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
  • The Frugal Book Promoter by Carolyn Howard-Johnson
  • The Frugal Editor by Carolyn Howard-Johnson
  • Writing the Thriller by T. Macdonald Skillman
  • Women on Writing Articles
  • *Marilynn Byerly’s Free Articles on Writing and the Writing Life
  • The Writer’s Digest Handbook of Novel Writing
  • Write Good or Die Edited by Scott Nicholson
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
The Passive Voice – Publishing news and resources for
the educated business-minded writerKilling 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

Teleread – News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing, and related topics

The Reedsy Blog

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)