BLOGS I LIKE

www.booksellerchick.blogspot.com
An informative and entertaining blog from the mysterious BookSellerChick, an unnamed bookstore manager.

www.readingthepast.com
Written by a librarian, this blog is devoted entirely to the historical fiction genre

www.knightagency.blogspot.com
Written by agent Elaine Knight and others, this blog gives you backstage tour of mysterious world of literary agencies.

www.misssnark.blogspot.com
This blog, titled Miss Snark, the literary agent is no longer active but the archived version provides sometimes insightful, frequenly hilarious, and always "snarky" views and opinion on the publishing world. Good fun.

FINDING AN AGENT

www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/
Predators and Editors - a fairly up to date listing of agents, including the ones you should steer clear of and why.

www.agentquery.com
Agent Query - an excellent, up to date listing of agents and submission guidelines. Also gives free tips on query formatting and submissions.

MISCELLANEOUS LINKS

www.virtueradionetwork.com
Virtue Radio Network - It is the home of Words of Faith, an internet radio program featuring interviews with authors of Christian and inspirational fiction, hosted by Judith Norman. There is a new interview every week and lots of great archived past interviews as well.

www.writingclasses.com
Gotham Writers Workshop - This website exists to sell you all kinds of things (workshops, books, editing services) which may or may not interest you. However, the writers toolbox section has some very good free articles, tools, and resources for writers. The character development template can be very helpful for new writers.

www.momwriterslitmag.com
Mom Writers Lit Magazine - I have to admit, I found this only recently but I like what I see and am getting a subscription. It's about time those of us who are momming and writing simultaneously have our own magazine!

www.writersdigest.com
Writers Digest - This site is chock full of resourcs, some free, some not but their annually updated 101 Best Resources for Writers list is terrific.

www.booktv.org
Book TV - This is the website for the C-Span 2 program and gives schedules for author talks (alas, only non-fiction authors) and wonderful listing of bookfairs taking place across the country.

www.connecticutmuse.com
Home of the Connecticut Muse Literary Society.  This is a terrific place to read reviews of new and established author's latest books, find literary events or workshops in Connecticut, or network with other New England writers.  The online version is great, but I also subscribe to the quarterly magazine.

www.westportwritersworkshop.com
Those who live near Westport, Connecticut might want to consider taking courses from the Westport Writer's Workshop. I haven't been through the program myself, but it looks interesting and may be exactly what some of you need to shift your writing into high gear.

WRITERS ASSOCIATIONS

www.rwanational.org
Romance Writers of America - a helpful and very well organized group, the RWA sponsors conferences, contests, and workshops for writers. This is the national website, but you may want to look for a local chapter so you can connect with other writers in your area.

www.mysterywriters.org
Mystery Writers of America - the name says it all.

www.ninc.com
Novelists Inc. - this is an association for professional, multi-published authors in any and all genres. To join, you must have published two or more books. Detailed membership qualifications are listed on the site.