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Web Writing
Dateline: 8/31/00
By Teri Brown
I have my first check on the wall. I'll never forget how excited
I was when I realized that someone would actually pay me to write.
Not only have I found a way to make a bit of extra money, but
I get to do it while homeschooling my children. And, as anyone
who has ever homeschooled a child knows, homeschooling provides
endless fodder for articles and stories!
The advent of the Internet has changed the face of writing
forever. There used to be many stories about writing for years
without ever getting published, but no longer. Websites are screaming
for content and the trend will only continue. You still have
to be able to write competently, but the opportunities are vast.
So how does one become a webwriter? First off, it is imperative
that you get support. I have written my whole life, but it wasn't
until this last year or so that I have become more successful
at it. The difference? Support. Even though there are good books
available, nothing can take the place of one on one encouragement.
Experienced writers can give advice on researching markets, writing
queries and finding your voice. Luckily, if you have a modem,
support is only a click away. The trick is finding a group right
for you.
Email Lists
The different types of email list groups are staggering. There
are email groups for
momwriters,
teens and kids. There are groups for short story writers, novelists
and playwrights. Shop around. Once you find one you're interested
in, try it on for size for a while. Not every group is for every
person. When you do see one you might like, lurk for a while,
then introduce yourself if it fits your own personal criteria.
- What sort of things are important for you in an email list
group?
- High volume of mail
- Low volume of mail
- Prevailing attitude of helpfulness
- Lively discourse and debate
- A majority of experienced writers
Websites
Writer's websites abound and again, there is a site for every
imaginable writing need. The information available can answer
just about any writing question you might come up with. Some
sites are more valuable then others, especially for beginners.
The type of site you frequent is often determined by the sort
of writing you wish to do. For fiction, try Coffeehouse
For Writers. For nonfiction, Inkspot
has excellent information. Good sites change their content on
a regular basis and have frequent visitors. They look cared for,
with up-to-date information and timely changes.
Online Classes
Many reputable websites are offering online writing classes.
I have heard wonderful things from the classes offered by Writer's Digest
and Coffeehouse
for Writers. The instructors are generally knowledgeable
and the prices reasonable. Not only can these courses help you
grow as a writer, but they can be a wonderful way to learn if
you have children who also like to write.
Writer's E-zines
Just as lists and websites have sprung up from nowhere, so
have writers e-zines and newsletters. Some are worth their weight
in gold, others merely take up space. Which you find most helpful
again depends on what you are looking for. Do you want one with
a lot of instructional articles in it? Or one that offers a multitude
of market tips? Most are free and are easy to find and sign up
for. I personally recommend "Inscriptions,"
a quality e-zine with loads of writing information.
Support for your writing is almost as important as support
for your homeschooling and they both accomplish the same thing.
They give you the comforting knowledge that others have been
where you are, that mistakes are part of the learning process
and that you will get better and more confident as you go along.
Teri Brown is a wife and homeschooling mother of two. Her
first book, "Christian Unschooling: Raising your child in
the Freedom of Christ," will be available in 2001. She and
her coauthor put out a monthly newsletter, Seedling.
Resources for Writers
Coffeehouse
for Writers
Offers a terrific resource for anyone interested in discovering
the craft of writing. This online community offers affordable
email correspondence courses, led by qualified facilitators,
in many different subjects from Writing Fiction 101 to
Writing for Dollars: Making Money Writing Grants.
The Purple Crayon
Information about writing, illustrating, and publishing children's books by the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Children's Books, Harold Underdown.
Writers
Online Workshops
From Writers Digest, the most respected name in writing.
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Christian Unschooling
Growing Your Children in the Freedom of Christ
by Teri J. Brown, Elissa M. Wahl
For too many years, the segment of homeschoolers that consider
themselves "Christians" and "unschoolers"
have been ignored. Many thought one couldn't be both a Christian
and an unschooler. But Teri Brown with Elissa Wahl expose that
not only to Christian Unschoolers exist, they are growing in
numbers. Through Christian Unschooling: growing your children
in the freedom of Christ, the authors support Christian unschoolers
everywhere -- letting them know they are not alone.
On
Writing Well
The Classic Guide To Writing Nonfiction
By William Knowlton Zinsser
Whether you write an occasional professional letter or a daily
newspaper column, William Zinsser's On Writing Well should
be required reading. Simplicity is Zinsser's mantra: he preaches
a stripped-down writing style, strong and clear. 1998 Paperback.
The
Elements of Style
By Strunk and White
A masterpiece in the art of clear and concise writing, and an
exemplar of the principles it explains. 2000 Paperback.
Writing.com
Creative Internet Strategies for Advancing Your Writing Career
by Moira Anderson Allen
"One of the big fears about the Internet," says Moira
Anderson Allen in Writing.com, "has been that it
would (or will) replace traditional markets for writers."
Instead, it seems not only to have increased the number of markets
for writers, but also to have made the process of writing for
traditional markets easier. 1999 Paperback.
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