By Anita Nolan, http://www.anitanolan.com
Pearl S. Buck Writing Center Write a Novel in a Year Workshop
Books on Writing
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Renni Browne and Dave King
Plot and Structure, James Scott Bell
The Elements of Style, William Strunk Jr and E.B. White
Writing the Breakout Novel and Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook,
Donald Maass
Woe Is I, Patricia T. O’Conner
Heroes and Heroines, Sixteen Master Archetypes, Tami D, Cowden, Caro LaFever, Sue Viders
Character and Viewpoint, Orson Scott Card
Stein on Writing, Sol Stein
Goal Motivation and Conflict, Debra Dixon (available only through Gryphon Books)
On Writing, Stephen King
Beginnings, Middles, and Ends, Nancy Kress
Creating Characters, Dwight Swain
Writer’s Market Books (Writer’s Market, Children’s Writer’s and Illustrator’s Market, Novel and Short Story Writer’s Market, Poet’s Market, etc.) Also available online for a fee.
Second Sight, Cheryl B. Klein (children’s editor, book focuses on YA)
Websites
http://www.guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog/
Online writers’ forum http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/
Speculative fiction zine specializing in science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories of up to 5000 words
http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/
Children’s Magazines
http://www.woodenhorsepub.com/
Directory of children’s publishers:
http://childrens-publishers.com/childrens-book-publishers-beginning-with-a/
Publisher’s Marketplace http:///www.publishersmarketplace.com/ (fee)
WOW! Women on Writing http://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/
The Market List, for all fiction genres http://www.marketlist.com/
Anita Nolan Revisions article http://www.anitanolan.com/theend.html
Synopsis writing http://www.anitanolan.com/Synopsis.pdf
Book Proposals
http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/2009/01/what-is-book-proposal-for-nonfiction.html
List of Magazines: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_magazines
Parenting Publications of America: http://www.parentingpublications.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=main
The Poetry Market: http://www.thepoetrymarket.com/
Source listing publications for fiction & poetry: http://www.duotrope.com
Horror/SciFi site, but excellent list of writing sources: http://ralan.com/a.writing.php
http://z4.invisionfree.com/Like_OMG_Teens_Read/index.php?
List of Children’s Authors http://www.bethanyroberts.com/childrensbookauthorsA-Z.htm#A-F
Lists of types of books from libraries http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/booklists.html
James Patterson’s website for children’s reading http://www.readkiddoread.com/home
Winning Writers – Mostly Poetry – Lots of contest info http://www.winningwriters.com/index.php –
Comparison of POD Publishers http://writersweekly.com/pod_price_comparison/006780_06152011.html
Conferences/Groups
Greater Lehigh Writers Group (has an annual conference) http://www.glvwg.org/
Philadelphia Writers (has annual conference) http://www.pwcwriters.org/index.html
Mystery Writers http://www.mysterywriters.org/
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers http://www.sfwa.org/ (must be published)
Penn Writers http://www.pennwriters.com/ (has annual conference)
Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators www.scbwi.org (2 national conferences/year, many regional)
Romance Writers of America http://www.rwanational.org/ (one national, many regional conferences)
Directory of Writers Associations: http://www.ebookcrossroads.com/writers-associations.html
Check out my other posts on the PSB Writing Center blog under Resources:
Building a Synopsis Step-by-Step, Submission Dictionary, and Formatting Your Manuscript.
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