My Favorite Links

By C.L. Beck
© 2007

To set the stage for this poetic piece of nonsense, imagine you have a voice like Julie Andrews, and you're in an Austrian castle during a thunderstorm, singing this song to a group of writers.

Publishers’ blog sites
And writers’ home pages,
Magazine guidelines
And stories in stages,

Places that all help a writer to think,
These are a few of my favorite links.

Agents who guide us
And answer our questions,
Authors who listen
And give us suggestions,

People who just help a writer to think.
They are a few of my favorite links.

When the “no” comes,
When my mind blanks,
When I’m feeling sad,
I simply go click on my favorite links,
And then I don’t feel … so bad.


The links below are some of my favorites. Please note that I am not endorsing them in any way, they just happen to be a few of the sites I like to visit and that I think you might enjoy. In addition, please check out the links for our bloggers, listed at the right, under LDS Writing Links.

Links Related to Writing:
http://pubrants.blogspot.com/ (Agent—Kristin’s blog page)
http://ldspublisher.blogspot.com/ (LDS Publisher’s blog page)
http://anwafounder.blogspot.com/ (American Night Writers’ Association blog)
http://www.shirleybahlmann.com/new_page_1.htm (Author Shirley Bahlmann—writing tips)
http://www.tristipinkston.com/ (Author Tristi Pinkston)
http://www.suite101.com/readingandwriting/ (Experts who offer advice on everything to do with reading and writing)
http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/index.html (Poets’ Corner)
http://www.m-w.com/ (Merriam-Webster Dictionary, on line)

Links for Fun:
http://www.dogpsychologycenter.com/ (Cesar Millan, The Dog Whisperer)
http://www.flylady.com/ (Fly Lady—cleaning and decluttering tips)
http://www.families.com/ (Good, clean blogs on almost every topic)
http://us.mcafee.com/root/speedometer/default.asp (Internet connection speedometer—to check out the speed of your DSL line)