EBJ - Weekly Writer Website Review

All this month, I'm talking about how to use Microsoft OneNote to create an electronic bullet journal. Visit the Office Warrior Connection's index page to a list of topics.

Set Some Writing Research Goals
One of my goals each year is to find new writing-related worksites and see what I can learn from them. Fortunately, or maybe unfortunately, I always have a long list of resources that I want to check out. By creating a weekly writing website review page, I have made a manageable list that I can do at a more leisurely pace, but not forget that I have them waiting for my attention. Whatever I don't finish this year, I will roll over into a new list next year and keep plugging away at them.

You could also use this goals list is to work through a set of Video Blogs, Author/Reader Platforms, or Social Media/Promotional Tools. I've researched tools for automatically posting content on my social media websites.

I've started a short list for you (with a bit of everything), but feel free to adapt the list to suit your needs. And if you have a website or internet resource that you love and think would be helpful for writers, drop a link in the comments or tag me on any of my social media accounts. I'm always on the hunt for new tools that will make my life easier or help me learn something new.

My Short List (in case you need somewhere to start)

• Office Warrior Connection - https://authorrichellerenae.weebly.com/office-warrior.html
• Writers Write - http://www.WritersWrite.com
• Tailwind App - https://www.tailwindapp.com/
• Writer's Digest - https://www.writersdigest.com/
• Grammar Girl - https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl
• Literary Hub - https://lithub.com/
• The Write Life - https://thewritelife.com
• See Jane Write - http://seejanewritebham.com/
• Fiction University - http://blog.janicehardy.com/
• ProWritingAid - https://prowritingaid.com/
• Story Grid Podcast - https://storygrid.simplecast.com/
• Jane Friedman blog - https://www.janefriedman.com/
  

Instructions: Weekly Writing Research Goals

1. Create a new page in your electronic bullet journal called "Weekly Website Review."
   If you have not created a journal yet and need instructions, check here.
   If you need assistance creating a new page, check here.
   
2. Create a 3x52 table.
   If you need help creating a table, check here.
3. Add the following heading in the top row of the table:
   Week
   Website
   Notes
4. Number the first column to represent each week of the year (1 - 52).
5. Add check boxes to the numbered column.
   If you need help creating a check list, check here.
6. Any time you stumble across a new writing resource, add it to your list.
7. Each week you review a site, check it off the list and add a few notes about what you liked, disliked, or thought was especially useful. This will be beneficial later on down the road if you don't have time to take advantage of everything the site has to offer and need to revisit it at a later date.

 
Adaptations
If you are a blogger, you could add notes in the notes column or create a new column for adding a link to a blog page where you have reviewed the site publicly. If you are a blogger who blogs about this sort of thing, I definitely want to hear from you. Get your link to me in the comments or on social media! I have a future goal to start a list like this on my website, maybe even a full-on review board like Angies List where writers can login to add websites, reviews, and comments.

Have you customized my instructions to make your journal uniquely your own? I'd love to see or hear how! Please post your creation on your favorite social media platform and tag me or leave a comment with a link in the notes below!
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