Links
The links on this page fall under a variety of categories. Some of the sites belong to friends, some of them are great resources for writers, and some of these sites belong to authors who's work I love to read. One or two of the sites on this list fit all three categories!
For your convenience, I've coded these links so they will open a new browser window. When you're done viewing the other site, you can close the window and browse the list further.
Note: If you have a site for writers and you'd like to exchange links with me, please send me a message at: webmaster@irenesmith.com. Include the address of your site and a short description of the contents. I'll check it out and, if I agree, I'll be happy to add you to this list in exchange for a reciprocal link from your site.
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The hardest thing about this section is to find something unique to say about each web site. They're all interesting, all worth a visit and all of them are people I consider friends.
Ron Berry, Surreal Writer -- Information about Ron Berry and his books. Ron's humor is off the wall in a good way.
Cate Cavanagh -- The personal site of author Cate Cavanagh. Wow! This site has grown a great deal since I last looked. There's lots of information there now and it is well worth the visit.
Carol Devaney -- Carol is an author of romance fiction. Her site includes information about her works and more. Yet another nice place to visit.
Bibliophile's Corner -- The web site of Sandra Kelsay. You'll find information about books and the books of some of the members of The Writer's Life, as well as some poetry, some cool links about ghosts, and more.
Inspired Pen -- The web site of Tel Asiado, another friend from The Writer's Life. She has some truly lovely pictures of Australia, a place I'd love to visit.
Jeff Duntemann -- A good friend and one of those people who writes so well I would even enjoy reading his laundry lists.
Jayson Jackson, Author and Songwriter -- Jayson is one of the newst members of The Writer's Life. His web site has new about his work and some samples.
Diane J. Newton -- Information about Diane's works and links of interest to readers and writers alike.
Morag McKendrick Pippin -- This is a beautiful web site where you'll find information about Morag's book and some really interesting resource links.
Jenifer Nipps -- Get information about Jen and her writing. While you're there, take a look at her photos.
Rebecca Noy -- The personal web site of writer, Rebecca Noy. Here you can find information about her writing, along with some samples, and lots of other stuff as well.
Carlene Reed -- The personal website of author Carlene Reed.
Janet Elaine Smith -- Janet is a best-selling author of multiple novels, articles, and her site is worth a visit.
Kathleen Strelow -- Here you will find information about Kathleen's publications and appearances. You can also read excerpts from her books.
Dorothy Thompson -- The personal web site of Dorothy Thompson. Here you can find information about her many and varied works. She also has links to many excellent resources for writers.
Barbara Williamson Wood -- Lots to read here. Writings from Barbara and information about her publications. A lovely site. Plan to spend some time here.
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Sites that will amuse or amaze you. Some belong to friends, others I've discovered in my web surfing travels. Enjoy!
Enchanted Elements -- The beautiful and eclectic web site of Wendi Friend.
Jigzone -- Do you like doing jigsaw puzzles? This web site lets you put together puzzles to your heart's content. They have hundreds of puzzles for you to choose from and you can change the number and shape of the pieces from 6 pieces that wouldn't challenge any but the youngest child to 247 triangle shaped pieces that can challenge even the experienced puzzler.
Life Through a Lens -- If you like my photography this web site will just blow you away. Stop by and visit a while. You'll be glad you did.
The links in this list provide information about specific books or publications I think you might find interesting.
Flash Fiction Flash -- If you write flash fiction as I do, you should consider signing up for this free newsletter. Flash Fiction Flash, edited by Pamelyn Casto, is a great way to keep up with markets, contests, and publishing news for short-short literature 1,500 words or less (including short-short stories, prose poetry, creative nonfiction, haibun, flash memoirs, flash plays). To subscribe, send a completely blank email to FlashFictionFlash-Subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
Writer's Digest -- What writer doesn't subscribe to writer's digest sometime in their writing career?
Romancing the Soul, edited by Dorothy Thompson. The easiest way to describe the book is to quote the editor, herself: "Do soul mates exist? You can find the answer to this perplexing age-old question in the anthology, Romancing the Soul--True Stories of Soul Mates from around the World and Beyond."
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Absolute Write -- Articles, software reviews and lots more. A great place to profitably kill some time. While you're there, subscribe to their market listing newsletter.
Spicy Green Iguana -- One of the best maintained market listings for speculative fiction markets. They're pretty good here about keeping the listings up to date.
The Writer's Life -- This has a wealth of information for writers at all skill levels. You can find everything from how-to articles to market listings.
Writers Write -- Every writer should know about this site. It includes articles, job listings, and market information.
Writing for Money -- A good resource for freelance writers. This site includes feature articles, information about who is buying what, and market listings.
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This list includes the professional and personal groups to which I belong.
Short Mystery Fiction Society -- The Short Mystery Fiction Society seeks to actively recognize writers and readers who promote and support the creative art form of short mysteries in the press, in other mystery organizations, and through awards.
The Writer's Life -- No I'm not listing the same thing twice. This link will allow you to join the Yahoo Group for writers of all skill levels associated with the site listed above. I've made many friends here.
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Any webmaster who wants to get hits needs to get listed in the search engines. I'd be willing to bet that you've never heard of some of these places, but the more places you can get to link to you, the better your chances of getting into places like Google. So submit away!
Dogpile - One of those places where you can search multiple search engines at the same time. I discovered this site over six years ago. Sad to say, it seems to be getting more and more commercial and I don't see any way to submit my site without paying for it.
Google - Of course, one of the top search engines. I have their search bar installed in web browser and use them all the time.
Lycos - They don't seem to take listings for free any more. The only links I could find all led to places where I could sign up to pay to have my site listed. Anybody know if there's still a way to get listed for free?
Scrub the Web
SearchHippo - I tried searching for "submission guidelines" and was rewarded with quite a few interesting listings.
Walhello - I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly my site appeared on this list. On the other hand, maybe they had it already for some reason?
Yahoo! - This may not be the hot spot it once was, but they provide information to many other search engines. From what I hear, it's not easy to get your site listed on Yahoo! but well worth it if you do.
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