GENERAL REFERENCE
Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Publishers, Editors, and Literary Agents. Updated annually in the fall. Detailed information, suggestions on getting published, and recommended web resources for writers.
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The Writer's Rules; The Power of Positive Prose - How to Create it and Get it Published, by Helen Gurley Brown.
Click here.
Great article for authors seeking to self-publish:
NY Times
Information on those in the market of publishing - editors, agents, publishers. Fee.
www.writersmarket.com.
FICTION
- On Writing, by Stephen King. Insightful, instructive, and entertaining.
- The First Five Pages / A Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile, by Noah Lukeman. The title says it all.
- The Art of Fiction, by John Gardner. The master of the subject. Learn about creating the "fictional dream" for your readers and many other essential elements of good fiction.
- Elements of Fiction Writing: Characters and Viewpoint, by Orson Scott Card
- Creating Character Emotions, by Ann Hood
PUBLICATIONS & INFORMATION SOURCES
- Publisher's Weekly. The industry trade news guide to what's getting published by whom as well as reviews of new works. Print and online at www.publishersweekly.com
- The Writer. Monthly publication plus online at www.writermag.com
- Writer's Digest. Pseudo-monthly and online at www.writersdigest.com. Also publishes annual "101 Best Sites for Writers".
- Writer's Digest Tutorials. On-line help and education. Summaries and fee-based courses and webinars.
*Article of Interest (WSJ):
How I became a Best-Selling Author
FILM
- Save the Cat! by Blake Snyder. The fifteen essential elements of story and how to present them, plus much, much more.
- Save the Cat! Strikes Back by Blake Snyder. How to combat rejection with new approaches for success.
