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For the writer in all of us, this section provides resources on starting out, polishing up, and even publishing your own work! Sites include everything from author's tips to directories of places to publish online and in print. If you've been published, let us know what resources you used to get there!

Resources in this category:

The Craft of Writing for Film and Television :: http://www.wga.org/subpage.aspx?id=1054

Excellent site for any hopeful screenwriter. Interviews with established writers and advice on writing, pitching and selling your script.

Merlyn's Pen: Fiction, Essays, and Poems by America's Teens :: http://www.merlynspen.org/

Merlyn's Pen is an online resource and print magazine of outstanding writing by teens. Browse the library to choose from almost a thousand stories, poems, essays, interviews, and reviews by writers who have contributed to the magazine. Search by genre, subject matter, or the author's grade or location. Learn about submitting your own work and getting feedback, and pick up some helpful tips from the veteran editors who keep the magazine fresh and exciting.

Poetry Writing Tips :: http://www.teenlit.com/workshop/poetips.htm

If you need help writing poetry, check out these tips, including help for writer's block and how to avoid cliches.

Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) :: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/

Did you want some help with writing and citing your paper? Whether you are looking for some help with your grammar, professional writing, or technical writing, this is the place to look. There are examples from the APA and MLA to assist you citing your resources.

Using Metaphors in Creative Writing :: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_metaphor.html

Not sure how to liven up your writing? Check out the Online Writing Lab's page on metaphors. A good metaphor will engage your readers and make writing more fun for you.

The Write Site :: http://www.writesite.org/

"The Write Site is a multimedia language arts curriculum that makes the process of telling a story fun. Students take on the role of journalists generating leads, gathering facts, and writing stories using the tools and techniques of real-life journalists."

Writing Guides: Writing Processes :: http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/

This site likes to call this page on the writing process an "online textbook," but that simplifies a cool interactive interface helping you get to the facts you need quickly. This particular page has sections on writing situations like purpose and focus; developing issues and ideas; and general issues like peer review, response papers, and group work. There is also a section on writing context, a great resource for presenting your paper online or on the printed page.