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BOOKS by Barbara Florio Graham:
by Paul Lima: (www.Paullima.com):
(e-books)
Business of Freelance Writing (how to wisely sell
your ideas to magazine and newspapers);
It's 11 pm. Do you know where your Web site
ranks? (how to optimize your Web site for the
best Search
Engine results)
The Six-Figure Freelancer: How to Find, Price, and
Manage Corporate Writing Assignments
A series of articles by Paul Lima are on the
NetWords website: www.networds.ca
Click on "Visit NetWords e-Magazine"
The Six-Figure Freelancer's Blog: www.paullima.com/blog
Podcasts for writers and about writing: www.paullima.com/podcasts
Roughing It in the Market: a survival toolkit for
the savvy writer, published by the Periodical Writers
Association of Canada www.pwac.ca
Motivation for Writers, by Nate Hendley http://www.lulu.com/content/1230618
by Karen Elizabeth Gordon, Pantheon Books:
The Deluxe Transitive Vampire
The Well-Tempered Sentence
The Disheveled Dictionary
Out of the Loud Hound of Darkness: A Dictionarrative
by Thomas Parrish: The Grouchy Grammarian (A
How-Not-To Guide to the 47 Most Common
Mistakes Made by Journalists, Broadcasters, and
Others Who Should Know Better)
Woe is I, by Patricia T. O'Connor (grammar)
Eats, Shoots and Leaves, by Lynne Truss (punctuation)
Writer's Market, published annually by
Writer's Digest Books (www.writersdigest.com)
The Market Books now have mini-sites with
information about each book and a place to sign up for a free newsletter.
Novel & Short Story Writer's Market www.novelandshortstory.com
Children's Writer's & Illustrator's
Market www.cwim.com
Poet's Market www.poetsmarket.com
Guide to Literary Agents www.guidetoliteraryagents.com
Photographer's Market www.photographersmarket.com
Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market
www.artists-market.com
Songwriter's Market www.songwritersmarket.com
The Writer's Handbook, edited by Sylvia K.
Burack, Kalmbach Publishing, Boston (annual)
The Write Track, by Betty Jane Wylie,
MacMillan, 1998
The Writer's Home Companion, edited by Joan
Bolker, Owl Books,
1997 (a division of Henry Holt).
The Canadian Writer's Guide (13th Edition),
Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2002
The ASJA Guide to Freelance Writing (St.
Martin's Griffin, look for latest edition)
by Bobbi Linkemer: http://www.writeanonfictionbook.com
Going Solo
How to Write a nonfiction Book, From Concept to
Completion in 6 Months
by Patricia Fry: www.matilijapress.com
The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book
NOTE: Click here for
my review of the new edition of this valuable reference,
which also comes with a helpful Author's Workbook.
A Writer’s Guide to Magazine Articles for
Book Promotion and Profit
Over 75 Good Ideas for Promoting Your Book
Write On! Journal-Keeping for Teens
ALSO CHECK Patricia's excellent blog, at: www.matilijapress.com/publishingblog
by Moira Anderson Allen, Allworth Press: www.allworth.com
Paying Markets for Fiction & Poetry (description
& review here)
Starting Your Career as a Freelance Writer
The Writer's Guide to Queries, Pitches, and Proposals
Writing.com (tools to success in the Internet age)
by Peter Bowerman: www.wellfedwriter.com/
by Michael Larsen of Michael Larsen-Elizabeth
Pomada Literary Agents
www.larsen-pomada.com
How to Write a Book Proposal, 3rd
edition (Writer's Digest Books)
How to Get a Literary Agent, 3rd edition (Sourcebooks)
Guerrilla Marketing for Writers, with Jay
Conrad Levinson and Rick Frishman
A Magical Clockwork: The Art of Writing the Poem,
by Susan Ioannou (susanio@sympatico.ca)
Hooking the Reader: Opening Lines that Sell,
by Sharon Rendell-Smock www.rendell-smock.com
by Julie V. Watson www.seacroftpei.com
How Women Make Money (Dundurn, 2004)
Great Tips for Your Small Business: Increase Your Profit and
Joy in Your Work (Dundurn, 2006)
Unclutter Your Life, Transforming Your
Physical, Mental and Emotional Space, by Katherine Gibson,
(Beyond Words Publishing, Inc., 2004) www.clutterbook.com)
Write in Style: Using your Word Processor and
Other Techniques to Improve Your Writing, by
Make a Real Living as a Freelance Writer, by
Jenna Glatzer (www.jennaglatzer.com)
Books by Diana Hacker (www.dianahacker.com)
from Bedford/St.Martins Press
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ALSO SEE:
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MAGAZINES and ANNUALS
Writer's Digest Magazine, 9933 Alliance Rd.,
Cincinnati, OH 45242
Writer's Yearbooks & guides, Writer's Digest,
9933 Alliance Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45242
Freelance Writer's Report, Cassell Communications Inc.,
Maple Ridge Road, North Sandwich, NH 03259
The Writer, 102 Boylston Ave., Boston, MA 02116
WRITERS' ORGANIZATIONS:
www.pwac.ca
(Professional Writers Association of Canada)
www.writers-editors.com
(The Cassell Network of Writers, which publishes Freelance Writer's Report)
www.cfunion.ca
The new Canadian Freelance Union, currently under the wing of the
huge Communications, Energy, and
Paperworkers Union of Canada.
