Points out that users find it harder to read on a screen than on a printed page. Talks about the "inverse pyramid" structure of hypertext.
Online publishing site featuring many forms of graphic and written art genres. Offers free services to authors.
Explores the importance of writers' presences on the Web and offers resources for the creation and publicizing of Websites.
Site offers services and extensive resources for authors. Targeted to authors in the Pacific Northwest, USA. Newsletter, discussions, and a virtual bookstore.
Interview with Amy Gahran, editor of the ezine "Contentious." Find the four questions every site should answer, and learn about "microcontent."
Points out the challenges of writing Web pages as opposed to magazine copy. Tells writers to supply their names and email addresses.
Guide is for journalists and editors who write for the Web. Find research tools such as weblogs, links to well-written articles, and job listings.
Talks about knowing the Web audience, making text scannable, and the importance of hawkeye proofreading.
Find out about writing contests, post on the message board, and consult tips on sending queries and developing fictional characters.
Focusing on technical writing, this article talks about utilizing higher "levels of edit" for online documents. Read about clarity and style.
Provides copywriting services for advertising campaigns and Web sites. Browse the samples of slogans, and check out the fees and terms.
Get acquainted with the terminology and stylistics of hypertext formats. Offers details on software environments and a guide to publications.
A ten-minute course in online writing style for beginners. Offers guidelines about format, brevity, clarity, quoting, spelling, and manners.
Sections cover document layout and the importance of conciseness and editing. Find out how to avoid the "Himalayas Syndrome."
Mentions the willingness of readers to scroll through content and notes that Web articles are often much longer than printed ones.
Free web based database for publishing original lyrics. Offers services for lyricists and multiple genres.
Free distribution of content and resources for online publishers. Authors may contribute articles for inclusion.
Offers Web and "print on demand" based publishing. Specializes in new authors. Based in Gibraltar.
Notes that most users scan pages rather than actually read them. Describes how the measure the effectiveness of Web writing.
Collection of articles on topics including what Web writers can learn from newspapers and the philosophies behind hypertext.
Offers self-publishing and marketing options for unpublished authors. Based in the United Kingdom.
Reminds writers that users often print Web pages, and encourages the use of layman's terms. Read about "acceptable content."
Points out general characteristics of the voice, style, and layout of Web writing. Says that effort saved on distribution should go into writing.
Discusses the Web's impact on the written word, saying that readers are absorbing more, but in smaller chunks. Wonders if real content is dead.
Notes that many readers will not get past the first sentence of a Web site, but also talks about writing for very interested readers.
Collection of links to style guides and advice articles. Delve into a little hypertext theory, and dabble in design principles.
Claims that links and emotions are the two pitfalls of Web writing. Dig through the comment on editing and maintaining pages.
Company of writers specializes in developing Web content for business and consumer sites. See tips that help make Web sites usable and readable.
Provides the online community with free content, articles and information. Learn how to submit articles and browse through content by topic.
See research showing how users read on the Web and guidelines for writing readable Web pages. Links to discussion groups for online writing.
Goes over writing for an audience, maintaining a defined purpose, and improving readability. Talks about Web literacy levels.
Reviews the basics of style and headline writing. Consult the list of common errors and follow links to other resources.