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Every year, Writer’s Digest rounds up the 101 Best Websites for Writers . I’m not really a writer, but as a reader, these are useful to browse if you are interested in how books get made (they start with the writing after all). The list is broken into different categories, and the group for news and the group for genre/niche websites is worth checking out. Maybe someday there will be a newsletter section with Today in Books in it.

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Well deserved! I have fallen off reading every blog and podcast that I used to. There just isn’t the time. BUT, the one that I never miss is yours. Every one is like a steak dinner and I come away full. Thanks for all you do!

Congratulations! This website has helped me a lot. 🙂

A well-deserved honor! Congratulations!

Congrats. You deserve it. I’ve been impressed with your advice.

Congratulations.

To quote Vikrant Parsai:

“Life allows us to ask for what we want, but usually gives us what we deserve.”

Congratulations!!! A quite deserved honor! 😉 And seriously, thanks so much for all your help and advice. At the moment, I’ve been super appreciating your character arc posts…and just this morning (per your recent post) I was beginning to have it out with my current “elephant”. 🙂

Congratulations!

You work hard to serve your readership with the best help around. It makes us all better. Thank you!

Thank you all so much!

This place definitely deserves it. It’s the best writing advice blog I’ve seen and the best I’ve been fortunate enough to participate in.

I was looking over it and saw that the “elephant post” was actually from one of your lovely guest writers. 🙂 But either way, you run a fantastically fabulous and hospitable site. Thanks so much! 🙂

Well deserved. I like learning from you posts. Thanks and congratulations.

Congrats! It’s well deserved without a doubt!

I find your website very helpful. Followed your post on developing your character arc. Congratulations on your selection.

Out of the countless websites on writing yours is one of the few that I follow religiously.

Fantastic stuff! You deserve it with all the hard work you do, and your efforts should always be rewarded. Congrats to you!

Congratulations! I really appreciate your posts, and they always make me think. 🙂

Katie– I was out of town and missed this post. Seeing it now, let me say: richly deserved. So many sites do little more than serve the interests of the blogger. With you, nothing could be further from the truth. Congrats!

As well you should be. Congratulations. I have you listed as the best of the best. A well deserved award.

Congrats for your website’s nomination! You always give good advice! 🙂

Congratulations. You definitely deserve it.

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Each year, Writer’s Digest compiles the 101 Best Websites for Writers. See the complete 2022 list here.

Over the past several weeks, we’ve shared our 101 Best Writing Websites for 2021. Originally featured in our May/June 2021 issue, these websites will help inspire, educate, and connect you to other writers as you start or continue on your writing journey.

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Writing Forward: One of the Best Websites for Writers

by Melissa Donovan | Apr 21, 2009 | News | 27 comments

One of the best websites for writers!

Writer’s Digest is the premiere magazine for writers. And by premiere, I mean it’s sort of a big deal (aff link).

So, when I found out that Writing Forward had been chosen as one of the “101 Best Websites for Writers,” I was perfectly speechless.

When I regained my vocabulary, it was just jumbled. What does one say to something like this?

Best Websites for Writers

Every year, Writer’s Digest accepts suggestions for websites to be included on this prestigious list. This year, over 2700 entries were received and then narrowed down to just 101 of the very best.

The list is organized by category: challenges/creativity, general resources, agent blogs, publishing resources, jobs and markets, writing communities, genres/niches, and fun for writers.

Writing Forward is listed under “Writing Communities,” which sweetens the honor, since the writing community is what drives this blog and keeps me going week after week.

If you’re looking for some great websites for writers, then you’ll find plenty of treasures on this list. And if you’re any kind of writer, you’ll find Writer’s Digest packed with valuable and useful information from creative writing tips to insight on landing an agent and getting published.

Welcome, Writer’s Digest Readers!

It’s truly a privilege to welcome the readers of Writer’s Digest to this humble little creative writing blog. I hope you will find the articles here beneficial to your writing endeavors, and I encourage you to participate by sharing your thoughts in the comments. Feedback and suggestions are always welcome!

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For less than $20, you’ll get eight issues packed with insightful writing tips, advice for finding an agent, tips for getting published, and even guidance for working as a freelance writer. This magazine covers everything from the writing process to marketing your work.

Some of the best-loved and most respected authors in the world have been featured in Writer’s Digest . Plus, the magazine accepts submissions and pays writers quite well for any work they accept for publication. Yes, it’s the real deal people.

Subscribe to Writer’s Digest today  (aff link). You won’t be sorry.

I want to give special thanks to Karen Swim over at Words for Hire – not only for being the first to congratulate me (thereby alerting me to the news) — but also for being so encouraging and supportive as a writing and blogging friend.

