They Wrote It (Or Maybe You Wrote It) - Section IV: Books and Online Resources About Writing and Publishing

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They Wrote It (Or Maybe You Wrote It) - Now What? Assisting Authors at Your Library Section IV: Books and Online Resources on Writing and Publishing

Section I. Twenty Ways to Assist Writers in Your Library Section II. Typical Situations, "Don'ts" and Misconceptions Section III. 18 FAQs About Writing and Publishing Section IV. Books and Online Resources about Writing and Publishing
Books on Writing and Publishing: Writer's Digest Online Bookstore http://www.writersdigest.com/store/books.asp Look in the search box at right side of that page for topics. Order as many Market Guides as you can in areas of interest to your patrons, but especially: Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market, Writer's Digest Books, (published annually). (CWIM) Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript, Writer’s Digest Books. Writer’s Market, Writer's Digest Books, (published annually). Include some books on grammar and style. You can find these on the same website. Writer’s Digest Books is a good source, but not the only one, for useful writing reference materials. General Writing Resources Online: Most publishing companies and magazines have their submission policies online. 101 Best Websites for Writers http://www.writersdigest.com/101sites/2005_index.asp Google Directory of Online Writer’s Resources: http://www.google.com/Top/Arts/Writers_Resources/ Internet Public Library’s page of Writing Resource Sites: http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/hum60.30.00/ Fearless Literary’s Guide to the Various Avenues of Publishing Books: http://www.fearlessbooks.com/PublishingGuide.html Happily Published http://www.happilypublished.com/ Writers’ conferences: Shaw Guides at URL http://www.shawguides.com/writing The Authors Guild http://www.authorsguild.org/ U.S. Copyright Office http://www.copyright.gov/ What is Copyright? http://whatiscopyright.org/ Back to the top Resources for Children’s Authors: Haemi Balgassi’s List of Helpful books for children’s writers: http://www.haemibalgassi.com/ever.html Aaron Shepherd’s Kidwriter Page (His book on writing for children is here online, free) http://www.aaronshep.com/kidwriter/index.html The Basics About Writing For Children from Ravenstone Press & Jerri Garretson, with other links http://www.ravenstonepress.com/writeforchildren.html SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) http://www.scbwi.org/ Children's Publishers Submission Guidelines Online for Writers and Illustrators http://www.signaleader.com/childrens-writers/ Verla Kay's Web Site for Children’s Writers http://www.verlakay.com/ Self-Publishing Resources: Go Publish Yourself, website with a lot of resources about self-publishing http://www.go-publish-yourself.com/ ParaPublishing.com http://parapublishing.com/sites/para/ Lulu.com (self-publish POD or eBook, audio -- free) HYPERLINK "http://www.lulu.com/" http://www.lulu.com/ Back to the top Other Specialized Resources: Good list of fiction writing mistakes by Jerry Gross, “novel doctor.” http://www.webdreamer.com/gross_fiction_mistakes.html Writing opportunities for librarians - blog: http://librarywriting.blogspot.com/ The Promise of eBook Publishing (and Part 2: The Problems of eBook Publishing): http://www.writerswrite.com/journal/oct00/stork.htm Note: the internet is overstuffed with material for writers. Encourage your local authors to use print sources, good links you provide, and find their own online community. Don’t waste writing time.
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Last Updated April 4, 2006.