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View the winners of our 20th Anniversary Award and Writer of the Year competitions, get sound advice on creating convincing dialogue in Top Tips, find out where to locate local history information in Useful Websites and learn how to profit from walking with Simon Whaley.
USEFUL SITES FOR WRITERS
www.local-history.co.uk/
For those of you who are looking to write articles about your local town or area this website is a useful starting point with over 300, yes that’s 300, links to other sites covering all kinds of areas such as national organisations, archive repositories, archaeology and genealogy sites and libraries and museums. Plus there’s a handy section on how to get started with your search for information in the, aptly named, ‘Getting Started’ section.
www.travelinsights.org/Submission.html
For those of you who cannot attend the festival of travel writing taking place in Hyde Park this website will be a useful alternative resource. The website contains travelogues, articles and urban postcards as well as travel book reviews and travel guides. They actively look for submissions and as they say, ‘If, one day, you hope to get paid for your travel writing then use this as a stepping stone. I am a trained editor and will help you create a high-quality article. You retain copyright, and you can use the site to sell your ideas and talent to paying editors. If you are just looking to tell your travel story then I will help with this too. Novice writers are often amazed at the improvements that can be made to articles from even fairly minimal edits - and if I can help you go even further then so much the better.’
www.scriptwritermagazine.com/
We have many requests for information about script writing, so here is a useful website that can get all you budding blockbuster writers on the right path. It contains ‘Everything screenwriters need to develop their work and make informed decisions about how best to approach the profession of being a writer.’ It includes over 600 articles, Beginners Guide to script writing, forums, blogs and an area where, if you pay a membership fee of £25.00 for a year, you can upload your own profile for producers and filmmakers to see.
Remember, if you run a website that you think may be of use to our readers, let me know. If I like it, I’ll publish a link to it giving you a free plug. What could be better than that?
