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If you are a serious writer and spend too long on your computer, as I do, you may find that your muscles begin to hurt. Trunk, head, neck and shoulders are key areas for pain and we can also over-use the muscles in our forearms and hands. Therapeutic massage is a great way to relieve stress and to relax. It also stimulates circulation and detoxes the body. Gill El Najar specialises in Massage for Computer Users. She practises in Chorlton, Manchester and if you would like to contact her, let me know on my contact form and I will put you in touch. I can highly recommend it. Reading
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Writing organisations
http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/
www.thecwa.co.uk (Crime Writers' Association)
http://www.historicalnovelsociety.org/
www.nawe.co.uk (National Association for Writers in Education)
www.nawg.co.uk (National Association of Writers' Groups)
http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/
www.rna-uk.org (Romantic Novelists' Association)
http://www.societyofauthors.org/
http://www.writers-circles.com/
Writing websites
www.bloomsbury.com (guide for unpublished writers)
www.vanitypublishing.info (Johnathon Clifford's campaign against vanity publishing)
http://wisewordsonwriting.blogspot.com
www.wordpool.co.uk (for childrens' writers, parents and teachers)
www.writethismoment.com (jobs and opportunities for writers)
www.WritersWeekly.com (freelance writing ezine, jobs and paying markets)
Courses
www.arvonfoundation.org (some of the best writing courses in the UK)
www.oca-uk.com (Open College of the Arts - distance learning; affiliated to the Open University)
www.writersbureau.com (international correspondence course)
www.writersnews.co.uk (home learning courses)
Publications
www.mslexia.co.uk (for women writers)
http://www.thenewwriter.com/ (bi-monthly magazine, fact, fiction, poetry; market information; monthly e-mail news included; annual prose and poetry prizes)
www.wordsmag.com (the website of Words magazine - a quarterly print mag for readers and writers of short stories. Profits go to Breast Cancer Care - www.breastcancercare.org.uk)
Journalism
www.allyoucanread.com (newspapers and magazines from 200 countries)
www.bbc.co.uk/history (research source)
www.britainunlimited.com (250 GB's most famous people)
www.dwpub.com (on-line news and media services for journalists and media relatiions professionals)
www.freelanceuk/com/journalists/index.shtml
www.iwmcollections.org.uk (20th century conflicts information)
www.magatopia.com (links to free on-line magazines)
www.nuj.org.uk (National Union of Journalists)
www.responsesource.com (independent resource for journalists)
www.sourcethatjob.com (media jobs)
www.sourcewire.com (independent resources for hi-tech and business journalists)
www.Travelwriters.com (market newsletter, press releases, press trips)
Scriptwriting
www.bbc.co.uk/soup (supports up-and-coming comedy writers)
www.BritishTheatre.com (a new social networking site for the British theatre industry)
www.rocliffe.com (scriptwriters' development showcases using professional actors and feedback from industry guests)
www.shootingpeople.org (screenwriters' network/e-newsletter)