Helpful Links for Authors

As we find websites and blogs that we believe are helpful for writers and their businesses we will be adding them to this page. It may seem a little redundant but we want to be as helpful as we can for all those new writers out there who may have not published their books yet and maybe looking for information to help to get more customers/readers. If you have a website that you think we ought to list here please feel free to use our CONTACT US form and send us the information.

This, of course, is a “work in progress” and is by no means an end-all or be-all for everyone.

Thanks for looking!

Writers Tools

Bartlett’s Quotes

https://www.bartleby.com/100/

CIA Factbooks

https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/

Free Encyclopedia

https://www.encyclopedia.com/

Grammar Rules with Grammar Exercises

http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/

Students Guide to Grammar

https://www.scribendi.com/academy/articles/students_guide_to_grammar_and_punctuation.en.html

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary and Thesaurus

https://www.merriam-webster.com/

Free Online Rhyming Dictionary

https://www.rhymer.com/

Thesaurus – Synonyms, Antonyms, and More

https://www.thesaurus.com/

Best Source for Learning New Skills

https://www.youtube.com/

Writers Funding Sources and Writing Contests

IndieGoGo Crowd Source Funding

https://www.indiegogo.com/

Kickstarter Crowd Source Funding

https://www.kickstarter.com/

Go FundMe

https://www.gofundme.com/discover/creative-fundraiser

Patreon for Creatives

https://www.patreon.com/create-on-patreon

Chanticleer National Book Awards Contest

https://www.chantireviews.com/contests/

Funds for Writers

https://fundsforwriters.com/

Writers Publishing Resources

Self Publish Your eBooks on Barnes and Noble Nook

https://press.barnesandnoble.com/self-publishing-services

Amazon Paperback and eBook on Kindle Self Publishing

https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/

Self Publishing Paperback and Ebook with Ingramspark

https://www.ingramspark.com/

Self Publish eBooks with Smashwords

https://www.smashwords.com/

Self Publish books on Draft2Digital

https://draft2digital.com/

If you want to just publish your books and sell them on your own website we recommend:

The Book Patch (Their website works best on Microsoft Edge)

https://www.thebookpatch.com/

Official ISBN website – purchase and register each version of your book

https://isbn.org/

https://www.copyright.gov/registration/

PreAssign Number from Library of Congress Prior to Publication (MUST BE DONE AT LEAST THE MONTH BEFORE PUBLICATION)

https://www.loc.gov/publish/pcn/

Author Fan Pages and Websites We Created

Barbara Comfort, Author, Fansite

https://barbaracomfort.websandblogsforwriters.com

Janie Bolitho, Author, Fansite

https://janiebolitho.websandblogsforwriters.com

Dorothy Gilman, Author, Fansite

https://mrspollifax.com

Sandra West Prowell, Author, Fansite

http:s//sandrawestprowell.websandblogsforwriters.com

Jolene’s Books and More – helpful, fun, and just plain unusual articles as well as information about the writer, blogger, and website designer. And her books she has published too of course. She also has an online bookstore with gently used paperback and hardback books, a wide selection of PDF eBook and even specially designed POD merchandise.

https://jolenesbooksandmore.com/

https://bookstore.jolenesbooksandmore.com