Writer’s Digest Best General Resources Websites for Writers 2022
Here are the top general resource websites as identified in the 24th Annual 101 Best Websites from the May/June 2022 issue of Writer’s Digest.
Here are the top general resource websites as identified in the 24th Annual 101 Best Websites from the May/June 2022 issue of Writer's Digest.
Diversity Style Guide
DiversityStyleGuide.com
Style guides are a writer’s best friend for consistent and accurate writing. But rather than focusing on things like numbers and abbreviations, Diversity Style Guide focuses on terms related to race and ethnicity, disabilities, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, mental health, and more. Get It Write: GetItWriteOnline.com
Get It Write
GetItWriteOnline.com
When should you use a colon vs. a semicolon or a colon vs. an em-dash? How should you make a proper noun ending is s plural instead of possessive? Get answers to these questions and many more on Dr. Nancy Tuten’s blog.
Hemingway Editor
HemingwayApp.com
This free tool is great for those who get feedback about having too much unnecessary prose. It breaks down your sentence structure into easy, hard, and very hard to read sentences, points out instances of passive voice, and counts the number of adverbs in a sentence, all with the intention of training you to write in a bolder, clearer way.
Pro Writing Aid
ProWritingAid.com
An editing app designed to help you strengthen your writing as you go, this grammar and style checker is for every writer looking to clean up their work. After a free trial, users can choose between a $20 monthly, $79 yearly, or $399 lifetime subscription.
Reedsy
Reedsy.com
While best known as a source to connect writers with vetted editors, designers, and marketers from around the world, Reedsy has expanded to include a blog, newsletter, online courses, publishing webinars, a podcast, and weekly writing prompts—all for free.
Substack
Substack.com
Founded in 2017, Substack is an online platform that provides writers the opportunity to be directly paid by readers—ranging from news, culture, fiction, politics, and more.
U.S. Copyright Office
Copyright.gov
Understand copyright straight from the source, whether for your stories or yourself. Learn the basics of copyright law, search copyright records, register your creative works, and more.
