Publisher’s Marketplace: This is a massive data repository for the publishing community. Users can see everything from publishers’ response times to acceptance rates. Their website offers “professional databases, tools, news, and analysis that agents, editors, publishers, writers, and industry members rely on every day.”
Scrivener users will find howtoscrivener.com to be a gold mine of resources. They have free templates, tutorials, tips, and more! It's not just for novices either. Advanced Scrivener users will find plenty of valuable materials there as well.
Duotrope.com is part submission manager, part newsletter, and part industry information repository. Writers can find in-depth data about top-tier journals like The Paris Review, Granta, and The Southern Review. However, it also includes information about tons of contests, agents, editors, and up-and-coming publications. This includes details about response times, acceptance rates, and payments. There is a $50 yearly fee.
Published to Death is a site that will interest anyone seeking agents, publishers, and other resources. They provide a list of writing conferences and tips for writers looking into indie publishing.
Hope Clark’s website, fundsforwriters.com, does exactly what it sounds like. It helps writers find ways to augment their income while working on our passion projects. Clark’s monthly newsletter informs writers about grants, contests, and market information that can help you get the edge in your genre. Don’t want the emails? No problem. Her website is updated regularly with insightful blogs and other useful tools. She has been featured in Writer’s Digest and listed among their top websites for writers.
Do you know any other online resources that every other writer should bookmark? Let us know in the comments below!
This is a great roundup. Another resource I turn to regularly is Brevity Blog. https://brevity.wordpress.com/