Maria, what qualifies as "outside help"? My daughter and son-in-law have helped me with a few kinks I have run into, but they aren't in the website design business -- they are just my techie kids :) If that kind of friendly help is okay, please enter my blog.

Thanks,
Cheryl Barker
http://cherylbarker.blogspot.com/

Hi Cheryl,
Yes, that kind of help is OK. We're interpreting the "outside help" phrase very loosely; we're basically trying to eliminate the websites that are entirely professionally designed and managed from the running to create a more even playing field.

I've entered my site once before, but it has gotten much better since last year. Enjoy!

http://victoria-e.com/

Nothing to lose, right? Even if the poor thing gets neglected when I'm actually writing.

http://significantkinks.solelyfictional.org

Hi Maria,

Even if you don't choose it, I'll still love my funny little writing blog! Check it out at http://www.cathychall.blogspot.com/

Thanks and enjoy,
Cathy

I emailed the writersdig@fwpubs.com address with my site but I thought I would add it here as well.

http://jefferyedoherty.googlepages.com/home

I'm a technical writer, mommy blogger, aspiring novelist and overwhelmed mom of three - and this is my blog:

http://borrowedlight.blogspot.com

Thanks for taking a peek at it.

What a neat idea! I'll add mine to the list here in a minute.

Please allow a side note - in response to tons of ads for low- to non-paying work, I'm trying to raise awareness of how this practice hurts us as an industry. If any of you feel compelled to help out the writing industry, blog about it or comment about it on Friday. Here's the link to my post explaining:

http://loriwidmer.blogspot.com/2008/05/pledge-with-me-people-ive-read-scores.html

Sorry for the interruption. Thanks!

I had a friend help create the template for my website a few years back, but since then I have been maintaining and expanding it.

http://www.EditorialInspirations.com

Just started my blog today only and I have added you in my blogroll
http://blog.meenumehrotra.com
My first novel will be out shortly and I plan to add the book's cover and write-up on the front page of my website.
I found your 20 tips on blogging, very relevant.
Check out my website ...

Thanks
Meenu

My website is www.meenumehrotra.com


meenu

Hi Maria -

My blog has been up and running for a couple of months now and I've had some success with it. Thank you for giving me a chance to throw my hat in the ring.

Cheers,
Rick

http://www.trippingthemuse.com

Hi Maria,

I've been working on getting this blog up-and-running for months now. Here's the blog as of right now, and I am currently working on redesigning it and moving it to my dot-com domain that I just purchased with the same web address.

jennifer

http://procrastinatingwriters.blogspot.com

Uh, guys, you have to send WD an email to be considered. :)

http://www.onekentuckywriter.blogspot.com/

Hi!
I can't decide which to enter - my website http://www.dorlanavann.com or my blog - Supernatural Fairy Tales http://dorlana.blogspot.com
Should I enter both?
Thanks for the information.
Dorlana

I emailed you as well. I have recently got back into writing and am currently trying to network myself as well as get some of my work out there. I am frantically reworking my website, trying to focus on what you might be looking for. Hopefully I get it to a good point by the time you get a chance to look at it. Its not perfect, but it is something. I am not sure if my site even qualifies, but I thought it was worth a shot. If nothing else, thanks for the opportunity.

Ken

Hi!

I’d like to nominate my site! I am a member of the Author’s Guild and a photography industry consultant. I do everything myself, fortunately or unfortunately :-).

www.jainlemos.com

~ Jain

If you write short stories, this is the place! Thanks to all my new writing friends for making my site's first year a resounding success!

This is a fun opportunity to check out other writers' websites. I've been writing a weekly column (primarily humor) for a couple of years now at www.foxcraftinc.com.

Kathleen

Eventually I'll get around to putting up a website of my own --- well, one to do specifically with writing, BUT --- there IS a site I REALLY love! I hope you consider it (and I have no idea how much work is done "outside".

http://writetodone.com/

I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
: Donna

I see that the names link the homepage, but in case anyone did not see, my webpage is anewmachine.org. Sorry for the repost if you did see. Hope you all like it. I thought it would be fun to do a wiki story if you would like to contribute.

ken

My website (http://www.resmijaimon.com) is online since 2003 and now maintain multiple blogs including http://resmi-jaimon.blogspot.com, where I post links to some of my published clips.

So, what makes my site special - the entire content including graphics, web design is mine! And I love this design so much that even when I redesign, I don't change much. Both my site and blog serves as my online promotional tool.

Mine is a pre-publication book website. How am I doing?

Hi Maria!

