150 Resources for Writers
I'm grateful to Jimmy Atkinson from OEDb: Online Education Database for telling me about a feature article they've just published called 150 Resources to Help You Write Better, Faster, and More Persuasively.
This is a comprehensive list of links for writers. For ease of reference it is divided into 15 categories, with the sites in each category arranged alphabetically. The categories are as follows: Almanacs, Business and Legal Matters, Citation Styles, Dictionaries, English Language Skills, Genres, News Digests, New Media Resources, Organization, Professional Organizations, Rhetoric, Toolboxes, Writing Services, Writing Skills and Writing Software.
For each resource listed, a sentence or two of description is provided. Here's what they say about the web-based organiser Backpack, for example:
Backpack: Backpack is a simple web-based service that allows you to make pages with to-do lists, notes, files, and images. Keep organized with a calendar and reminders, and with the ability to tag your notes so that they relate to each other, and send your messages via email or to your cell phone at predefined times. Sign up for free.
There were quite a few resources among the 150 listed here that I knew about, but even more that I didn't. I'm looking forward to exploring many of these resources in more detail.
About my only criticism of the list is that it has quite a strong US bias - it might have been nice to see a few non-US writing organisations listed, for example. Nevertheless, 150 Resources to Help You Write Better, Faster, and More Persuasively is an extremely useful resource for writers, and one that I expect to return to regularly in the coming months.
This is a comprehensive list of links for writers. For ease of reference it is divided into 15 categories, with the sites in each category arranged alphabetically. The categories are as follows: Almanacs, Business and Legal Matters, Citation Styles, Dictionaries, English Language Skills, Genres, News Digests, New Media Resources, Organization, Professional Organizations, Rhetoric, Toolboxes, Writing Services, Writing Skills and Writing Software.
For each resource listed, a sentence or two of description is provided. Here's what they say about the web-based organiser Backpack, for example:
Backpack: Backpack is a simple web-based service that allows you to make pages with to-do lists, notes, files, and images. Keep organized with a calendar and reminders, and with the ability to tag your notes so that they relate to each other, and send your messages via email or to your cell phone at predefined times. Sign up for free.
There were quite a few resources among the 150 listed here that I knew about, but even more that I didn't. I'm looking forward to exploring many of these resources in more detail.
About my only criticism of the list is that it has quite a strong US bias - it might have been nice to see a few non-US writing organisations listed, for example. Nevertheless, 150 Resources to Help You Write Better, Faster, and More Persuasively is an extremely useful resource for writers, and one that I expect to return to regularly in the coming months.
Nick at 10:31 AM 
2 Comments:
Regarding Backpack, I think that's a great idea. I am probably too old-fashioned, running around with my notebooks and calendars and to-do lists, but oh well :)
I've been using Backpack for the past six months, keeping ideas and notes. It's a fast and easy way to kept those idea organized and handy, especially for those who spend all day in front of screen anyways.
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