Links

Blogs and websites on/about/by writers/writing/books

This is not a definitive list, but some of my favourites:

• Insideadog has writers in residence, places you can review books, and all sorts
• A great site to read for books-you'd-never-otherwise-hear-about if you live in Australia. Jessa Crispin also does some great interviews www.bookslut.com/blog
• Nominate the 1000 books someone should read before they die - or have a look at others'. www.listology.com/content_show.cfm/content_id.22845/Books
• This site rates rejection slips from literary magazines. Macabre (if you're a writer) but entertaining. www.awritingyear.blogspot.com/2006/10/rating-rejection-virginia-quarterly.html
• This site rewards awful writing. www.bulwer-lytton.com
• Andy Griffiths - lots of fun, just like Andy's books. www.andygriffiths.com.au
• Judith Ridge's Misrule, for deep thought on YA and kids' writing, and to check out the latest anything. www.misrule.com.au/s9y
• Simmone Howell has lots of cool stuff, as you would expect. http://simmone.livejournal.com
• Scot Gardner's website is as funny and serious has his books. www.scotgardner.com
• And quizzes for when you need a moment. www.quizilla.com
• The wonderful, witty Lili Wilkinson, defender of young people, writer extraordinaire. http://thinkingsofalili.blogspot.com.
• New star on the block, Meg McKinlay. www.megmckinlay.com.
• The delightful and colourful Krista Bell. www.kristabell.com.