There is more to becoming a writer than just the actual writing itself. Here you will find links to blogs, writing organizations and other helpful links that will hopefully assist you in finding an agent and publisher, and learning about the business side of being a writer.
Quick Jump to helpful yahoo groups
- www.advancedfictionwriting.com
- Hearts through History RWA Online Group
- Theresa Medeiros's Tips for Aspiring Authors
- Write Attitude-I love this site. I go here whenever I need a pick-me-up. You can find inspirational quotes and authors’ journeys, along with articles on writing to help give you a boost.
- The Beau Monde- An online special branch of RWA for Regency Authors
- Celtic Hearts- An online special branch of RWA for Celtic Authors.
- Electronic and Small Press RWA
- From The Heart Romance Writers
- Futuristic, Paranormal, and Fantasy Romance Writers
- Charlotte Dillon's Romance Author Resources -This is a wonderful site that offers tons of information. From articles on the craft of writing, research links, finding an agent or publisher, to several online communities for writers, this is a site that has something for every writer.
- 10 Big Myths about copyright explained
- Advice for Choosing a Tax Return Preparer
- AG : The Authors Guild
- Association of Artists' Representatives
- At Last! Writer Beware Blogs! A.C. Crispin and Victoria Strauss Reveal All!
- AUTHORS AND THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE by Linda Lewis
- CoolStuff4Writers - Home
- Editorial Department - The Dark Side of Publishing
- Emerald Tablets Writers' Services - 1st Choice For Writers - Resources
- EVIL EDITOR
- Evil Editor's Stuff I Don't Want On My Other Blogs
- Fiction Factor - Writer's Market Listings
- Holt Uncensored :: A Candid Look at Books and the Book Industry : Publishing News : Booksellers : Bookstores : Reviews Interviews
- Inspiration for Writers Home Page
- ISBN.org - Welcome!
- Karen Fox - Market News
- Literary Agent Verification
- Miss Snark, the literary agent
- Neil Gaiman - Neil Gaiman's Journal: Everything you wanted to know about literary agents...
- Novel Advice Home Page
- NovelTalk - Ask an Author
- OrganizedWriter.com - Tools for the business of writing
- P&E: Literary Agents
- Piers Anthony
- Piers Anthony's Internet Publishing
- Preditors & Editors, a guide to publishers and services for serious writers
- Pub Rants
- Public Safety Writers Assn
- Publishers Lunch
- Publishers Weekly
- Publishers' Catalogues - directory of more than 7700 publishers world-wide listing publishers by topic or location
- Romancing the Blog | Romance Authors and Readers Who Blog
- RWA Home Page: This is the professional organization for anyone who is seriously pursuing a career in writing romance.
- Signed by the Author.com - Information for Authors
- The Gab Wagon blog
- The Greater Detroit Romance Writers of America: News: this is my local RWA chapter.
- The Knight Agency Blog
- The Man in Black blog comment
- The MuseItUp Club - one of Writer's Digest 101 Best Writing Sites - 2005
- www.passionatepen.com I absolutely love this site. It’s full of information on writing along with pages listing agents seeking to represent authors and romance publishers. Check it out! I can’t recommend it enough.
- The Rejecter
- The Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
- The Writer : The essential resource for writers
- U.S. Copyright Office
- Warnings and Cautions for Writers--Literary Agents
- Warnings and Cautions for Writers--Writer Beware's 20 Worst Agencies List
- Welcome to MetaPress
- Welcome to Writing-World.com!
- Writer Beware--Index Page
- Writer's Conferences website
- Writer's Digest Magazine - Writing books, competitions and other resources for writers
- Writer's Market - Contact info for thousands of markets that want your writing!
- Writer2Writer.com Home Page
- Writers Write -- The Write Resource -- Books, Writing and Publishing
- WRITERS' Journal: The Complete Writer's Magazine
- WritersWeekly.com
- Writing Etc.
- writingforsuccess.com
Helpful Yahoo groups for authors
workshopfinder-subscrib@yahoogroups.com-This is an announcement list only. each month, the various online workshops offered by RWA chapters and other places on the net are placed in one convenient message. Since joining this group, I no longer need to go hunting for workshops to take. They're all here in one place.
editorsagentsandblogsohmy-subscribe@yahoogroups.com-This is a new list that showcases all of the blogs of editors and agents. A good resource for anyone striving toward publication.
contestdeadlines-subscribe@yahoogroups.com-This is an announcement list only, listing the monthly deadlines of contests sponsored by RWA chapters.
cynthiasterling-subscribe@yahoogroups.com-This a Yahoo announcement loop with the latest industry information. Provided by Cynthia Sterling, it's a great resource on agents and editors and what they're looking for.
