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*Absolutewrite - "Write hard. Write true. And write on."  

Alexa.com ranked #7,457 USA / global #24,859

http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/absolutewrite.com

"Screenwriting, freelance writing, novels, playwriting, non-fiction, and technical/specialty writing are covered. How-to articles and interviews with working writers, producers, publishers, and agents."

*Allpoetry.com - 

"Poets of all levels are welcome - Allpoetry is the place for you!

> We're the world's largest poetry community

>  Over 400,000 poets have joined, making 167,000 comments this month

>  Publish your poetry on the web and get feedback from poets!

>  Get published! Share your poetry online free, get guaranteed feedback

>  Free contests - cash prizes monthly & book publication

>  Free poetry classes

>  Two main types of writers: teens AND adults - a place for everyone

>  FREE with optional monthly memberships. No portfolio limits"

Alexa.com:#24,636 USA/global #54,468/sites linking in 1,077

http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/allpoetry.com#

*Authonomy - author network. Alexa.com ranked #88,088 USA

http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/authonomy.com#

*CNET Downloads - "writer" search

further refine to freeware, free trial, free (sorted by total downloads, most popular, user rating, etc). 

Some users question the neutrality of Editor reviews of its customer's or potential customer's products; hence, some of most downloaded either have no user feedback or some but Editor reviews don't reflect user rating, downloads or popularity. Software pre-screened by CNET website to ensure its available inventory is virus free, spyware free. 

* Daily Writing Tips

35 Genres and Other Varieties of Fiction

Competitions

Freelance Writing

50 Idioms About Talking

75 Synonyms for “Talk”

* eWriterPro - ebooks software

Operating system: Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista

"Total downloads: 2,825 Download last week: 39"

* Freedictionary.com - includes free widgets

* Headline Generator Software  - Added SW: January 3, 2012 

Operating system: Windows XP/2003/Vista/7

"Total downloads:24

Download last week: 21

Product ranking: #21 in Marketing Tools"

* 8 Minute Article Writer (Operating system:

Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/Vista/NT)
"Total downloads: 9,263 / Downloads last week:65 "

* McGill English Dictionary of Rhyme 

Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/Vista/NT 

"Total downloads:120,394 / Downloads last week:299 / 

Product ranking:#28 in Language Software"

* PDFill PDF and Image Writer Free

"Create PDF or images with options to optimize, encrypt, rotate, merge, and watermark." (watermarks used to brand work with a mark to help copyright work it but allow view before purchase, Getty Images uses its name across all pre-buy images, for e.g.). "271,754 total downloads. Downloads last week: 949."

*FanStory 

"At FanStory.com you can share your stories and poems and you will get detailed feedback. In fact, every story, poem and book chapter that you write will receive reviews. Enter poetry and story writing contests with cash prizes. There are over 50 writing contests that you can enter for free. Get helpful feedback for everything you write, enter writing contests and improve your writing skills. FanStory.com is a poetry and writing community for writers of all skill levels."

*Fictionpress - allows limited # work postings. 

Alexa.com ranked #1,5640 USA /#62,657global

http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/fictionpress.com#

*Figment (ranked Alexa.com #2 writer community)

Alexa.com ranked #18,238 USA/ #85,464 global / 

725 sites linking in 

http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/figment.com

* Refdesk.com

* Similar Sites search tool - enter website or name for similar sites 

http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/similarsites.com#

Alexa #2,492 USA / #2,822 global. 

Sites Linking In: 312,852 (popularity). 

search similar sites sample: "Textbroker" yields similar sites:

http://www.similarsites.com/sites/textbroker.com?ref=0705

*Writeboard - Alexa.com ranking, USA #3,263

http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/writeboard.com

e-whiteboard, use anywhere, share with anyone

*Writerscafe.org Alexa.com ranking #57,208 USA sites (#3 writing communities)

http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/writerscafe.org#

*Writing.com 

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Search Alexa.com directory of top writers resources with worldwide ranking and other stats (demographics; origin and destination after leaving sites):

All Categories > Arts > Writers Resources

Sub-Categories (24) 

• Book Writing (20)
• Chats and Forums (29)
• Children's Writing (44)
• Contests (125)
• Copy Editing (21)
• Directories (83)
• Events (20)

• FAQs, Help, and Tutorials (140)
• Fiction (236)
• Freelancing (28)
• News and Media (161)
• Non-Fiction (333)
• Online Communities (7)
• Organizations (231)

• Playwriting (66)
• Poetry (54)
• Publishing (55)
• Research (16)
• Screenwriting (143)
• Software (122)
• Style Guides (128)

• Web Rings (29)
• Writing Exercises (22)
• Young Writers (17)

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