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
Self Publishing
Competitions
Magazines
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
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
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