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This list of websites have been suggested by NWG members who have used them and found them useful. Members are urged to send any further recommendations to the presiding prsident sallyjwalker@cox.net.

Disclaimer: The Nebraska Writers Guild does not endorse or promote any of the organizations or their services described on these websites. This listing is merely offered as a resource of points of interest for writers to investigate and draw their own conclusions.

Local Connections:

Fine Lines Journal
http://www.finelines.org/
Over 15 years of encouraging and publishing Omaha area writers of all ages.

Nebraska Book Festival
www.nebraskabookfestival.org
Website listing the schedule of activities and speakers for the annual October event.

Nebraska Center for Writers
http://mockingbird.creighton.edu/NCW/
Website maintained by Creighton University listing events & writers-of-interest throughout the state

Nebraska Writers Workshop
www.nebraskawritersworkshop.org/
Founded in 1985, NWW brings Omaha area writers of all disciplines together for weekly meetings around the calendar.

Omaha Lit Fest
http://omahalitfest.com/
Website listing the schedule of activities & speakers for the annual September event.

General Fiction Resources:

All Readers.Com
www.allreaders.com
Get detailed reader's reviews of your favorite books

Authors-On-The-Web
www.authorsontheweb.com/index.asp
Find resources and on-line roundtables in the genre of your choice

Fiction Factor
www.fictionfactor.com/
An on-line magazine posting monthly craft articles

Nebraska Center for the Book
http://www.unl.edu/NCB/
Website of state affiliate of the National Center for the Book,a division of the Library of Congress.

Nebraska Literary Heritage Association
http://www.foundationforlcl.org/NLHA/
Site for information about the Jane Pope Geske Room at the Martin Bennett Library in Lincoln, NE.

Predators & Editors
www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/
Website listing complaints filed against various publishers, editors, agents, contests

Publisher's Weekly
www.publishersweekly.com/
On-line news from the premier industry magazine

The Writer's Place
www.thewritersplace.org/aboutus.shtml
Website connecting aspiring writers with today's professionals.

Craft Resources:

Dictionary.Com
http://dictionary.reference.com/writing/
Grammar & Word Resource links listed

Foreign Language Translation
www.foreignword.com/
Website listing links to help you find the foreign word or phrase you need

Military Network
www.military-network.com/
Website to help you find data on all branches of military and military history

Naming Website
www.angelfire.com/ks/windshipgenhelp/indexsurnamehelps.html
Need to find a name specific to a country, culture or era?

On-Line Etymology Dictionary
http://www.etymonline.com/

Website giving dates & history of word useage. Particularly valuable to historical writers.

Time Lines of History
http://timelines.ws/
Website to help you put events and inventions in proper perspective.

U.S. Copyright Office
www.copyright.gov/
The direct source for information & forms for filing for copyright

Genre Resources:

Mystery Writers of America
www.mysterywriters.org/
An organization of professionals dedicated to promoting all levels of crime writing

Romance Writers of America
www.rwanational.org
Official website of national organization of over 9,500 writers of romance fiction and its sub-genres

Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America
www.sfwa.org/
Official website of professional writers of speculative fiction.

Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
www.scbwi.org/about.htm
Founded in 1971, this is the professional organization of children's literature

Western Writers of America
www.westernwriters.org/
Official website of one of the oldest professional writing organizations in the US.

Fiction Classes/Critiques:

Morningside Writers
www.morningsidewriters.com/
On-Line support group requiring commitment and participation

Write that Novel
www.writethatnovel.com/
Website encouraging and supporting novelists to get 'er done.

Writing Playground
www.writingplayground.com/
On-Line support groups a writer can join for critiques & advice

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