
		Wed, February 22, 2012
At the field's end, in the corner missed by the mower Where the turf drops off into a grass-hidden culvert, Haunt of the cat-bird, nesting-place of the field-mouse... One learned of the eternal... From "The Far Field," a poem by Theodore Roethke

Resources for Writers

Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab – OWL

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/1/5/ This well-respected, commercial-free resource for writers will help you use correct grammar in your writing. Owl is recommended by faculty at UC Berkeley's online editing certificate program.

Grammar Girl

http://www.quickanddirtytips.com Prior to becoming a grammar guru, Mignon Fogarty (founder of Q&D Tips and Grammar Girl host) was a magazine and technical writer. It’s a lively source of information and as she says - tips.

Writer Unboxed

http://writerunboxed.com Postings come via Feed My Inbox . Co-Creators and aspiring novelists Therese Walsh and Kathleen Bolton started Writer Unboxed in January, 2006. The site has blossomed with contributors who are bestselling authors and industry leaders.

Reader Unboxed

http://www.readerunboxed.com is the sister of Writer Unboxed and offers readers an innovative and interactive online community to discuss, review and celebrate fiction and authors.

Pacific Northwest Writers Association

http://www.authormagazine.org Author is a subscription-based online magazine from www.pnwa.org dedicated to writing and publishing and the creative process in general. Every month there are interviews with best-selling and first-time authors, book reviews, and blog.

Shelf Awareness

www.shelf-awareness.com is published Tuesdays and Fridays and helps readers discover new books, news about books and authors, author interviews, and more.

Pikes Peak Writers

http://www.pikespeakwriters.com Though Pikes Peak Writers is miles away from our island, we feel an affinity with this all-volunteer collective that began with a conference and has blossomed into much more.

Blood at the Source: Research Tips for Mystery Writers

http://www.barbarafister.com/BloodattheSource.html Mystery writer and librarian Barbara Fister helps writers maneuver through the maize of research sources available online. Not just for mystery writers, but any writer who needs to dig into forensic science, criminal justice sources, psychology encyclopedias, legal information, and much, much more.

Seattle Public Library Free Podcasts of Programs and Events

http://www.spl.org/library-collection/podcasts Couldn't get to Seattle to see your favorite writers read from their work or talk about the writing process? No problem. Seattle Public Library maintains an archive of free podcasts going back to 2006. Download the audio and enjoy the program!