Resources

for Writers & Sites to Visit

Protect Your Manuscript

Online Copyright Registration
Keep Your Copyrights
Author Friendly Contract Clauses: Keep Your Copyrights

 

Recommended Reading
  • First Draft in 30 Days by Karen Wiesner
  • Building Believable Characters by Marc McCutcheon
  • Bird by Bird Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
  • Elements of Style by William Strunk & E.B. White
  • Elements of Style for Screenwriters by Paul Agentini
  • Writing the Thriller by T. Macdonald Skillman
  • Women on Writing Articles
  • The Writer’s Digest Handbook of Novel Writing
Character Creation

The Meyers & Briggs Foundation (Personality Types)

The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide To Character Expression by Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi

Links of Interest

Shepherd.com – Discover your next read with this list of recs from fellow book lovers!

Check out my list of  The best contemporary paranormal fantasy books that span the ages of time and go bump in the night

StoryGraph – Organize your book collection and queue up your reading pile

The Passive Voice – Publishing news and resources for
the educated business-minded writer

Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing – Dean Wesley
Smith’s no holds barred myth-busting series on both traditional and indie publishing

The Business Rusch – Kristine Kathryn Rusch covers everything business-related in the writing industry

Ralan.com – Speculative Markets

A Tax Cheat Sheet for Kindle eBook Self-Publishing

Writing Careers: The Business Behind Becoming an Author

(Article suggested by student Amelia for young writers)

Hand Hobbies: A Resource Guide to Writing Basics

(Article suggested by the Girl Scout Troop of York Pennsylvania)