And Even More Resources
So I’m doing my annual clean out the cobwebs and go-through-internet-bookmarks-and-see-which-sites-are-still-there routine, and it seems an apt time to share some of the ones that are still, in fact, available. Here are a few, in no particular order:
Need a literary agent? Don’t ask your favorite author for a referral to his or hers — it puts that person in an awkward position (I know whereof I speak; I’ve been there). Instead, visit Agent Query and click the resources link. You may also wish to check out the Association of Authors’ Representatives both for listings and for a sense of how the industry views particular agents.
If the literary agent sites don’t tire you out and you still want to move toward publication, then sample some of the fare at Sensible Solutions, where you can click the — wait for it — “especially valuable links”!
Do you do children’s writing? Then it’s essential for you to know about Harold Underdown’s Purple Crayon site; it’s a fabulous website itself but also gives you helpful links to still more. Also be sure to check out the Children’s Literature Web Guide.
Are you a poet? Then take a look at the Poetry Society and click the resources link.
Here’s a site that’s filled with links to publishers, journals, conferences, magazines, and lots more: it’s the Literature Line.
Bookwire has a number of resources for writers under its “featured links” section.
Google as always needs to weigh in: check out its writers’ resources … but only if you have a lot of time to spend following links!
Good luck with all of it, and as always, feel free to share your own “especially valuable links” with me; I’ll be sure to credit you and your website for a little free SEO in the bargain. And then you’ll be … beyond the elements of style!
Posted in About Writing, Books, Etc., Ideas, The Writing Life, Words on November 16th, 2008