For many, the love of books and writing goes together. I’m one of those! For the ultimate source of inspiration, I’ve created a list of writing blogs.
The list is arranged into writing websites, writing blogs, creative writing blogs & fiction writing blogs, and writing bloggers.
Have I forgotten one? Please contact me.
The Write Life by Alexis Grant
Alexis Grant founded the Write Life in 2013. She worked in media for many years and decided to create a company to teach others what she’d learned.
What I Love: Today, The Write Life is one of the leading authorities on writing advice. They focus on advice for freelancers, and how to make a living writing.
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Authority Pub
Founded by two best-selling non-fiction authors, Steve Scott, and Barrie Davenport. They started Authority Pub to help writers become authors.
What I Love: Their posts are very well written and a wealth of information. They have an excellent podcast too!
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The Write Practice by Joe Bunting
Many people believe they have a book in them. But there’s no motivation, no time. The Write Practice helps people overcome these and become writers.
What I Love: They offer a personalized newsletter to help you become the best writer you can be.
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The Writing Cooperative
It couldn’t be truer to the name. Hundreds of articles, and more added every day. All united under one idea, “Helping Each Other Write Better.”
What I Love: This blog is one of the biggest and most popular on Medium. For a good reason! There’s advice on nearly every aspect of the craft.
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Indie Author News
Services for authors, writers, self-publishers, and readers. They post roundups of new and great ebooks, interviews and news about the book industry.
What I Love: A one-stop shop for indie authors and designers looking to promote their creations/services. An excellent place to look for ebooks to read.
Writers Digest
Writers Digest is an online magazine with years upon years of publishing. Their archive overflows with information, written by experts in the field.
What I Love: They run yearly competitions, events and a hugely popular writing conference. Set aside plenty of time to look around this huge resource!
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Write to Done by Mary Jaksch
Write To Done’s philosophy is centered around a critical point. Everyone can learn to write well, it’s just a matter of practice.
What I Love: Plenty of articles on how to stay motivated, inspired and creative. Also, a lot of posts with creative writing exercises.
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Daily Writing Tips
This helps people develop a correct and clear writing style. Run by Maeve Maddox, a writer with a degree in English and a team of expert contributors.
What I Love: There’s advice on grammar and punctuation, words that tend to get confused with each other and much more.
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Make A Living Writing by Carol Tice
Carol Tice is a freelance writer and blogger, passionate about helping others earn an income. She can guide you through the entire process.
What I Love: Carol’s posts are heartfelt and full of practical and tried and true advice.
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Writer Unboxed by Therese Walsh
Writers Unboxed has been around for over ten years! It’s grown fast, with over 50 regular contributors from all over the writing sphere.
What I Love: They run a yearly conference, called Writer Unboxed Un-Conference. Their community is active and vibrant.
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Writers Write
Dedicated to helping writers from South Africa and the world to achieve their publishing goals. They publish plenty of inspiring, motivational content.
What I Love: They offer many helpful and reasonably-priced courses on the craft of writing, from blogging to business and copywriting.
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Reedsy
Reedsy, the Self-Publishing giant also runs a successful blog on the craft of book publishing. They publish advice, tips & tricks and news regularly.
What I Love: Smart graphics, engaging writing and helpful tips are just some of the highlights of their blog. An excellent resource.
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Indies Unlimited
Indies Unlimited is a cross between a promotion site, a place to find bargain electronic and print books, and a resource for indie authors.
What I Love: Run by volunteers dedicated to the indie publishing community. It’s excellent for promoting your book and discovering new ones.
Australian Writers Centre by Valerie Khoo
Australian Writers’ Centre create courses on nearly every aspect of the craft. Reasonably priced and highly regarded, one of these courses is worth it.
What I Love: One of their regular columns is Writing Style Q&As. They explain the differences between confusingly similar words. Very helpful!
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Funds for Writers by Hope Clark
A comprehensive resource to find opportunities and competitions for writers to earn money, get exposure and their work out there.
What I Love: Excellent ebooks and other posts related to the core mission and many ideas to help you earn money while writing.
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Publication Coach by Daphne Gray-Grant
People think they have to reinvent the wheel to write faster or better. That’s not true, and Daphne created Publication Coach to make it easier for writers.
What I Love: If you subscribe to her newsletter, you get a complete guide on mindmapping – a technique every writer should know and use.
