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Typing and posture

Massage for Computer Users

If you are a serious writer and spend too long on your computer, 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 the number to call is 0161 881 8229.

Alexander Technique

The Alexander Technique teaches you to gain control of your body, to deal with pain and improve posture. Contact The Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique for a list of teachers in your area. www.stat.org.uk

Reading

http://bookblogforbookworms.blogspot.com This is my blog for book reviews and news of literary festivals, writing courses, the publishing and writing world. Become a Follower, post a comment and, if you would like to contribute, submit a blog to me at diane@keywordeditorial.com

Bookcrossing

n. the practice of leaving a book in a public place to be picked up and read by others who then do likewise (Concise Oxford English Dictionary definition). Read a book - register it on the bookcrossing site - release it into the wilds of a public place. www.bookcrossing.com

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' Grouips

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www.bloomsbury.com - guide for unpublished writers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.canwritewillwrite.com

www.forcopywritersonly.com

www.vanitypublishing.info - Johnathon Clifford's campaign against vanity publishing

http://wisewordsonwriting.blogspot.com

www.wordpool.co.uk - for childrens' writers, parents and teachers

http://www.write4kids.com

www.writethismoment.com - jobs and opportunities for writers

www.WritersWeekly.com - freelance writing ezine, jobs and paying markets

www.writersworkshop.co.uk - literary consultancy, writing courses and The Festival of Writing held at York University; next one 25-27 March 2011; now open for bookings on www.festivalofwriting.com

Self-publishing

YouCaxton is a self-publishing website in search of authors. www.youcaxton.co.uk It is run by professional writers who use the latest technology in print-on-demand and E-publishing. They give free advice on how to prepare your work for publication.

Courses

www.arvonfoundation.org - some recommended residential writing courses in the UK

www.oca-uk.com - Open College of the Arts, distance learning - earn credits towards a degree; courses in basic writing, fiction, life writing and children's writing; pilot scheme for mentoring writing projects.

www.writersnews.co.uk - home learning writing 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 to Breast Cancer Care - www.breastcancercare.org.uk

www.writers-forum.com

www.writersnews.co.uk

www.writingmagazine.co.uk