4th of July Blog Love

Happy 4th of July!! To celebrate this fun-filled day, I'd like to turn you on to some other writing blogs out there that have recently mentioned WOW! Thanks bloggesses ~ enjoy your independence, and write on!

Jennifer Mattern's All Freelance Writing is a great resource for the freelance writer focused on web content. Her site includes a job board and writer's markets.

Revision Notes by Darci Pattison provides solid information for the fiction writer in revision mode--which is where we always should be. ;)

Lori Calabrese Writes! is a fun and informative blog for the children's picture book writer. If you're looking to purchase your next picture book, Lori has recommendations! The blog also features children's book writing contests, writing articles, and writer's resources.

E. Lucas-Taylor's Freelance Job Board is for the hungry writer looking for freelance gigs and resources.

The Education & Tech blog has information-packed posts that focus on teaching, writing, and tech topics. If you're into learning more about blogging, SEO, and social media, check it out.

Cathy C.'s Hall of Fame has a variety of writerly topics written in a fun and conversational voice. If you get a chance, check out her blog on Wednesdays where she writes a column, "What Not to Do Wednesday." Great stuff!

The Coffee & Critique Writers Group has great energy and the feel of a writers group...because it is! It offers bite-size posts on writing tips, contests, book publicity and submission opportunities.

Danette Haworth's blog, Summer Friend, is a fun blog for writers, with a focus of writing for children and teens. Danette, the author of Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning, has a great voice and her posts are always full of great description. If you get a chance to stop by her blog, check out the pic she snapped of one of WOW's contest prize packs!

Ann-Marie Nichols' blog The Write Spot is a great resource for authors, freelancers, and businesses who want to promote their business by using social media and Web 2.0. And really, who doesn't?

And in other recent mentions, we thank the following for giving WOW! a shout out on their blogs:

So Many Books, So Little Time
Gala Darling
An Audience of Me
Jama Rattigan's Alphabet Soup - a nice interview with Debbi Michiko Florence!
The Wild Rose Press - Post by Allie Boniface on her book release (she mentioned us in her trivia section) ;)
Mama of Letters
Get Paid To Fart - Good review of freelance bidding sites, and nice mention of us.
Apathetic Lemming of the North - nice review of one of our articles.

Would you like to be featured in our next Blog Love post? All you have to do is write about the WOW! ezine or this blog and we'll find you! I do a monthly check on bloglines to see who's mentioning us. Thanks again to everyone who gave us a shout. :)