Links

Following is a list of websites that may be of interest to our visitors.
(not necessarily in any particular order)


 

    Redding Area Writers    (You are here)


    Redding Writers Forum


    Freelance Affordable Independent-Novel Editing
Specializing in Final Cleanup Forensic Edits


 


 

Links to Members' Author's Pages

    I, Popeye — An Author's Meanderings
Featuring Katydid – A Post-Apocalyptic Novelette; and Zombie Stories


    Perry Lake Productions


 


 

Other Links of Interest

    Chico Writers' Mastermind Group


    Chico Writers' Mastermind Group MeetUp


    North State Writers


    California Writers Club


 


 

Resources of Interest

• Independent and Self-Publishing

Indie publishing is now easy and convenient, and almost always free, with the use of e-books and Print-On-Demand (POD). There are many sales outlets, like Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and others. You can Do It Yourself (DIY) or pay a usually-reasonable fee for someone to create your book for you. There is a learning curve and ramp-up time, and the more computer literate and able you are the better. And then there is the 'problem' of cover art work. But there are free photo and image websites listed below and some cheap or free graphic editing programs, some of them online, so you don't even have to download them. Most importantly: Do not forget to have your book edited by a decent editor. (we can not edit ourselves)

    SmashWords
For E-book Publishing (except Amazon)


    Create Space
For Print-On-Demand paperback and hardcover


 

• On Writing, Words, Language

    OneLook Reverse Dictionary and Thesaurus


    English Phrases – Meanings & Origins of Sayings & Proverbs


    Word Tips: A Guide To Grammar And Punctuation (online)


    Phrases: A crowdsourced multilingual online dictionary
...for common phrases, casual expressions and idioms.
There are other similar pages that may be of interest linked
to from the About page.


    Idioms, sayings, slang, and phrases


    Visual Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Interactive Lexicon


 

• FREE Stock Images and Photos

Make sure and check and double check for rights usage requirements for use in your book or for covers and back covers, or other uses, like your websites. Creator attribution is always nice and sometimes a requirement.

    Picryl – Public Domain Media


    Unsplash – Photos for Everyone


    Pixabay – Stunning Free Images


    Good Free Photos


    Free Stock Photos by Canva


    Public Domain Pictures Dot Net


    FreePhotos.cc


    Stockio – Free Photos, Vectors, Icons, Fonts & Videos


    Pexels – Free Stock Photos


    Freepik – Free Vectors, Photos and PSD Downloads


    KissPNG – FREE Download of PNG Images!


 

• FREE Web and Wordpress Templates

Try to customize them so they look less "templatey", and to make them your own.

    TemplateMo – Free HTML5 CSS Templates


    Free CSS Templates, CSS Layouts & More!


    A collection of simple CSS & HTML5 site templates


    HTML5 Up – Spiffy HTML5 site templates


    TooPlate – FREE templates for your websites