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Favorite Resources for Authors

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None of us take the same path in our writing and along the way
we bump into many resources to help us. Here are a few that I have
come across. Let us know what you have found helpful in the
Author's Forum at the bottom.

Organizations

Willamette Writers
http://www.willamettewriters.com/

Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
http://www.scbwi.org/

Romance Writers of America
http://www.rwa.org/

Rose City Romance
http://www.rosecityromancewriters.com/

Attic Institute
http://atticinstitute.com/

Grub Street
http://www.grubstreet.org/

General List of Writer’s Organizations
http://www.forwriters.com/groups.html

Technique / Word Choice

Rhyming
http://www.rhymezone.com/?loc=bar

Translation
http://translation.babylon.com/

Grammar/Mechanics
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/1/4/

Numbers and lists format
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/numbers.htm

Dictionary
http://www.merriam-webster.com/

Quotes, sayings, proverbs
http://www.sayingsnquotes.com/quotations-by-subject/

Formatting
http://www.ursulakleguin.com/ManuscriptPrep.html

Publishing


General / Romance Agents
http://www.karenafox.com/agentlist.htm
http://www.joanswan.com/romance.agents.htm
http://www.agentquery.com/default.aspx

General
http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/

Children’s publishing
http://www.bookmarket.com/childrens.htm

Self-Publishing / Marketing 

Copyrighting – It’s easy,
inexpensive and very worthwhile in this electronic age

http://www.copyright.gov/

Rick Merchant Article on Yahoo.com – Self-publish
your Books to Kindle in 7 Steps

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1570330/publish_your_books_to_kindle_in_7_steps_pg5.html?cat=38

Nancy Hendrickson Article on eHow.com – How
to Sell a Book in Kindle Format

http://www.ehow.com/how_4489551_sell-book-kindle-format.html

Author Marketing 101 - http://www.authormarketing101.com/

General links for e-publishing
http://www.writerswrite.com/epublishing/

Pros and Cons of Self-Publishing (also great website for general
e-publishing info)
http://selfpubauthors.wordpress.com/2010/07/21/pros-and-cons-of-self-publishing/

Making a cover for your e-book
http://selfpubauthors.wordpress.com/book-cover-411/

Children’s self-publishing resources
http://www.raabassociates.com/about-raab-associates.html
http://www.lulu.com/publish/books/?cid=us_home_nav_bk

Tablet vs Kindle analysis from a 2011 BCG Strategy competition.
http://www.slideshare.net/adrianpusz/the-kindle-vs-ipad-battle-in-the-tablet-and-ebook-markets

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