WRITER'S WEB SITES

About.com, formerly the Mining Company, has a wonderful and informative guide called Freelance Writers, which contains numerous articles and links.

Done Deal: Massive archive of information and links for screenwriters. Another good site is ScreenWriting.com.

National Writers Union Freelance and Contract Writers Rates: In the summer of 1999, the NWU conducted a survey of their members regarding various freelance and contract writing rates. The results are in and have been published at the NWU Web site.

Poets & Writers Online: Includes in-depth articles on fiction and poetry writing, interviews with authors, a submissions calendar for writer's contests and grants, and a great classified section with calls for manuscripts (for anthologies, books, chapbooks and magazines), a meager job listing (mostly for professors and writing teachers) and schedule of upcoming writer's conferences around the U.S.

Crime and Clues: The Art and Science of Criminal Investigations: Writing a mystery or crime novel? You may want to check out this site. It has information on all aspects of criminal investigation, including forensic science and criminal profiling.

SOME MORE GOOD SITES:
•All Freelance
•American Society of Journalists and Authors
•Authorlink
•Authors and the IRS
•forwriters.com
•Freelance Writing FAQ
•How to Set Fees as a Freelance Writer
•Manuscript Setup
•MomWriters.com
•Mystery Writers' Resources
•Novel Advice
•Proper Manuscript Format
•SharpWriter.com
•Step-by-Step Guide to Oral History
•The Art of Writing
•Travel Writing — Suite 101
•Worldwide Freelance Writer
•Write Tools
•Writers Guild of America
•Writer's Place
•Writers Write
•WritingContests.net
•WritingNow.com
•Writing-World.com
•Writing.org