Writing Tips, How-Tos

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Essays, Creative Writing, Fiction, Non-Fiction,
Scripts, Poetry, A Writing Career, Getting Published

GENERAL/MIXED/MISC.

Articles (Be your own editor; break writer's block; choose a writing teacher; dealing with rejection...) - Writer's Write

Articles About Writing (manuscript presentation; creating a storyboard; ideas for selling short non-fiction; writing formulas...) - Gloria T. Delamar

Articles For Writers - Writer's Resource Center

Forward Motion - Holly Lisle's Writing Pages

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant

Publications (business tips for writing for television, film or radio) - Writers' Guild Of America, West

Tips For Writers - Stephen Coonts

Writing Articles - Eclectics.com

Writing Tips - TJ's Grammar & Writing Tips

Writing-World.com (time management, pseudonyms, avoiding scams, writer's block...)

THE BUSINESS OF WRITING

Articles For Writers (marketing yourself, getting published) - Anthologies Online

Articles For Writers & Publishers (legal: agreement negotiating points; submitting ideas, collaboration issues to address...) - Ivan Hoffman, B.A., J.D.

Book Marketing (press releases; corporate partners; non-profit partners; going from self-published to major publisher....) - Shel Horowitz

Everything You Wanted To Know About Literary Agents - Neil Garman, Teresa Nielsen Hayden

How To Reach Writing Success - Yudkin.com

How To Write Great Queries Without Resorting To Threats, Bribery Or Coercion - Wendy Keller

Hunting For A Literary Agent - Chuck Rothman

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

Aaron Shepard's Kidwriting Page

Articles (writing & publishing literature for children) - The Purple Crayon

Bethany Roberts' Writing For Children Workshop

Colossal Directory Of Children's Publishers (manuscript editing, finding an agent & publisher, illustrations, formatting...)

Tips On Writing Childrens' Books (basics, business, technique, themes...) - Write4Kids.com

Writing Books For Children And Teenagers - Cynthia Leitich Smith

COMICS, CARTOONS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

19 Ideas For Writing Funny Cartoon Captions - John Kinde's Humor Power

A Writing For Comics Guide - Down The Tubes

An Incessantly Asked Question (How do I get a job writing comics?) - POVOnline

How Do You Find A Balance When Working With Dialog Within Panels? - Creating Comics

How Do You Get Your Submissions Read? - Creating Comics

How To Write Comics & Graphic Novels (videos: story choice, publishing, advertising...) - Dan Head

How To Write Your Own Manga - Katherine Luther

Improvisation Games for Comics Writers and Illustrators - Creating Comics

On Writing For Comics - Kurt Busiek

So You Want To Write Comics? Get Real! - Arthur G. Slade

What Do You Do To Overcome Writer's Block? - Creating Comics

Writing For Comic Books - Joe Edkin

FICTION

Advice On Novel Writing - Crawford Kilian

Articles On Writing - Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Of America

Getting Started - Write101.com

Guide to Creative Writing for Teens - About.com

Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust (see 'Articles On Writing' at left)

Mystery Writing Lessons - P. D. James

Storyboarding: How To Break Your Novel Into Scenes - Steve Thompson

NON-FICTION

Freep Academy (interviewing, reporting, tips for copy editors....) - Detroit Free Press

High School Journalism Guide - Poynter.org

How To Write A How-To - Knowledge Hound

How To Write & Sell A Book Of True Ghost Stories - Invisible Ink

The Teen Reporter Handbook (recording interviews and audio journals) - Radio Diaries

Travel Writing - Write101.com

PLAYS, SCREENPLAYS & SCRIPTS

Articles (cutting scenes, metaphors, the pitch, distribution deals...) - Writers Store

Charles Deemer (see Screenwriting Basics & Playwriting Basics)

Contest Advice (for preparing your screenplay) - CoverScript.com

Hints, Tips, & Tricks (for voice-over scripts) - Ian Alexander

How To Write A Screenplay

Indie Tips For Writers (lo-to-no budget, marketing, format & style, writing scenes of intimacy...) - Raindance

Publications (creative rights, credits, residuals, writing for TV...) - Writers Guild Of America, West

Sample Techniques From "Beyond Structure" - David S. Freeman

Scriptwriting Secrets

So You Wanna Write A Horror Screenplay - The Horror Screenwriter's Page

Tips For Writing a Great Play - Writers Write

POETRY

Craft Of Poetry (forms: blank verse, tercet, couplet...)

How To Write Haiku - Haiku For People

Learning About Poetry (forms: free verse, villanelle, sestina...) - Tangerine!

Love Poem Basics (iambic meter, limericks, imagery...) - LoveXpress.com

Poetry (forms: diamond, cinquain, I am...) - CanTeach

PoetryExpress (see '15 Poems' & 'Tips' on top menu)

The PoetryMagic Homepage (modern poetry: finding a theme, shaping a poem, getting it across...)

PoetryTeachers.com (how to teach poetry, poetry activities...)

Resources (mechanics, forms, types, guide...) - Shadow Poetry

What Is A Pantoum And How To Write One - Windows To My World

Writing A Sonnet - Sonnet Central