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Have you always wanted to be published but aren’t sure how? This
section includes using print and web resources that might help you.
Books
The American Directory of Writer's Guidelines, 4th Edition,
edited by Brigitte M. Phillips.
(Clovis, CA: Quill Driver Books, 2004. ISBN: 1884956408)
The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th Edition.
(Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003. ISBN: 0226103897)
Children's Book Market: The Writer's Sourcebook.
(Redding Ridge, CT: Institute of Children's Literature, 2004. ISBN:
1889715158)
The Complete Idiot's Guide To Publishing Children's Books, 2nd
Edition, edited by Harold D. Underdown and Lynne Rominger.
(Indianapolis, IN: Alpha Books, 2004. ISBN: 1592571433)
Formatting and Submitting Your Manuscript, 2nd Edition, by
Cynthia Laufenberg.
(Cincinnati: Writer's Digest Books, 2004. ISBN: 1582972907)
It’s A Bunny-Eat-Bunny World: A Writer's Guide To Surviving
And Thriving In Today's Competitive Children's Book Market, by
Olga Litowinsky.
(New York: Walker & Company, 2001. ISBN: 0802775233)
Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market.
(Cincinnati: Writer's Digest Books, 2004. ISBN: 1582972745)
The Self-Publishing Manual: How To Write, Print, And Sell Your
Own Book, by Dan Poynter.
(Santa Barbara, CA: Para Publishing, 2003. ISBN: 1568600887)
The Songwriter’s Market, by Ian Bessler.
(Cincinnati: Writer’s Digest Books, 2004. ISBN: 1582972761)
The Writer’s Market, by Kathryn Brogan.
(Cincinnati: Writer’s Digest Books, 2004. ISBN: 1582972710)
The Young Writer's Guide to Getting Published, by Kathy Henderson.
(Cincinnati: Writer’s Digest Books, 2001. ISBN: 1582970572)
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Websites
Advice to Writers
This site includes a comprehensive list of tips for writers seeking publication.
http://www.jplm.com/advice.html
AuthorLink
This award-winning marketplace allows editors and agents to “buy
and sell unpublished and published properties” and helps “serious
writers get exposure to publishing professionals.”
http://www.authorlink.com/
The Authors Guild
The Authors Guild provides advice, information, and resources to professional
writers. http://www.authorsguild.org/
Freelance Writers
From the world-famous website About.com, this group of websites and
articles is highly informative and sure to be a great starting point
for your freelance ideas.
http://freelancewrite.about.com/
How Freelance Magazine Writing Works
An informative introduction from the “How Stuff Works” website,
this article is a crash course in the world of magazine article writing
and publishing.
http://people.howstuffworks.com/magazine-writing.htm
How Self-Publishing Works
Another introduction from the “How Stuff Works” website,
this article explains the basics of self-publishing.
http://money.howstuffworks.com/self-publishing.htm
Literary Marketplace
The Literary Marketplace is an online directory of America and Canadian
book publishing.
http://www.literarymarketplace.com/lmp/us/index_us.asp
Poets & Writers, Inc.
Serving as a resource for creative writers, Poets & Writers, Inc.,
publishes a magazine, holds workshops, and provides numerous other opportunities
for career development.
http://www.pw.org/
So You Wanna Publish a Book?
Another helpful introductory website, So You Wanna features a guide
on publishing a book.
http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/publishbook/publishbook.html
Writer’s Bookshop
From Adler and Robin Books, this website is a listing of that company’s
favorite print resources on writing as a profession.
http://www.adlerbooks.com/writebook.html
The Writer's Market
The digital version of the popular print resource, the writersmarket.com
allows users to search different markets for freelance opportunities
and offers a literary agent search as well.
http://www.writersmarket.com/
WritersNet
This is a great website for finding a literary agent.
http://www.writers.net/agents.html
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