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Writers And Readers Websites Wednesday

A day late, but here nonetheless.  Sorry, got swamped yesterday, but who says Thurs. can't serve as Wed? 
Writer looking for a site to give you some tips on the ins and outs on character, inspiration, editing,  and story structure? Check out the site belonging to K. M. Weiland that lays claim to:  Helping Writers Become Authors .

Writers Considering Readers

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Writers And Readers Websites Wednesday - Puncutation

This one is for pretty much everyone - writers, readers, students, anybody who plays with the language frequently and at times gets a bit puzzled about punctuation usage.  How To Use Punctuation Correctly is there to help.
Seriously, check it out! 
And while you're at it here are a couple of blogs worth visiting as well:
DavidHaywoodYoung  - a new writerMarcy Kennedy Science Fiction & Fantasy Author 

Writers Writing For Pleasure

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Writers Writing - Pondering the Whys

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Writers And Readers Websites Wednesday - typing tutors

It appears we need to be able to type even more than we need to be able to put pen to paper.  
Fortunately for me, I learned to touch type many years ago and type at a comfortable 100 words per minute. That speeds things up when writing ~ and did so greatly during the years I had to work in an office to support my writing habit. Now I can just burn up the keyboard at my home office.
Take my advice, go see about the online typing tutors (free) at Tumblemoose.com 
Get that speed up,...

The Writer’s Questions

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Writers & Readers Websites Wednesday

I don't really know what to say about Squidoo, but it is a site worth looking at for most everyone. You can research information about topics - discover information on all sorts of miscellanea, set up lenses to promote your writing; use your imagination. 
Yes, there're a lot of promotions here, some are fun, some, well...
Still, it's worth a visit and a thought about how it might be of help to you in whatever fashion you deem appropriate for you - write/promote, read/research. 
Take a...

The Craft of Writing

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Writers & Readers Websites Wednesday - Books!

Reader? Writer? College Student?  


Education Insider offers lots of places where you can get free, unabridged books and audio books.  Lots of resources - some that lead to even more resources. Mostly classics but other offerings as well.  Definitely a site worth visiting. 


And when you have a minute check out these other blogs as well: 
EMTalkery: http://www.emtalkery.blogspot.com/
Sci Fi Writer M Pax: http://www.mpaxauthor.com/blog