Redding Area Writers

Links

Following is a list of websites that may be of interest to our visitors.
(not necessarily in any particular order)

Redding Area Writers (You are here)

Redding Writers Forum

Freelance Affordable Independent-Novel Editing
Specializing in Final Cleanup Forensic Edits

Links to Members' Author's Pages

I, Popeye — An Author's Meanderings
Featuring Katydid – A Post-Apocalyptic Novelette; and Zombie Stories

Perry Lake Productions

Resources of Interest

• Independent and Self-Publishing

Indie publishing is now easy and convenient, and almost always free, with the use of e-books and Print-On-Demand (POD). There are many sales outlets, like Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and others. You can Do It Yourself (DIY) or pay a usually-reasonable fee for someone to create your book for you. There is a learning curve and ramp-up time, and the more computer literate and able you are the better. And then there is the 'problem' of cover art work. But there are free photo and image websites listed below and some cheap or free graphic editing programs, some of them online, so you don't even have to download them. Most importantly: Do not forget to have your book edited by a decent editor. (we can not edit ourselves)

SmashWords
For E-book Publishing (except Amazon)

Create Space
For Print-On-Demand paperback and hardcover

• On Writing, Words, Language

OneLook Reverse Dictionary and Thesaurus

English Phrases – Meanings & Origins of Sayings & Proverbs

Word Tips: A Guide To Grammar And Punctuation (online)

Phrases: A crowdsourced multilingual online dictionary
...for common phrases, casual expressions and idioms.
There are other similar pages that may be of interest linked
to from the About page.

Idioms, sayings, slang, and phrases

Visual Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Interactive Lexicon

• FREE Stock Images and Photos

Make sure and check and double check for rights usage requirements for use in your book or for covers and back covers, or other uses, like your websites. Creator attribution is always nice and sometimes a requirement.

Picryl – Public Domain Media

Unsplash – Photos for Everyone

Pixabay – Stunning Free Images

Good Free Photos

Free Stock Photos by Canva

Public Domain Pictures Dot Net

FreePhotos.cc

Stockio – Free Photos, Vectors, Icons, Fonts & Videos

Pexels – Free Stock Photos

Freepik – Free Vectors, Photos and PSD Downloads

KissPNG – FREE Download of PNG Images!