The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators is the premier place to go if you're a children's book writer or illustrator. This organization has been around since the 70's and was founded by writers and illustrators of children's books. It provides you with a community to connect with and resources to help you out with your craft.

The Writer's Digest website has everything you need to help you with the craft of writing. From articles to creative prompts to reference books you can purchase, writer's digest is the writer's work space. 

Mission: Figment's goal is to provide a platform for the promotion and digital distribution of young-adult fiction and to transform the way this material is created and accessed.

Looking to share your writing, figment is for you. What's great about this platform versus the others, is that it's primary focus is YA material. You can share your YA stories with other writers and get feedback.

Association of Writers & Writing Programs is a website similar to SCBWI except that it's geared towards writers of all kinds. You have access to their network of writers as well as information on writing programs.

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to creative writing. On November 1, participants begin working towards the goal of writing a 50,000-word novel by 11:59 PM on November 30. - Quote from website.

Why not try your hand at a fun little experience during the month on November? See if you have what it takes to finish an entire novel in one month because I couldn't.