How Can Writers Use the Internet?
Given by Robin Nobles
at the Southeastern Writers Conference
St. Simons Island, Georgia
June 22, 1998
- To access the latest addresses, editors' names, and guidelines for
publishers
- To learn about changes in the publishing houses, such as new lines,
retiring editors, etc.
- To research agents, editors, publishing companies, magazines, etc.
- To join writers' support groups
- To ask questions or enter into discussions with other writers
- To be able to have your work critiqued online
- To find "how to" articles for writers
- To access websites about the genre in which you write
- To track down an "expert" in virtually any field
- To research a setting for your latest manuscript
- To obtain a translation into a foreign language
- To research plants for your latest manuscript
- To research the lingo or topic of your latest manuscript
- To interview someone for a nonfiction article
- To learn which books are on the best sellers' list for any genre
- To learn about the books of your favorite authors
- To purchase books, either resource materials or fiction
- To meet someone from the country in which your book will be set
- To learn the answers to your trickiest grammar questions
- To take online grammar or typing quizzes
- To learn about different markets, such as magazines that are looking for
articles on particular subjects
- To write technology- or Internet-related articles
- To publish your fiction stories, nonfiction articles, poetry, etc., online
- To publicize your books or articles. You can set up your own website, or
you can participate in a website for writers, to where readers can learn more
about you and your work.
- To gain confidence in your work
- To gain a portfolio of published pieces
And the list goes on . . . and on . . . and on . . .
Follow these links for additional pages from the workshop:
Contests
for Writers
General
Writing Resources
Genre and
Other Writing Resources
Markets
for Writers
Newsletters
and Lists for Writers
Publishing
Companies on the Net
How to
Conduct Research on the Net
Writers'
Support Groups
You
Can Find *THAT* On the Internet?!
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Robin Nobles is a freelance writer who can be reached at
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