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Resources for Writers—WKB and Ebook Services Professionals

June 27, 2014 / Tools for Writers / 15 COMMENTS

By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

I’ve gotten several emails from writers lately, pinging me for resources…which makes me think maybe I could do a better job spotlighting various resources on my blog.  So, as a summer series, I’ll be focusing on different sites that I use as a resource, myself.

Today will be slightly different—I’ll be focusing on two writer resources that I have a hand in.  I know I mention the Writer’s Knowledge Base here on Sundays…but if you’re a blog reader who doesn’t ordinarily read posts on weekends, then I’m not sure you’d be familiar with it.

Mike Fleming of Hiveword (a web-based novel writing organizer) contacted me years ago after reading on my blog that I was frustrated with the short shelf life of tweets on Twitter and that I was interested in a way to make the content I linked to searchable for writers.  He had an idea for a search engine for writers…and I had links to content.  So he created the Writer’s Knowledge Base.  You can search for free for thousands of writing-related topics…and all the results are articles that I have personally curated and shared on Twitter.  More about how the WKB came about in this post, on the WKB site.

The next resource is one that I frequently neglect to mention here, although I do link to it on Twitter every 10 days or so…the Ebook Services Professionals spreadsheet that I maintain.  The spreadsheet came about when I started self-publishing in 2011.  I had a tough time tracking down cover designers, formatters, and independent editors.  At the time, it was mainly a word of mouth thing…a writer would drop a name of a designer or editor on their blog and writers would click over to the site.  I decided to start a database, link to it on Twitter, and invite designers, editors, and formatters to send me their information for inclusion.

To best use the database, writers should compare fees, references, or portfolios to find a good fit for their genre, budget, etc.

Hope these help.  Now it’s your turn—any cool resources for writers that you’d like to share here?

  2. Elizabeth – You and Mike have done an absolutely outstanding job with WKB. I love it! I learn something important every time I visit. I also find Writers Write a useful site. Lots of information there about the writing process, getting published, promoting, and more.

  3. I use the Writer’s Knowledge Base all the time! And I have it linked in my sidebar. It’s a great resource.

    Thanks for keeping us informed, Elizabeth!

  4. I love the Writer’s Knowledge Base, and I recently found your E-book spreadsheet on Google +! Thanks for all you do to help writers!

  7. Hi Elizabeth – all the resources you share are fascinating and important to each of us .. I love the learning I can acquire here ..

    Thanks so much .. cheers Hilary

  8. I just checked out Writers Knowledge Base. Oh, good, a place to find more writing web sites so I don’t get my work done! he-he-he. thanks.

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