Online Resources for Writers

“The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of their power.”
Toni Morrison

Some additional internet resources for writers at all levels. These are just a few. Keep looking for more!

How to create a blackout poem:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKpVgoGr6kE

How to freewrite/brainstorm writing ideas:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O0EMX0nnl4h (animation)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASw_iAd1TZo

A place to freewrite and dump ideas:

• http://thequietplaceproject.com/thethoughtsroom/

A site that encourages and supports writing:

• http://750words.com

Interviews with artists, musicians, and filmmakers:

• https://www.youtube.com/user/blankonblank

Great sites for reading poetry:

• poetryfoundation.org
• poetry.org

Best website for kids for creative writing:

• study.com (the article “40 Best Websites for Young Writers”)

Free grammar handbook:

• The Writer’s Workshop (http://www.cws.illinois.edu/workshop/writers/)