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| January, 2001Media Bistro: Job listings and helpful articles for journalists and other media professionals. Register with the site, and they'll send job alerts straight to your e-mail. You can also post your resume and hop onto their message boards for career advice. February, 2001 www.authorlink.com: Authorlink is a news and marketing site for authors to connect with agents and publishers. They screen work by authors for inclusion in their "showcase"-- not a free service, but according to their site, over 60 authors have gotten publishing contracts as a direct result of listing with Authorlink. They also have their own trade paperback imprint. Moviebytes.com is a wonderfully comprehensive and organized listing of screenwriting competitions, complete with links to entry forms, competition websites, rules, past winners, etc. The fairly recent addition of user "scorecards" is a great feature, wherein past entrants can rate the contests in terms of feedback, professionalism, and more. Also includes a message board, industry news, and a (paid) database of script sales. www.writingtree.com: At WritingTree, you can post your writing for feedback, read and comment on other writers' work, and enter lots of themed writing contests (mostly free). Writing is categorized according to type (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, etc.), subject, and keywords. You can also read/post authors' profiles and an interesting feature-- "about the writing," in which authors can give background information about the piece or ask for specific kinds of feedback. *Note 4/1/01: This site is shutting down. Sad! www.eclectics.com is "home base" to about 50 published writers (primarily romance authors). On the site, you'll find author home pages, contests and giveaways sponsored by the authors, message boards, and articles. A nice way to connect with your favorite authors. March, 2001
Find A Publisher:
Wow! A terrific database of publishers and agents, fully searchable by
keywords. This is a very large collection, and includes detailed entries
for each publisher. A great place to start your search. The Word Pool: Interested in writing for children? This is a great spot to connect with other children's authors, and learn more about the craft and market. They host an author discussion group and a monthly newsletter. Specifically for writers in the U.K., but plenty of good information for all writers. Well worth a click. www.content-exchange.com: Not your average writer's site! This is a very well-written and edited e-zine for online writers and publishers. (Don't let the word "content provider" fool you-- they mean "writer!") Full of news, how-tos, essays and editorials, this is a site by professionals for anyone interested in working in the online publishing world. April, 2001 http://writersdatabase.com offers over 500 market guidelines for writers. Not bad! I'm very impressed by this site's potential. Writers can search through these guidelines for free, and take advantage of lots of links and resources (including a dictionary of writing industry terms, free personalized deadline reminder e-mails, writers' chat, and more). Paid membership offers additional guidelines, and costs only $7 a year. Check it out. www.forewordmagazine.com is the great online counterpart to the print magazine. From their "About Us" page: "Our mission, since incorporating in April of 1998, has been to provide news and reviews about independent and university presses to the trade on a consistent basis." You'll find great interviews, articles, and book reviews of lesser-known books at this site, and you may uncover some real gems. The articles are in-depth and cover many areas of publishing, including industry changes and trends. www.bookmarket.com is John Kremer's "Book Marketing Update" website. Kremer, who is one of best-renowned experts on book marketing, offers tons of free resources for authors on this site, along with ordering information for his not-so-free resources. It includes links to independent book publishers, successful self-publishers, as well as John's personal Rolodex files, filled with information about media and publishing contacts. Sign up for the "tip of the week," too. http://www.dictionary.com offers... well, an online dictionary. But, wait, there's more! There's a thesaurus, dictionaries in other languages, crossword puzzles, links to online grammar, usage, and style guides, a great set of frequently asked questions (answering everything from citation rules to trivia questions). May, 2001 Poets & Writers Online Classifieds: This is the website for well-known Poets & Writers Magazine. Although the site doesn't offer much in the way of free content, it does offer a hefty classifieds section, updated once each two months. You'll find lots of calls for anthology submissions, magazine and website submissions, as well as contests, conference info, retreats, and services for writers. There aren't many high-paying markets listed, but if you're looking for credits, this page is worth a look every couple of months! www.holtuncensored.com is a "twice-weekly e-mail column and website about books and the book industry." With a bias toward independent bookstores, Pat Holt (former editor, publicist, author, and book reviewer) delivers columns with wit, irreverence, and keen insight. She also encourages readers to express their opinions on everything from deep discounting to corporate conglomerates to book reviewing ethics. www.writers.net Well, how did I never find this link before? I feel like there was a party going on, and my invitation got lost in the mail. This is a directory of writers, editors, publishers, and agents (though, at the moment, it appears only the writers and agents sections are functional). Writers get a free profile page to list their published work and details of their writing availability. It also has a discussion forum and links to news, articles, and resources about the writing world. Editor & Publisher Online is the online counterpart for the weekly magazine. The site provides daily news and weekly columns about the publishing industry. It also hosts a super, worldwide media directory that allows you to search for the websites of newspapers, magazines, radio and televisions stations, and more (see the "media