27 Top Writing Blogs

by Joanna

Just a brief intermission announcement to let you know that the list of finalists in the 4th Annual Top 10 Blogs for Writers has just been published by Michael Stelzner at Writing White Papers.

Here’s the list of finalists:

• 3000 Messages Blog
• Collective Inkwell
• Confident Writing
• CopyBlogger
• Editor Unleashed
• Freelance Writing Jobs
• Fuel Your Writing
• Future Now
• How Publishing Really Works
• InkyGirl
• Men WithPens
• Nail Your Novel
• Neo Blue Panther
• Off the Page by Drew Myron
• One Night Stanzas
• Renegade Writer
• Storyfix
• The Adventurous Writer
• The Aspiring Mangaka & Writers Blog
• Urban Muse
• WordCount
• Write for Your Life
• Write to Done
• Writer’s Edge
• Writer’s on the Rise
• WriteSmart
• Writing Pays

To qualify as a finalist a blog had to be nominated more than once.
The top 10 will be selected based on:

Quality of posts: A qualitative analysis of the content of posts will be examined. Educational and discussion-spurring posts are more valuable than self-promotional posts. (55% of decision)
Frequency of posts: Blogs that write multiple posts per week will score higher. This is a sign of the blog’s commitment to blogging. (15%)
Reader involvement: Blogs that have regular comments from readers are another sign of a healthy blog. In addition, the numbers of nominations for a specific blog play a part in this. (15%)
Technorati.com Ranking: The number of other blogs that link to the blog shows the value of the content. (15%)