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Positive Writer by Bryan Hutchinson
Bryan Hutchinson’s work has been published in newspapers, magazines, and blogs. His site is for writers who struggle but want to create meaningful work.
What I Love: Plenty of inspiring resources to keep you motivated and tapping away at the keyboard. Some great interviews with experts in the field too.
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Pub Crawl
This team of published authors and professionals offer a wide variety of content about writing, publishing, and books.
What I Love: Posts on everything from the importance of networking to tutorials for aspiring writers looking to start a blog.
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Walden University Writing Center
The Walden University’s Writing Center blog is written by experts, uni instructors and others who’ve honed their craft to perfection.
What I Love: Incredibly insightful and well-written content, within this website is a treasure trove of information.
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Books and Such by Rachelle Gardner
Founded in 1996. They focus on high quality writing and manuscripts making important contributions to society’s ongoing conversation.
What I Love: Plenty of insight into the traditonal publishing industry, how to get an agent, submit queries, all sorts of things.
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Novel Publicity by Melissa Storm
A marketing, promotion and management service for authors, they provide many services, and a blog full of helpful resources.
What I Love: Plenty of blog posts on everything on the writing craft, plus a guide to finding helpful tools for publishing.
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The Ugly Writers
This is a monthly journal, where all sort of people can contribute. The website features essays, fiction stories, poetry and reviews.
What I Love: Some incredible poetry, beautifully written stories and essays by all sorts of talented contributors.
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Every Writer
This site helps writers find markets for their work and settle fears about writing. They have resources and a supportive community of writers.
What I Love: The community is wonderful, plenty of helpful articles, contests, submission opportunities and much more.
The Novelry by Louise Dean
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Goins Writer by Jeff Goins
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Jerry Jenkins by Jerry Jenkins
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Hannah Heath by Hannah Heath
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The Creative Penn by Joanna Penn
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ebdawsonwriting by E. B. Dawson
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Live Write Thrive by Susanne Lakin
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Count Blogula by Jenna Moreci
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Janelle Garret by Janelle Garret
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Beth Wangler by Beth Wangler
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Ann Kroeker by Ann Kroeker
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The Passive Voice by Passive Guy
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Nathan Bransford by Nathan Bransford
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Lisa Tener by Lisa Tener
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The Write Conversation by Edie Melson
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Write Now Coach by Rochelle Melander
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The Writing Life by Terry Whalin
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About Editing and Writing by Jack Limpert
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Kiran Manral by Kiran Manral
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Angela Booths Writing Blog by Angela Booth
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Rachelle Gardner by Rachelle Gardner
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Aliventures by Ali Luke
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The Procastiwriter by Shanan Haislip
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Well-Storied by Kristen Kieffer
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Writers in the Storm by Laura Drake
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Lauren Sapala by Lauren Sapala
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All Freelance Writing by Jennifer Mattern
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Pikes Peak Writers
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Now Novel by Bridget McNulty
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Fiction University by Janice Hardy
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Bang2Write by Lucy Hay
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The Kill Zone
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Go Teen Writers
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Fantasy Authors Handbook by Phillip Athans
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Peter Rey’s Blog by Peter Rey
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Mary Carroll Moore by Mary Carroll Moore
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Tea with Tumnus by S. M. Metzler
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Book of Kells by Kelli Russell Agodon
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Chuck Wendig’s Terrible Minds by Chuck Wendig
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Shayla Raquel by Shayla Raquel
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Anne R. Allens Blog by Anne R. Allen
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Free Resources for Writers and Poets by Kathy Steinemann
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Writability by Ava Jae
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Sarah K Peck by Sarah Kathleen Peck
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Cozy Mystery Author by Elizabeth Spann Craig
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Literary Rambles by Natalie Aguirre
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AdviceToWriters by Jon Winokur
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Roni Loren by Roni Loren
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Inkygirl by Debbie Ridpath Ohi
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Write with Fey by Chrys Fey
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Pen and Prosper by Jennifer Brown Banks
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Fictionista by Darnell Cureton
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Kristen Lamb by Kristen Lamb
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The Writer’s Inner Journey by Meredith Resnick
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Hope you found this list helpful!
If I haven’t included your favorite writing blog, blogger or website here on my list, feel free to share!
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Hi Ajayi!
Thanks for getting in touch! Your site has some great articles and brings quite a lot to the online writing community! So, of course, I had to include it.
I love the number of fantastic pieces by all the talented writers. Will have to have more of a read soon. You’ve created an excellent resource for writers there.