Resources for writers
Robin's lists & Delicious bookmarks
- Agents for scriptwriters
- Book reviewers on the Web
- Critique groups online
- Literary journals
- Publicity tips for authors
- Publicists
- Reading venues
- Social cataloging sites
- Speakers' bureaus
- Writers' collectives
- Writers' conferences
- Writers' residencies
Recommended reference books
- International Libel & Privacy Handbook
Charles J. Glasser, Jr. - Get Known Before the Book Deal
Christina Katz - How to Be Your Own Literary Agent
Richard Curtis - Trust Agents
Chris Brogan & Julien Smith - How to Write a Book Proposal
Michael Larsen - Chicago Manual of Style
University of Chicago Press Staff - Plug Your Book! Online Book Marketing for Authors
Steve Weber - Save the Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
Blake Snyder - A Dictionary of Modern English Usage
H.W. Fowler
Useful articles & websites
- 25 steps to getting and working with a literary agent by Robin Mizell
- Advertising: What is a Copyright, Patent and Trademark? by Joel Miller
- L’agent littéraire en France: Réalités et perspectives par Juliette Joste
- Agent Query
- Alan Rinzler: Ask the Editor: Trusting the Reader
- Association of Authors' Representatives, Inc.
- Audience Development: Critical to Every Writer's Future
by Jane Friedman - The Authors Guild
- An Author’s Plan for Social Media Efforts by Chris Brogan
- BiblioBuffet
- The Brand Called You by Tom Peters
- Business Realities for the Beginning Writer by David B. Coe
- Carol Saller: The Subversive Copyeditor
- ©ollectanea: Collected perspectives on copyright
- Colleen Lindsay: On word counts and novel length
- Editorial Ass: Is What It Is Ism (Or Why You Must Be Your Own Evil Drill Sergeant)
- FAQ about Copyright
- The Fifteen Things You Need to Know B'twixt "The End" and "Send"
by Janet Reid - A Flowchart for Diagnosing Self-Publishing Problems
by Morris Rosenthal - Hilary T. Smith: The Ten Best Things You Can Do for Your Manuscript and Playing for the House: An Editorial Assistant on the Dangers of Going Agent-free
- Internet-Resources.com
- M[iddle] G[rade] vs. Y[oung] A[dult] Fiction: What’s the Difference?
by Debbie Ridpath Ohi - On hating a beloved novel by Richard Gilbert
- Poets & Writers
- The Problem with Memoirs by Neil Genzlinger (Satire alert!)
- Publishers Marketplace
- QueryTracker
- Richard Curtis on Publishing in the 21st Century
- Seth Godin's Blog
- Seton Hill University MFA in Writing Popular Fiction:
Writers' Resources - The Shatzkin Files
- Spotting the Publishing Scam by Ellen M. Kozak
- A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Published by Jeff Kleinman
- Subsidiary RightsAcquisition & Licensing by Lloyd L. Rich
- To writers who ask if I can interest traditional publishers in their self-published books by Robin Mizell
- What I Know by J.A. Konrath
- Wherefore Print on Demand? by Marc Schuster
- Why Story Structure Matters, Even If You Don’t Want It To
by Christopher Riley - Word Count for Novels and Children's Books: The Definitive Post
by Chuck Sambuchino - Writer, Edit Thyself! by David Gessner
- The Writer's Edge
- The Writer's Guide to Publishing in Literary Magazines and Entering Contests by Ayelet Tsabari








