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On this page:
Writers' Resource Sites; Alternative Publishing; Agents;
Book Distribution; Groups & Organizations; Market Lists; Information for Writers; Protect Yourself from Scams;
Screenwriting; Motley Resources
- WRITERS' RESOURCE SITES
- Absolute Write (also offers newsletters)
- AuthorsDen.com "Where authors and readers come together!"
- Author Network (UK based)
- Brady Magazine
- Burning Void Writer Resources An extensive writer's resource site
- Fiction Addiction.NET (also offers newsletter)
- Fiction Factor
- Robert Sawyer's How to Write series
- Speculations – for writers who want to be read
- Write4Kids.com The Children's Writer's Supersite
- Writers' Dock
- Writing-World.com (also offers newsletter)
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- ALTERNATIVE PUBLISHING (including but not limited to
E-PUBLISHING, POD PUBLISHING, SELF-PUBLISHING)
- "Confessions of an E-author" by M.J. Rose describes how she broke into traditional publishing by self-publishing her first novel.
- 10 Do's and Don'ts for Self-Publishers
- Editorial Freelancers Association Some Common Rates for Editorial Services
- Mary Wolf's Guide to Electronic Publishers
- Mary Wolf's Book Length E-Publishers– Non-Subsidy, Pay Royalties
- Piers Anthony's Internet Publishing information page
- Q&A POD for Me?
- Xerox's POD (Print on Demand) Service providers list, US & Canada
- Crew Publishing a new Canadian mainstream publisher that partners with authors in the publishing of their books
- Looking Glass Press also assists its self-published authors with marketing and promotion
- Trafford Publishing Canadian POD publisher
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- AGENTS
- The Association of Author's Representatives
- Bloomsbury.com Literary Agents- UK & Ireland
- Bloomsbury.com Literary Agents – US
- Canadian Literary Agents (from the Writer's Union of Canada)
- FictionAddiction.NET Literary Agents A-Z
- Todd James Pierce's Guide to Literary Agents (offers newsletter)
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- BOOK DISTRIBUTION FOR SMALL & SELF-PUBLISHERS
- Ingram Book Group has distribution programs for self-published authors and small presses, as well as some resources. Scroll down to "Publishers with Less Than Ten Titles in Print."
- Amazon Advantage
- Independent Publishers Group caters specifically to independent publishers.
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- GROUPS & ORGANIZATIONS
- Canadian Society of Children's Authors
- Critters Writers' Workshop (sf/f/h critique group)
- Editors' Association of Canada
- Horror Writers' Association
- National Writers' Union (US)
- Online Writing Workshop for Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror (critique group)
- Romance Writers of America
- Science Fiction & Fantasy Workshop
- Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America
 - SPAWN: Small Publishers, Artists, and Writers Network
- The Writers' Union of Canada
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- MARKET LISTS
- forwriters.com Markets
- The Market List (genre fiction)
- Ralan's Webstravaganza (sf/f/h/humor)
 - Spicy Green Iguana (sf/f/h)
- The Writer's Place Guidelines Database
- Writers Write Guidelines Directory
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- INFORMATION FOR WRITERS
- Bibliographywrite.com great resource for creating a bibliography
- Chilling Effects Clearinghouse (understanding intellectual property laws)
- CIPO – Canadian Intellectual Property Information
- US Copyright Office
- "Elements of Style" by William Strunk Jr.
- The Grand List of Overused Science Fiction Cliches
- The Midwest Book Review (read book reviews, have your book reviewed)
- PRW Press Release Content Basics
- World Publishing Industry Global Search
- Contracts Tara K. Hepper's FAQ
- Improving Your Book Contract: Negotiation Tips for Nine Typical Clauses
- yourDictionary.com
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- PROTECT YOURSELF FROM SCAMS
- ASJA Contract Watch
- Speculations Rumor Mill (see "Caveat Scrivener" section)
- Absolute Write Water Cooler Bewares Board
- SFWA Writer Beware Index Page
- Preditors & Editors Warnings
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- SCREENWRITING
- How to Write a Screenplay
- Scriptologist.com Screenplay Formatting.
- Screenplay Treatment — an approach for writing treatments for feature and TV scripts.
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- MOTLEY RESOURCES
- Verbatim IT transcription service. Owner/operator Alan Kelly is a freelance transcriber experienced in working with published authors.
- Chronos: The Future of Time Travel
- Freedom, Democide, War home page
- Quotes for Writers
- The World Time Server
- Universal Currency Converter
 World Society for the Protection of Animals – please donate.
 me if you have a web page of relevance to writers and would like to swap links.
A Web site's inclusion on this page does not constitute an endorsement by Marg Gilks or Scripta Word Services. URLs are provided as a courtesy to writers for their own research purposes.
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