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RESOURCES FOR WRITERS General Advice & Misc.  "Giant Golden Buddha" &
364 Other 5 Minute Writing ExercisesThe 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. >>>Want to be notified about new upcoming workshops and events? Click here to join the general mailing list. Click here to join the Dancing Chiva (Mexico City) mailing list. | |
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