Invisible Ink - Useful links

LINKS

All the links on this page have been recommended by us or our members. If there is a website, book or other resource you have found particularly useful for your writing, please let us know and we will add it here. If you buy anything through the links on this page, we may receive a small commission towards Invisible Ink funds, but you will not pay any more that you would otherwise. We include all helpful links, whether they pay us anything or not.

Websites

www.clentwriters.co.uk

Clent Writers are proud to present 'Penultimate-E', our virtual writers group magazine. Anyone can submit poems/stories to our website and if they are suitable we will publish them in 'Penultimate-E'. Folk who choose to join the group will either have work published or helpful advice about their work.We are a friendly local group of Writers.Have a look at our website and get writing folks!

www.nickdaws.co.uk

A freelance writer himself, Nick Daws has produced several writers' aids, from complete writing courses to his regular newsletter.

www.writestreet.com

A wealth of writers' resources including a free newsletter with some worthwhile sign-up bonuses. Also supply Nick Daws' books, as well as other useful writing guides and Writers' FM online radio station.

www.writethismoment.com

Sign up for this and you have access to regular, genuine freelance writing opportunities. The website also offers 'Writers' Questions and Answers' and a chance to contact other writers.

Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg

A mixture of anecdotes from Goldberg's writing and teaching life and exercises (some are more like games) with words. Written in very short chapters, this is ideal to dip into to get the creative juices going.

Becoming a Writer by Dorothea Brande

Not another 'how-to-write' book, this is more 'how-to-be-a-writer, with discussion of the habits and choices we have in life and how they affect our ability to be a writer. First published in the thirties, it's as relevant today as then, but increasingly difficult to get hold of.

On Writing by Stephen King

Some would view the master of horror as an unlikely source for advice but King is also a master of his craft and you could do far worse than learn from him. Subtitled 'A Memoir', it is just that and a good read, interspersed with insightful musings and exercises connected to the writing process.

New Novelist software

No software can write your novel for you but New Novelist is a great help with planning. Fully customisable, the templates provided are a good starting point to outline plot and character development and the self-contained word processor means you can easily refer back to your notes as you write.