links" button). Finally, be sure to check out the extensive classified listings, including many job listings for writers, well categorized and including posting dates (so you'll know the listings are fresh!). June, 2001 Fiction Writer's Resource Page: Great insider info about agents. There's a page for "top dogs," another for "agents actively looking," and a "hot agent of the month." In addition, the site's owner, Todd James Pierce, offers great tips and articles for fiction writers. Editor's Assistant: If you've been freelancing for a while, you probably realize how important reprint sales can be. So, whenever I stumble upon a website that offers to help me sell my reprints, I'm a happy camper. Editor's Assistant aims to do just that; you post a synopsis of your previously printed articles at their site, along with your asking price and contact information, and they try to attract editors to buy your work. It's free to sign up, and you pay a commission if you sell due to their efforts. I've just posted a few of my articles, so it's too early to report results-- let me know if you have success with this (or any other reprint-selling sites!). Done Deal: A great site for screenwriters. Want to see information about recent script sales? You'll find all the dirt here-- who sold it, who bought it, how much money the writer made, a logline about the script, and which agent facilitated the deal. You'll also find contact information for agents, managers, and production companies, plus extensive message boards. One Woman's Writing Retreat is a laid-back website in which C. T. Atherton and her five columnists write and interview professional authors. The site's main purpose, according to Atherton, is "mentoring." Check out the "writer's challenge" (where authors describe their inner critics), as well as the "blogs" (logs for the staff to post news and updates). July, 2001 www.rawsistaz.com is the website of the "Reading and Writing SISTAZ Online Book Club." The group (which consists of over 100 international members) discusses books primarily by African American authors, and they write collaborative stories and poems, review two books a month, have online chats with the "book of the month" authors, and publish two newsletters. They are dedicated to helping African American authors get the exposure they deserve. www.ralan.com is Ralan's Conley's Webstravaganza-- and such an appropriate title it is! This website is a massive compilation of markets, response times and tons of links for writers. It has a slant toward sci-fi markets (including paying and non-paying), but also includes humor, novel, and anthology markets. Includes pay rates, rights bought, etc., and is regularly updated. www.fireseek.com is the home for the online "Urban Poetry Movement." There are so many message boards, my head is still spinning. Read and post poetry here, get critiques, share life experiences, participate in writing exercises... there's a ton to do here. Suite 101's Freelance Writing website is run by Bev Walton-Porter, former Inkspot columnist and current book reviewer for Coffeehouse For Writers. It contains a nice variety of articles, as well as message boards and links. Bev makes this one a warm and friendly spot for writers. August, 2001 http://www.adlerbooks.com/ Okay, so this is a publisher's site. But it also contains a tremendous amount of helpful stuff for writers-- instructions for writing proposals, articles about book promotion and contracts, calls for submissions, and-- my personal favorite-- a selection of the site visitors' "worst book ideas," which include such titles as "boB, the Dyslexic Lexicographer" and "I Was a Man in a Bus Queue." http://www.justtechwriterjobs.com/ As the url subtly implies, this is a site dedicated entirely to technical writing jobs. And, finally! A site where you don't need to sign up just to see the listings (including contact information). Search through to find staff and freelance jobs, and post your resume so employers can find you. http://www.freelancers.com/ Creative Freelancers is another "job site" where writers (and other freelancers) can post their resume and/or search for jobs. Despite the name, many of the jobs in the classifieds section are full-time staff positions; however, they do have an impressive array of jobs posted for writers! I haven't signed up with them yet, but plan to. Let me know if you have experiences to share about this site! www.zoetrope.com With sections for short story writers, poets, novella authors, and screenwriters, I'm surprised I haven't made this one a link of the week before. This is a great spot to "workshop" your works in progress-- this is a spot to get critiques of your writing, and to give critiques to other writers. It's all free, and has message boards and chats, too. It's supported by Francis Coppola's production company, American Zoetrope. September, 2001 www.writerfind.com is a website that lists writers who are available for work, and job listings from around the world. Jobs are listed in several categories, including journalism, editing, PR, technical, instructional, and creative. Not a ton of listings, but there were some here that I hadn't seen elsewhere. www.momwriters.com is a big association of experienced and new writers. There is a website and a Listserv, which includes a critique group, bulletin board, chat, and more. Articles run the gamut of genres, and they sponsor contests and several programs for writers. http://www.clmp.org is the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses. If you're interested in writing for literary magazines, this is a great place to start your quest. There are 283 member publications, and each is described on the website, along with the types of writing they publish, similar publications, and contact information. There is also a spot for literary publishing jobs. http://www.creativepurrsuits.com/reststopnews/index.html is the Reststop Writers' Newsletter. Here, you'll find helpful articles, links you haven't seen elsewhere, writing exercises and a new series about writer wellness. And you'll find some writer humor and trivia, too! A friendly, fun site. October, 2001 http://www.underdown.org/ The Purple Crayon is children's book editor Harold Underdown's website for children's writers and illustrators. Includes almost 60 valuable articles and interviews