Don't know if my website will qualify, but it's worth a try. It's about my book "Random Thoughts: The Power Of Thoughts"
I welcome comments about it and if anyone will contribute their ideas on the power of thoughts, great! How about it, fellow writers? I'm not after the honor of my website being considered the best website. My aim is to spread the word that we can change our world by changing our thoughts.

Thanks,Maria, more power to yo!

Hi Maria!

My website is www.solyprs.com

Just started it last November and I intend to expand it by welcoming articles running on the same vein on my blogs.
C'mon dear fellow writers! Join me in my efforts to create a better world for us and our children.

While you might not think of stand-up comedians primarily as writers, what do you think we have to do before we go on stage and start talking?

My website http://www.BrainChampagne.com has my blog (short essays and commentary), comedic essays (longer essays), my professional biography, articles I've written for other publications (such as an article on attorneys who become stand-up comedians, for NJ Lawyer Magazine), a short children's story I wrote, and a practical guide to hiring ANY comedian. Oh, and a large number of jokes I've written for late-night television (the ones they DIDN'T use). Also have a stand-up comedy FAQ, audio and video clips of my performances and The Bill of Rights.

-Shaun Eli Breidbart

Hi Maria,

I may as well nominate myself. Why the heck not?

Since I built www.thewritermama.com in, I think it was January of 2007, it has been plugging merrily along.

My intention, in creating the site, was not only to introduce my book, "Writer Mama, How to Raise a Writing Career Alongside Your Kids," but also to provide a peek into the non-fiction book pitching and writing process. Or I should say MY non-fiction book pitching and writing process.

I think it was effective. And I've recently updated it.

Thanks!

Here is my personal blog http://jayringram.blogspot.com. I am tracking my phsical and emotional transformation.


But I am throwing my vote in for www.writing.com. This site is great for novice writers and more seasoned writers. The people on there are extremely helpful to newbies too. I have a writing link on there myself with some of my short stories.

Cool contest. Count me in!

http://www.gretaigl.blogspot.com/

My main web site is at www.anthonysworld.com

And I have so many blogs I can't always keep track of them. Here are the main two: http://uncletonoose.blogspot.com/ and http://uncletonoosejc.blogspot.com/

Sometimes the blog content is personal, sometimes it's general, and sometimes it teases to other essays and such that I have posted and available online.

Often the blogs are loaded with great photos I've taken just walking around.

I'd like to put my blog in the running:

http://mikeswritingworkshop.blogspot.com/

Thanks for this contest. It's a great idea. I can only WISH I had some outside help. I use Blogger to FTP my blog to my own domain (www.LarryNocella.com). I've customized a template using my own basic knowledge of HTML.

Here's the main page: http://www.LarryNocella.com/

Here's where I note the honorable mention Writier's Digest gave my zine QECE years ago: http://www.larrynocella.com/prevbio.html. Thanks for your help! Hope you like my site.

Larry Nocella
author of the novel, Where Did This Come From? available on Amazon.com.

Hi, thank you for the interesting contest. I would love to get feedback on the website. :)

It's carrenjao.blogspot.com. :)

All the best!

Hi! I'm interested in what you think of my website. I'm a romantic adventure novelist, and I've worked hard to make my site as friendly to navigate as possible. I hope you like it!

www.lyndahales.com

Thanks!

Hello Maria,

My blog has been a wonderful learning experience these last several months. Uduzit is on WordPress, so there is no advertising.

I will be hosting it on my own domain next month, and that will mean a whole new learning curve regarding marketing.

What you will find on Uduzit is a variety of posts on different subjects. I am learning what topics draw readers, and that helps give direction to my writing.

Thank you for the opportunity to showcase our blogs.

Smiles. ET

My website is new, and I am now working on adding a blog to it. Thanks for your consideration!

Kristy Stevenson
www.kristystevenson.com

remember Kirsten? Wow! does she have a following now: check her Blog site!

Kirsten has a HUGE following w/ 181 (so far) Readers & (so far) 639 HITS !!!

http://www.authornation.com/index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=887&Itemid=54

and here: http://www.kirstenashenbrenner.blogspot.com/

PLEASE drop over and say, "Hello" to KIRSTEN.

- Tommy

Thomas Hemmingway

Lierary Agent,

THL-East, Inc.

Tommy.Hemmenway@yahoo.com

Sounds like a great idea. Good luck everyone!

I emailed my nomination but also wanted to post it here just in case. I am an author of a self-published fiction series and have been creating and running my own website on my own since day one. Thanks! :)

www.expiredreality.com