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.
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
Website maintained by Creighton University listing events &
writers-of-interest throughout the state
Nebraska Writers Workshop
www.nebraskawritersworkshop
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.
All Readers.Com
www.allreaders.com
Get detailed reader's reviews of your favorite books
Authors-On-The-Web
www.authorsontheweb.com/index
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
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
Website connecting aspiring writers with today's professionals.
Dictionary.Com
http://dictionary.reference
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/windshipge
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
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.
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