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RESOURCES FOR WRITERS

General Advice & Misc.
"Giant Golden Buddha" & 364 Other 5 Minute Writing Exercises
The cure for writer's block. Use an egg-timer if you must.
The 3 Questions I Am Most Frequently Asked About the Writing Business
How do I find a publisher? Do I need an agent? Any tips on book promotion?
Out of the Forest of Noise: On Publishing the Literary Short Story
by C.M. Mayo. What to expect and how to go about it.
C.M. Mayo's 10 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Writing Workshop
Eric Maisel's September 2008 Writers Telesummit: A "Virtual" Writers Conference
(I'm doing the session on travel writing)

Writing Workshops in Mexico City with C.M. Mayo
Margaret Atwood's "On Writing"
Dinty W. Moore's "The Truth of the Matter: Art & Craft in Creative Nonfiction

Lisa Cohen's Writers' Block Page
Feng Shui for Real Life
Carol Olmstead's feng shui site. Hey, the universe is holographic. And click here to read her top Feng Shui tips for writers.
he 5 Keys to Mastery
DVD inspired by the book, Mastery, by George Leonard.
Kill Your Television
Sally Shivnan's Top 10 Tips for Publishing Travel Writing in Newspapers
Plus other tips on editing and the writing life.
Basil White's Comedy Writing Techniques
Join the MOB.
Writing It Real
Writer and poet Sheila Bender's on-line magazine. Highly recommended.

Blogging
Writers's Blogs: Best (& Worst) Practices: a handout from my workshop for the May 2008 Maryland Writers Association Conference.
Madam Mayo's "Gone to the Litblogs": an archive of posts on lit-blogging; includes many helpful links.

Publicity
Two publicists I love working with: Lauren Cerand and Peter Handel. Check out Peter's blog, "Rejection is my Middle Name" See also The 3 Questions I Am Most Frequently Asked About the Writing Business.


Washington DC Metropolitan Area- Specific
Maryland Writers Association
Monthly meetings and more, including an annual conference
Viva la Vida Literaria!
Spanish language resources for Washington DC writers and translators
Washington Independent Writers
This Washington DC based organization offers many events and an excellent (and economical) writers conference.
Washington Write-a-Story Day
Founded by novelist Joyce Hackett. (If you're not in Washington, why not start a write-a-story day in your hometown?)
Women's National Book Association
Men are also welcome.
The Writers Center
Writing workshops, readings and a book store in Bethesda, Maryland.

Other Associations and Organizations
The Authors Guild
Council of Literary Magazines and Presses
Many links! A great place to learn about the many literary journals being published today.
Emerging Writers Network
Founded by Dan Wickett. Many reviews and interviews. Links to literary blogs, and more.
National Novel Writing Month
PEN


Editing
Copyediting. Vital. Do It Or Have It Done.
By Diana Hume George. Read this before you do anything else.

I do not offer critique and editing services myself, however there are several writers I recommend. Check out their websites:
Janice Eidus www.janiceeidus.com
Dawn Marano www.dawnmarano.com
Vicki Meade www.meadecomm.com
Richard Peabody www.gargoylemagazine.com/richard/richard.html

Beth Rubin www.onthewritepage.com
Sara Mansfield Taber www.sarataber.com

Misc.
Lubuto Library Project, Inc.
Help bring knowledge and enlightenment to Africa's street children! This is a wonderful charity founded by Washington DC librarian Jane Kinney Meyers.
Tameme
This is the bilingual (Spanish/English) press I founded. The webpage has a terrific links page with many resources for both writers and literary translators--- and also for anyone interested in writing in Mexico.

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