with children's writers, agents, and publishers, plus links to publishing resources. http://hollylisle.com/fm/ is Forward Motion, novelist Holly Lisle's website for writers. I am very impressed by the quality of the articles on this site, covering topics from literary agents to "going pro." And the community-- wow! Need a critique? Want to take a free writing class? Just want to dish about your favorite genre? Drop in to the message boards or chat room. You can also download free copies of all the past newsletters, and Holly's e-book, Mugging The Muse. That's right... free. November, 2001 http://www.thewritegallery.com/ features work by and about "new writers, young writers, writers with room to grow." They run work in many categories-- fiction, poetry, personal essays, etc., and even have spots for "virtual chapbooks." In addition, check out the links pages for some great literary websites. http://www.pageonelit.com/ is Page ONE Literary Newsletter's website, and it includes news about authors, booksellers, etc., as well as interviews, links to well-known authors' websites, memorable quotes about writing, and contests. http://www.writetoinspire.com has a Christian slant, but also has articles appropriate for all writers. There's a free e-zine, and links to news about Christian literature. If you want to learn more about writing devotionals, Christian romance novels, or if you're interested in finding writing tips in the Bible (!), look here. http://www.journeyfurther.com/ is a website for travel writers. It includes articles about interesting destinations, links to great resources for travel writers, and book recommendations. They also accept submissions, though I couldn't find anything about payment. December, 2001 http://www.robinsnest.com/ is Robin's Nest for Writers, a resource center that includes free online writing workshops and courses and links. Special attention given to how writers can use the Internet. Quality articles by Robin Nobles. http://www.sfwa.org/beware/ is the "Writer Beware" site maintained by Victoria Strauss of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Check here for case studies about shady publishers and agencies, and for advice about book doctors, electronic rights, vanity presses, poetry contests, and more. Very enlightening! http://www.rainydaycorner.com/: "Making writing a family affair." A print magazine and e-zine, this publication encourages families to write together. Includes articles, book reviews, an "idea file," and more. Also a paying market for kids and adults-- pays $2-10 for originals and reprints. http://mzbworks.home.att.net/ is science fiction and fantasy author and editor Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust's official website, and contains a handful of interesting articles about writing and editing, as well as essays about her work. January, 2002 http://www1.profnet.com/profnet_home/index.html is Profnet, "Where sources and journalists meet." Need an expert for your next article or book? You can search here for people who have volunteered to be quoted on a huge array of topics, and ask them to respond via phone, fax, or e-mail. There are 3,026 registered expert sources, and 14,438 information officers who can help you track down the information and quotes you need. http://www.rhymezone.com: Ever since I started writing rhyming children's books and poetry for both a greeting card and a wall decor company, this site has been my favorite tool. You type in a word, and it gives you rhymes, synonyms, or definitions. There are also sections where you can read Shakespeare's work, check out famous quotations and important documents, quiz yourself on your linguistic prowess, and more. http://www.allreaders.com lets readers search for books by specific elements: plot, setting, theme, and characters. But, even better than that, it allows authors to publicize their books for free by entering their details into the site's search engine, and the site's owner (a multi-published author) offers free feedback on 15 pages of your manuscript. I tried to find a catch, but there doesn't seem to be one! http://freepages.writing.rootsweb.com/~petersplace/ is Peter's Place of Freelance Journalism, and it's a vast collection of useful links for writers, including links to guidelines, publishers, copyright and other legal info, radio and TV links, style guides, etc. It also contains a primer guide to journalism written by the site owner. February, 2002 http://www.authormania.net is Authormania, the Creative Writing of Felice Prager-- a humorous slant on the world of publishing. Learn what to do and what NOT to do to break into the crazy, upside-down world of online and print publication. Plus resources, ideas, products, quotations, hints, inspiration, and more. A funny look at the world of a freelancer. Take off your shoes, put your feet up on your desk, and have a good read! http://kidswriting.miningco.com/ is About.com's "Creative Writing For Teens" channel, and it contains articles, links, reviews, and a chat room where teen writers play "story games." There are sections for grammar help, e-publishing, poetry, and more. http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ is the "Guide to Grammar & Writing" as prepared by English professor Charles Darling. Want to brush up on your grammar rules? Check here for overviews of sentence parts, punctuation, unbiased language, "notorious confusables," and much more. There are even more than 170 quizzes to test your understanding. http://www.uni.edu/english/craft/ is "Craft of Poetry," a site by an instructor and a former grad student at the University of Northern Iowa. It contains descriptions and examples of many different types of poetry and poetic elements. Sure, you've heard of a sonnet, but what about a Villanelle? I'm just a little horrified by the grammatical errors on this site (the grad student seems to be confused about "your" and "you're"), but the lessons are still valuable. March, 2002 http://www.bloomsburymagazine.com/writersarea/Get_Published.asp is Bloomsbury Magazine's "writer's area." It contains helpful information (especially for those in the U.K. and Ireland) about preparing and submitting a manuscript, plus pages and pages of listings of literary agents in the U.K., Ireland, and the U.S.
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