Resources for Writers

Editingchicagomanualofstyle.org/home....Oxford American Dictionary and Thesaurusmla.org- Modern Language Association style sheetThe Elements of Style by William StrunkRules for Writer by Diana Hackercamlang.com– Cambridge Language of StyleSelf-Editing For Fiction Writers: How to edit yourself into print by Renni Browne and Dave King.Stein on Writing by Sol SteinThe 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 BooksThe Writer’s Digest Writing Clinic by Joe Feiertag and Mary Cupitohttp://www.underdown.org/mf-self-editing.htm            http://www.notrain-nogain.org/Train/Res/Write/rev.asp            http://www.writing-life.com/style/editing.html
PublishingAuthorSmart.com – nonfiction publishingwriteandpublishyourbook.comazbookpub.com – Arizona Book Publishers Associationbooksandtales.com/pod/inde... – a guide for Print on Demandbook-publishers-compared.com/ - a good bookparapublishing.com/sites/para/ - information on self-publishingcommunicationcreativity.com... – good books
LibrariesGutenberg.org – free booksipl.org Internet public library
Legalpublaw.com- articles on copyright and other writing-related lawcopyright.gov/Go to Literary Works and follow the directions.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1265997irs.gov/businesses/small/index.html
Agents agentquery.comanotherealm.com/prededitors/pealw.htmfictionaddiction.net/agents.htmlwriters-free-reference.com/agents/kitwhitfield.com/publisherdating.html
TechniqueHow to Write Attention-Grabbing Query & Cover Letters by John WoodHow to Write a Book Proposal by Michael LarsenThe Marshall Plan for Getting Your Novel Published by Evan Marshall            writersdigest.com/- books and articles on writing – good technique booksfwbookstore.com/category/writing- Writer’s Digest books on writingWritingcareer.comMoviebytes.comInternetwritingworkshop.org
Marketingliterarymarketplace.com/ - one week subscriptions online – also in librariesRadiolocator.comNewspapers24.comNewslink.orgAbsolutewrite.comInktip.comauthorsandspeakersnetwork.comWritersreaders.com – local website host for independent authorsnewvoicesbookstore.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