Resources for Writers

Here are some resources recommended by our members. If you have a favorite that isn’t on this list, please use our contact form to share it with us. We will be glad to list anything that would benefit our members. Also, if you discover any broken links, please let us know.

Please Note – These sites are not officially endorsed nor have they been thoroughly researched by ETWG. Please do your own research to determine whether or not a particular resource is right for you.

Getting Published

• List of Magazines to submit to
• Top 101 Book Printers in Texas

Self Publishing

• A cheat sheet for self-published authors making print books

Competitions

• Freelance Writing
• Poets & Writers
• Writer’s Digest

Magazines

• Poets & Writers
• The Writer Magazine
• Writer’s Digest

Websites

• Copyright.gov – Guide to copyright laws.
• Preditors & Editors – A guide to publishers and publishing services for serious writers since 1997.
• GrammarBook.com – Grammar and punctuation rules
• Query Tracker – For writers that are ready to start searching for an agent
• Query Shark – one agent’s unforgiving(and hilarious) blog about drafting queries to agents
• Writer’s Market – the best in resources for writers
• The Submission Grinder – same listings and guideline for fiction and poetry writers as WM, but for free
• Association of Writers & Writing Programs – an easy to navigated directory for writing conferences, residencies, centers, festivals, and retreats
• Universal Class – Online courses with feedback from real instructors (You can access Universal Class with a Tyler Public Library card)

Collaborative Documents

• Google Docs – FREE – Web-based
• Basecamp – Starts at $20/month (60-day free trial available) – Web-based
• Dropbox – FREE – Web-based

Word Processors

• Microsoft Word – Win/Mac
• Pages – $19.99 – Mac only
• Open Office – FREE – Win/Mac
• AbiWord – FREE – Win/Mac
• Yarny – FREE – Web-based

Distraction-free Writing

• Write Room – $9.99 (free trial available) – Mac only
• Dark Room – FREE – Windows only
• Q10 – FREE – Windows only

Other Typing Software

• Kaz-Type – $19.99 – Win/Mac

Editing

• Editorial Freelancers Association – Find an editor
• Editminion – FREE – Web-based
• JaLingo – FREE – Win/Mac
• WhiteSmoke – Starts at $79.95 – Win/Mac
• StyleWriter – Starts at $90 (free trial available) – Windows only
• Grammarly
• Ginger
• Grammar Slammer
• Grammar-Monster
• Christian Editor Connection
• PENCON (Christian Proofreaders and Editors Network

Organizing Your Manuscript

• Scrivener – $45 – Win/Mac
• yWriter – FREE – Windows only

Script Writing

• Final Draft – $199.95 (free demo available) – Win/Mac
• Celtx – FREE – Win/Mac
• Scripped – FREE – Web-based

Other Writing Software

• New Novelist – $47.99 – Windows only
• Character Writer – $69.99 (free demo available) – Win/Mac
• Writers Café – $40 – Win/Mac
• Dragon Naturally Speaking – Win/Mac

Name Generators

• Serendipity – Fantasy Name Generator
• Behind The Name
• Seventh Sanctum
• Chaotic Shiny

Other Writing Organizations

• Northeast Texas Writers Organization
• East Texas Writers Association
• Writers’ League of Texas

Book Video Trailers

• Ghostwriter Extraordinaire
• Apex Reviews

Misc. Stuff

• Write or Die
• Acronym creator
• Archetype
• Wordle
• Word Hippo
• Evernote – FREE
• Word Viewer – FREE
• Bubbl
• Written? Kitten!
• First Time Authors
• Streamline Your Formatting in MS Word
• Jerry Jenkins Writing Tools
• Jerry Jenkins Best Books on Writing
• E.A. Deverell’s Resources for Writers
• Jami Gold’s Worksheets (& Beat Sheets) for Writers
• Common Errors In English Usage
• 5 Paying Literary Markets to Submit to in November 2019