Friday, January 24, 2014

Resources for Writers

Editing
chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html nonfiction
Oxford American Dictionary and Thesaurus
mla.org - Modern Language Association style sheet
The Elements of Style by William Strunk
Rules for Writer by Diana Hacker
camlang.com – Cambridge Language of Style
Self-Editing For Fiction Writers: How to edit yourself into print by Renni Browne and Dave King.
Stein on Writing by Sol Stein
The First Five Pages: A writer’s guide to staying out of the rejection pile by Noah Lukeman.
Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript, Edition 2 by Cynthia Laufenberg and the editors of Writer’s Digest Books
The Writer’s Digest Writing Clinic by Joe Feiertag and Mary Cupito

Publishing
AuthorSmart.com – nonfiction publishing
writeandpublishyourbook.com
azbookpub.com – Arizona Book Publishers Association
booksandtales.com/pod/index.php – a guide for Print on Demand
book-publishers-compared.com/ - a good book
parapublishing.com/sites/para/ - information on self-publishing
communicationcreativity.com/index.html – good books

Libraries
Gutenberg.org – free books
ipl.org Internet public library

Legal
publaw.com - articles on copyright and other writing-related law
copyright.gov/Go to Literary Works and follow the directions.

Agents

Technique
How to Write Attention-Grabbing Query & Cover Letters by John Wood
How to Write a Book Proposal by Michael Larsen
The Marshall Plan for Getting Your Novel Published by Evan Marshall
           
writersdigest.com/ - books and articles on writing – good technique books
fwbookstore.com/category/writing - Writer’s Digest books on writing
Writingcareer.com
Moviebytes.com
Internetwritingworkshop.org

Marketing
literarymarketplace.com/ - one week subscriptions online – also in libraries
Radiolocator.com
Newspapers24.com
Newslink.org
Absolutewrite.com
Inktip.com
authorsandspeakersnetwork.com
Writersreaders.com – local website host for independent authors
newvoicesbookstore.com/ accepts self-published books on consignment.
writersmarket.com – places to sell your writing

writerbeware.org – sfwa.org (Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America)
– warnings about literary fraud and other schemes, scams, and pitfalls that target writers


azauthors.com – links to other writers’ groups, associations, magazines, media, publishers, services for writers, bookstores, events

Saturday, January 18, 2014

TOBY FESLER HEATHCOTTE LIVE ON RADIO, ABOUT BOOKS AND PSI

Tune in to "Under the Surface" hosted by Lori Hines, Jan. 24, 2014, at 7 pm Arizona time (9 pm EST) on www.whvrdigital.com.
Toby Fesler Heathcotte answers questions about her psi experiences and her metaphysical books. She authored Out of the Psychic Closet: The Quest to Trust my True Nature and the Alma Chronicles, a multi-generational fiction series based on reincarnation.

Toby also talks about her years as president of Arizona Authors Association and offers advice to writers in all genres. Tune in from 7:00 to 9:00 pm, call in to the studio, or connect through the chat room. You might win a book giveaway.