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Writing and Publishing

If you write for pleasure or simply want to practice your skills, these sites help you to get started and to keep writing.

Canteach.ca - lists of topics to get your ideas flowing

Coffee House for Writers - an Internet-based community of writers from all genres.  There are more than ten thousand members all over the world including ships at sea!

Creative writing prompts - Point your cursor to any number, read the prompt and then write your story!

Writing the Journey – support for people who are writing an online journal

You can create a blog or web-based journal where you can write and put up pictures. Here are some sites that help you do these things

Facebook - social networking that includes a writing section

myspace - social networking that includes a writing section

WordPress - blogging 

Blogger - blogging

You can build your own website. See Tips, How to build a website. With the right equipment you can use your computer like a video phone, and share videos on a site. YouTube is the most famous video sharing site.

Remember, everything you write and put up on the Internet is public. See Internet Safety.