Of course, this never wouldn’t have happened if it weren’t for all of you writers out there who have subscribed, commented, and emailed. Your participation, feedback, and suggestions keep this blog going, so without you, it wouldn’t even exist. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I adore you all!

Now, let’s get back to writing.

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This is truly a fantastic achievement Melissa, congratulations!

Make sure you put that logo in *all* your marketing material, heck put it anywhere your name or Writing Forward appears.

That’s a fantastic achievement Melissa, well done

Congratulations Melissa, you totally deserve it. You are a writing ROCK STAR!

Melissa, that’s AMAZING. Congratulations!!

Congratulations! Writer’s Digest was the first writing magazine I read as a kid. You’ve got lots in common, especially your encouragement to newbies. Keep up the good work!

Congrats! That’s a huge feather in your virtual cap, but from what I’ve seen (and I recently subscribed because of “what I’ve seen” here!) it’s well deserved. Keep up the amazing work.

Awesome achievement! I agree with Marc – mention it everywhere! And I don’t get this magazine but I’ll check it out and see if it’s USA only. Thank you!

Major congrats to you!

Hi Melissa: What an honor, to be one of the top 101 from 2700 entries, that’s awesome. Well deserved 🙂

I congratulated you on Facebook already but YAY again!

Congratulations! this is an amazing effort and definately helps you build your reputation in the writing world 😀

DAnngggg. Nicely done! That’s a great achievement, to be recognized by the mainstream press. Congrats!

Well I’m just tickled no end for you, Melissa! Congratulations on such a fine honor! We always knew you were terrific. :))

Congrats – it’s well deserved.

I think you blend insights and experience and share it in a way that’s pragmatic and actionable.

Congrats! Truly happy for your achievement, whoa! 😉

Congratualtions1 You really do deserve it 😀

I want a Writer’s Digest subscription, but I’m pressed for even $20.

Congratulations! You deserve it. I love this site and it has helped me tremendously. I know that it will help many others as well.

Thanks everyone for all of your kind words and congratulations. Your support makes me want to work even harder, and that’s exactly what I intend to do. Thanks again!

Fantastic achievement. Congratulations!

This is my first time on your website and have really enjoyed reading your articles. Keep up the good work!

Wow, that’s awesome! Congratulations.

Congratulations Melissa! I cannot honestly think of anyone more deserving. Ever since I first read your work, I really appreciated your diplomatic approach to writing. Some sites like yours about the same things offer too much conceited opinion, but yours doesn’t. You’re always positive and above all, treat your readers like gold. I love your site and you of course! You’re the best 🙂

Melissa – this is so great! Many congrats. You most definitely belong on that list. I love your stuff. Well done!

Congratulations. I just found your blog via Marc and I’m already a subscriber. I’m looking forward to learning a lot here……………:)

That’s a magnificent achievement, Melissa. Congratulations! “,)

Hi Melissa .. congratulations – well done: it looks like you absolutely deserve it. Your blog title, the information contained on the page etc .. are well set out, so it’s attractive on the eye, easy to read and with clarity.

Thanks – I’ll be around!

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Congratulations! I hope someday have that honour with my website. Great articles with excellent tips. Keep up the excellent work.

Melissa, being selected by Writer’s Digest” is quite an honor, and I join the others in congradulating you. I look forward to being a better writer with your insightful “Writing Tips and Ideas”.

Although I am a late-blooming aspiring author at 82, I am hopeful I still have time to make my mark. So far, I have POD published “Whispering Pines, a 795 page family saga from the Civil War to the present. While my book, published in November 2009, remains a “sleeper”, I am still encouraged by the feed-back from several prolific readers; so much so, that I am now writing a sequel to be followed by a memoir to tie the two novels with my real life. Unlike young aspiring authors, my objective is to live longer, motivated by my noble mission to succeed as a writer. Perhaps too lofty of a goal; nevertheless, I shall have fun trying even if I only succeed in living longer. (LOL)

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Over the past several weeks, we’ve shared our 101 Best Writing Websites for 2023. Now in its 25th year, the Writer’s Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers aims to guide writers of all ages, genres, and skill levels to reputable and useful resources to inspire, educate, and support them in every stage of their writing journey. Whether you are using writing as a creative outlet, looking to find a path toward traditional publication, make a career as a freelancer, or start your own independent publishing business, the websites on this list (originally featured in our May/June 2023 issue) can help make those goals a reality.

While some things about this list remain the same (like our goal of including sites that offer free or affordable content, free trials, or tiered memberships for services that are of high quality), this year’s list includes 27 new websites we’ve found particularly enjoyable or helpful. Plus, you’ll also find a new subsection in the Genre/Niche category: Short Fiction.

As always, we hope this list provides a springboard for all of your writing endeavors.

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