Site explores the craft of writing through reviews of popular movies, books and plays. Helpful to beginning and intermediate writers.

Overviews each of the five stages of the writing process.

Provides resources for screenwriting, freelance writing, playwriting, novels, and non-fiction. A free weekly newsletter is available.

Book reviews, quotations, links and exercises for writers. Of special interest to writers of fantasy, children's young adult fiction, and poetry.

Creative writing group for writers from around the world.

Provides mini-courses on creative writing with articles written by professionals. Also features regular competitions and forums to meet other writers to exchange critiques and debate ideas.

Provides a creative writing forum to discuss ideas, receive feedback, and share thoughts about the craft.

Part of a book about spirituality. Chapter 4 is about creativity and has some writing exercises.

Offers love, heartache, and humor poems to read. Also has the ability to submit poems.

Offers tips for characterization, dialogue, plot, description, and setting. Overcome writer's block with prompts that free the imagination. From Michelle Richmond, author and creative writing teacher.

Award-winning author Peter Ho Davies makes the case for creative writing courses.

A small writer's group that offers a new exercise to complete every month and the chance to receive feedback on your work from other writers.

2300+ plot ideas for fiction and screen writers.

Supporting creative writing in the context of the classics. A huge site. More than just writing.

Channel 4's home of creativity, full of advice, information and tips for making a career in the creative industries.

Free writing prompt utilities for poets and short fiction writers. Defeat writer's block using the 'random input' suggestions: the poetry generator produces a first line of poetry, while the story starter produces building blocks for fiction.

Provides information for the beginning writer. The how-to's range from character and plot development to basic information on getting published.

Writing toys, games, and gizmo to inspire creativity. Writing exercises.

Dedicated to helping new writers hone their skills as well as trying to find ways to get new writers published (either online or by a publishing house).

Creative writing assignments for 9th graders, stretch them beyond the concrete.

Display your creative writing talent through poetry, fiction or non-fiction. Join others who share your passion for writing! Enjoy feedback, constructive critiquing, advice and the friendship of aspiring/professional writers.

A forum for creative writers. Includes an email tutorial conducted by author, Maureen M. McMahon.

Provides writers a venue to post their works for all to see, to comment on, and add to. Works in many fields are accepted and all resources are free.

Features writing prompts aimed at writers of fantasy and fiction, as well as tips on creating and using prompts.

Online writers' workshop - submit and review short stories.

This is a site that contains a story about 16 castawyas that are stuck in a remote area for 39 days. Tribes will compete for Immunity so that they will not vote off their own members. A new episode is posted every three or four days. Who will be the ultimate to be Surviving?

Each of us has some unique talent. You may not know what it is yet, but you have something to contribute. Tera's Wish is about exploring the energy within each of us that fulfills and makes us most happy. Writing exercises.

Runs five-day residential creative writing courses, taught by professional writers and genuinely open to anyone, with subsidy for people on low income.

Learn to write as professional writers. The Magic of Creative Writing is for everyone who would like to learn how to express themselves efficiently and with clarity.

A customizable random generator of story scenerios, plots, and character names. For bored citizens, role-playing gamers, and mutant playwrites alike.

Get your creative juices flowing with this free, fun exercise for writers of all types.

Unique, growing site for writers and readers.

Answering Essay Questions, The Five-Paragraph Essay, and other subjects.

Free writing forum. Abstract comments and non sequiturs, or other stories that are triggered by what you read.

Daily writing exercise to get your pen moving first thing in the morning.

Forum for writers featuring collaboration, poetry, debate, contests, fiction, and articles.

Write on Maui is a connection for Maui writers, classes, motivational tools, writing groups, and events.

A free, freewheeling workshop for writers of all genres, featuring articles on writing by members and a place where budding and expert writers can submit exercises for feedback.

Writing therapy for personal development and creative expression.

By Lori Hunter at Suite101, Weekly feature articles.

A web site for and by writers. Writing exercises included.

Includes resources for new writers, archives, publishers directory, interviews, articles, jobs, writers forum, and news.

Two essays from entirely opposite perspectives to stimulate your writer's muse.

Dr. Gabriele Rico's site turns the task of writing into the joy of writing. Visitors can submit their writings for review.