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Books AtoZ

Links to related publishing sites, academic research, a calendar of book events, experimental online publications, and advice.

Everyone Who's Anyone in Adult Trade Publishing

Directory of contact information for literary agents, editors, and book publishers in the U.S., U.K., and Canada

Publishers Marketplace

Online database for publishing professionals. From PublisherLunch.

Writers Publish

Resource for authors and publishers featuring news, e-books, freelance jobs, writing contests, and advice.

NetRead.com

The Publishing Portal. Provides the tools, the community, and the knowledge to make book publishing simpler, rewarding, and profitable.

FINDaPLAY.com

Offers a searchable directory of the catalogs of major play publishers.

ITI's Literary Market Place.com

Directory of American and Canadian book publishers. Helps publishing professionals, authors, and those looking for industry data.

Writer’s Resources

BellaOnline: Writing

Danielle Hollister writes articles, reviews links and hosts an email newsletter, and discussion forum.

BloomsburyMagazine.com

The writers’ area is devoted to writers, published and unpublished. Advice, regular updates from the book business, a calendar of literary dates, and links to other sites.

Ideas4writers.co.uk

Ideas to make better writers. Writers’ bookshop, discussion forums, eZine and newsletter, competition, plus writing, computing, and word processing help.

Lit.Org

Offers forums and interviews with published authors. Also paying market and contest listings in a weblog format.

NotWriting.com

Aims to make writers feel better about procrastinators. Features ongoing commentary, diversions, and resources.

Resource Central

Links and resources for writing. Improve your writing skills, library skills, writing style, grammar. Fiction and nonfiction resources.

Scrawl: The Writer's Asylum

Provides writing workshops, story critiques, publication and support information, weekly flash fiction workshops, on-site e-zine publication, and discussion forums.

The Writer at Work

A free, weekly comic, by Richard Krzemien, for writers and creative people of all ages. The Writer mixes the working world of Dilbert with the absurdity of The Far Side.

Website Ideas for Writers

Every writer today needs an effective website as part of a complete marketing plan.

Writer Beware

Warnings and cautions for writers about literary frauds, scams, deceptions, and pitfalls.

WriteSuccess

Ideas, information and inspiration for writers.

Writers Write

Weekly magazine. Features author interviews, articles and daily editorial and publication news. Includes research, genre and marketplace links, as well as forums and archived issues.

Writing Corner

Resources, event listings, feature articles, newsletters and email lists. A site about the art, craft and business of writing.

Writer Beware

Warnings and cautions for writers about literary frauds, scams, deceptions, and pitfalls.

Writing-World.com

Writing articles and resources. Tips about how to become a better writer, get published and find writing markets. From Moira Allen.

eWriteLife.com

Find creative writing articles, prompts, ideas, reviews and other resources for writers.

Blog

What is copyediting?

What is copyediting?

Copy-editing (known as sub-editing on UK newspapers and magazines) is a vital process in the preparation of a text for publication. Even most experienced writers make mistakes, especially when working to a tight deadline, so the copy-editor’s job is to make sure that...

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How to get help with your application

How to get help with your application

Grammar, spelling, and punctuation can be the most problematic part of writing an admissions application essay. However, via the Internet it is possible to get help from a professional editor. Hiring somebody to assist you with polishing your submission to perfection...

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How Can I Protect My Document Using Microsoft Word?

How Can I Protect My Document Using Microsoft Word?

In this technology-driven day and age, piracy and plagiarism are an enormous problem for writers. However, another problem that no one speaks about is when someone tampers with a document you’ve worked so hard on and for so long. The worst is that the culprit usually...

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What is the difference between proofreading and editing?

What is the difference between proofreading and editing?

After you have written a book, there are multiple steps to getting it published. To put it simply, one step is editing, another step is revision, and a final step is proofreading. Keep in mind that you may have to go through multiple cycles of editing and revision to...

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How to Turn Off Track Changes?

How to Turn Off Track Changes?

Track Changes are an invaluable tool in an editor’s work tool, as these outline every change that has been made in that manuscript. The changes appear in a different color (normally red, but I have seen it be blue, purple, brown – depending on how many people have...

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How to Use Commas with Dates

How to Use Commas with Dates

Few things confound writers, even experienced writers, more than the use of commas. And one place comma rules seem to be all over the place, with little rhyme or reason, is in dates. It’s enough to drive a writer to distraction! And questions on commas are...

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