www.asja.org
The American Society Of Journalists and Authors has a public section
of their website with a great deal of useful information, including
explanations of legal wording in contracts
www.the-efa.org/
The Editorial Freelancers Association, and international
organization headquartered in New York City, with members who have a
wide range of professional skills, and live and work in forty-five of
the United States and in Canada, England, France, India, Ireland,
Israel, and Japan.
www.nwu.org/nwu/
The National Writers Union, a trade union for freelance and contract
writers: journalists, book authors, business and technical writers,
web content providers, and poets. They have nearly 2,000
members in 16 chapters nationwide, and are supported by the United
Automobile Workers.
www.wga.org/
The Writer's Guild of America is a labor union for those who write
television shows, movies, news programs, documentaries, animation,
CD-ROMs, and content for new-media technologies
www.cmg.ca
The Canadian Media Guild is a trade union with nearly six thousand
members, all of whom work in the Canadian media.
www.thewordguild.com/
An organization for Canadian Christian writers
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Dictionaries & Other Useful Information
CLICK HERE FOR MARKETING RESOURCES
OTHER RECOMMENDED SITES:
www.paullima.com
(resources for writers, including e-books offering practical advice)
www.writers-editors.com
(The Cassell Network of Writers, which publishes Freelance Writer's Report)
www.asja.org
The American Society Of Journalists and Authors has a public section
of their website with a great deal of useful information, including
explanations of legal wording in contracts
www.the-efa.org/
The Editorial Freelancers Association, and international
organization headquartered in New York City, with members who have a
wide range of professional skills, and live and work in forty-five of
the United States and in Canada, England, France, India, Ireland,
Israel, and Japan.
www.thewordguild.com
Christian writers
http://www.ContractsWatch.com
from The American Society Of Journalists and Authors
http://www.internet-resources.com/writers/
http://www.writers-free-reference.com/
resources for writers and researchers.
http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/
the inside info on problems
http://www.poynter.org
reliable information and tools for professional journalists,
including helpful newsletters, articles about writing, useful links.
http://www.agentquery.com/
information about agents, editors, as well as a paid newsletter
http://www.sources.com/
Canadian sources, including corporations, organizations, agencies,
for information and interview subjects. Also see: www.medialink.ca and
http://www.nserc.ca/partners/chairs_e.asp
www.J-Source.ca
The Canadian Journalism Project, a project of the Canadian
Journalism Foundation (CJF) in collaboration with leading journalism
schools and organizations across Canada to promote excellence in journalism.
http://freelanceswitch.com/
an eclectic site with lots of information for freelancers
http://www.ire.org/
Investigative Reporters and Editors: resources for journalists
http://www.forcopywritersonly.com/
information for those writing advertising copy
http://www.inktip.com/
Resources, tips, and a newsletter for screenwriters.
http://www.ccna.ca/
Canadian Community Newspaper Association, 743 members, mostly weeklies
www.freelancesuccess.com
(excellent website and discussion list)
www.WriterL.com
(another excellent discussion list for professional writers)
www.writing-world.com (Moira
Allen's excellent newsletter for writers)
Also check: www.newbie-writers.com
and www.write-away.biz
www.woodenhorsepub.com
(free newsletter, excellent PAID markets' database)
www.writersbreak.com
(yet another fine free newsletter)
http://www.matilijapress.com/publishingblog
(Patricia Fry's blog contains excellent advice)
www.fundsforwriters.com
(several newsletters, some free, to locate paying markets, grants,
contests, and more, from SPAWN member Hope Clark
http://freepages.writing.rootsweb.com/~petersplace/new.htm
(Peter's Place Of Freelance Journalism)
www.absolutewrite.com
(comprehensive, especially useful for self-publishers)
www.anthologiesonline.com
(anthology markets)
www.publicityhound.com
(excellent resource for publicity and promotion)
www.agentquery.com/default.aspx
(advice about how to find an agent)
www.mentors.ca/mp_writers.html;
www.peers.ca
(for and about mentoring)
www.readerviews.com
(an interesting book review site)
www.VegasQuills.com
(a site specifically for women writers)
General sites for writers:
www.Scriptorium.ca
www.aucc.ca/
Canadian universities and colleges, a source of experts in
various special fields
as well as for magazines
published by these institutions
http://newark.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/links.html
(resources for writers and writing instructors)
www.silverdonaldcameron.ca (inspiration
from one of Canada's pre-eminent writers)
www.adrianblake.com/
(Adrian offers coaching and workshops in
corporate writing)
http://www.johnwatkis.com
(John is an actor, motivational speaker, and writer who
offers great advice about public speaking; also check http://www.wellwrittenwellsaid.com/podcast.html
www.luigibenneton.com
(Luigi offers computer coaching and
corporate writing)
http://www.sharasmock.com/ (Shara's
book on writing openings is a useful resource for freelancers)
www.CanadaBooksOnline.com
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