
• Short story author, poet and blog interviewee no.29 Nathan Weaver (I’m no.2 in his Rogue’s Gallery with my story The Threadbare Girl): http://www.talesfrombabylon.com.
• Novelist and blog interviewee no.18 Neal James‘ website: http://www.nealjames.webs.com (which will feature one of my short stories in January 2012).
• Neil L Yuzuk and David A Yuzuk‘s Beachside PD website: http://www.BeachsidePD.com.
• Sandra Hill‘s Viva Author blog: http://vivaauthor.blogspot.com.
• Blogger and interviewee no.126 Shelley Workinger: http://bookfare.blogspot.com.
• Simon Whaley‘s site http://simonwhaleytutor.blogspot.co.uk provides “writing advice for my students at the Writers Bureau, and anyone else who happens to be passing by”.
• Interviewee no.164 Taylor Collins‘ random thoughts on living creatively: http://taylorspeak.wordpress.com. Taylor has also just started a series of YouTube videos on writing and the first is on journalling. Do take a look (she’s so delightful :)).
• Tony Riches‘ links page: http://tonyriches.blogspot.com/p/writing-links.html.
• http://www.internetwritingjournal.com/authorblogs lists over 40 author blogs, 7 group blogs, 2 author blog directives and blog search / resources. I wonder if I’m there 🙂
• Silver Leaf Books Authors’ blog: http://eclecticauthors.wordpress.com (includes YA mystery & fantasy author (and interviewee no.118) TJ Perkins.

If you have or come across a writing-related website or blog that you think is useful you can email me and I’ll take a look.