Rebeca Schiller

Yep, still researching and reading. Below are more of what I personally think are the best writing blogs:

• Writer Unboxed. The title says it succinctly. This blog is about the craft and business of genre fiction. There are twelve bloggers, one them being the great Allison Winn Scotch from Ask Allison, as well as Jane Friedman the publisher and editorial director of Writers Digest, and Donald Maass president of the Donald Maass Literary Agency. This site is a powerhouse when it comes to interviews with people in the publishing industry. If you want the inside scoop then this is the site to read.
• Writer’s Digest. It would be blasphemous not to include Writer’s Digest to the list. Apart from great articles, the site includes its own blog, prompts for writers, a community board and a store for its publications and whatnot.

Okay, some old habits from this year are still with me. One habit that I plan to change is to meet my own deadlines! I’m still reading, researching, and determining which 50 blogs I consider la creme de la creme. So what I’ll be doing is post these in parts. Let’s kick this off:

• Allison Winn Scotch. Allison is a successful novelist and freelance writer. Her blog, Ask Allison, is a fountain of information for anyone who wants to be a writer. Here, she’ll post all her writing news, but also take questions from reader about what it takes to be a writer. What I’ve found invaluable have been her sample query letters to agents, her advice to break into freelance writing, and how to research agents. I visit daily to read her new posts as well as her older ones.
• Aspiring Author. Written

I’ve been meaning to compile a list of writing blogs that I consider the cream of the crop. In September, Maria Schneider of Editor Unleashed posted 25 Best Writing Blogs 2009. It’s a fabulous compilation and Maria has broken them down by category. These include:

• Publishing Trends
• Marketing and Social Media
• Creativity
• Fiction Writing
• Freelance Writing

Now I could cheat and just use Maria’s list, but where’s the fun of not exploring on my own. I know that I’ll probably agree on a majority of the sites chosen, but there might be a few that might have been overlooked. Although choosing 25 is manageable, I’ll be compiling my personal top 50.

What are the guidelines to make it to my cream of the crop? I’ll make it simple: Blogs should be well-written, informative, updated on a frequent basis (unlike yours truly, but I am getting better), and