Resources
EDITORIAL RESOURCES:
- drydenbks
- Editor-On-Call Services
- Elfman Coaching
- Nancy Lamb
- The Editorial Department
- Mary Buckham Manuscript Evaluation Services
CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS:
- Big Sur Writing Workshop
- Writing the Breakout Novel Intensive with Donald Maass
- Fire In Fiction
- StoryShaping Workshops
PUBLICATIONS TO FOLLOW:
RESEARCHING AGENTS:
- AgentQuery
- Absolute Write
- Verla Kay’s Message Board
- Writer’s Digest Guide to Literary Agents Blog
- List: Agents Who Blog
- QueryTracker.net
- Literary Rambles (Agent In-Depth Reviews)
- Agent Research part 1
- Agent Research part 2.
- Agent Research part 3.
- Jill Corcoran
- Preditors and Editors
LITERARY MAGAZINES TO SUBMIT TO:
GRANTS AND FOUNDATIONS:
ORGANIZATIONS:
- SCBWI – Society of Children’s Writers and Illustrators
- MWA – Mystery Writers of America
- SFWA – Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
- BFS - British Fantasy Society
- NaNoWriMo – National Novel Writing Month
FOR YOUNGER WRITERS:
- INKPOP – HarperCollins reaches beyond the slush pile with this online community connecting rising stars in teen lit with talent-spotting readers and publishing professionals.
WRITING COMMUNITIES:
TOOLS FOR WRITERS:
- Writer’s Block? Use this!
- Book Buzzr - Great book marketing tool
- Scrivener – Organize your novel
- Ulysses – Semantic Text Editing
- WriteRoom – Distraction-free Writing Environment
- 3D Timelines - Full screen interactive timelines with 3D perspective
- Write Or Die – Need a whip?
- Freedom for Mac – disables internet on an Apple computer for up to eight hours at a time.
USEFUL SITES FOR WRITERS:
JOBS FOR WRITERS:
- DoNanza – job listings by category
TOOLS FOR BLOGGERS:
- Book Blogger Convention
- BlogWorld Expo
- Online Publicist
- BookBlogs Ning
- Random.org – allows you to arrange names in a list in random order. Useful for contests!
FOR TWITTERERS:
- wthashtag.com – get your transcript and stats
- PrintYourTwitter.com – wthashtag let you down? Get a printable version of your tweets.
- Revisit – a real-time visualization of the latest Tweets around a specific topic
- Blackbird Pie – embed specific tweets in your blog posts
- scribd.com – make your transcripts into a scrollable widget
- Tweepml.org – Share groups of Twitter users
- Twitter Chats for Writers
- Ten Ways Twitter Can Help Writers
- On Twitterspam, Followers and Culling
- Twitter Guide for Writers: part one
- Twitter Guide for Writers: part two
- Twitter Guide for Writers: part three
- Twitter Guide for Writers: part four
- TwChat: Online spreadsheet of twitter chats
- TwiTip – a blog about how to get the most out of Twitter
Have I left something useful out? Let me know in the comment box below.
