Starting
Points: Guide to Writing |
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REFERENCE BOOKS -
Available for your use in the library, these books cannot be
checked out. |
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R 808.02 Chi |
Children's Writer's & Illustrator's
Market |
Contact information for where and how to sell
children's stories and illustrations. |
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808.02 Gui |
Guide
to Literary Agents |
Agents, agencies, conferences
attended by agents, advice and more. |
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808.02 Lit |
LMP: Literary Market Place |
Publishers, agents, editorial
services and other publishing information. |
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R 808.02 Nov |
Novel
& Short Story Writer’s Market
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Contact information, submission
guidelines, author interviews and more. |
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808.02 Poe |
Poet’s Market |
Contact information, submission
guidelines, interviews, FAQs, scams, & more. |
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808.02 Wri |
Writer’s
Market |
Contact information, submission
guidelines, author interviews, articles and more. |
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808.02 Zac |
Getting
Your Book Published for Dummies |
Book ideas, inspiration,
marketing, publisher choice, contracts, Web self publishing. |
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CIRCULATING BOOKS |
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808.02 Alv
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The Writer's Voice |
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808.02
Bro |
Self-Editing for Fiction
Writers |
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8089.02
Cam |
The Right to Write |
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808.02 Har |
A Writer's Coach:
An Editor’s Guide to Words that Work (New
books) |
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808.02
Mai |
The
Spooky Art - Some Thoughts on Writing |
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808.02 Pra |
The Practical Writer - From
Inspiration to Publication |
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808.02 Spi |
The Spirit of Writing: Classic
and Contemporary Essays Celebrating the Writing
Life |
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808.02
War |
The Savvy Author's Guide to Book
Publicity |
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808.02 Wri |
Writers at Work: The Paris Review Interviews |
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808.3 Gar |
On Becoming a Novelist |
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808.3 Geo |
Write Away - One Novelist's
Approach to the Writing life (New books) |
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808.3 Ste |
How to Grow a Novel - The
Most Common Mistakes Writers Make and How to Overcome Them |
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808.3 Tap |
The Elements of Mystery Fiction:
Writing the modern Whodunit |
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813.54 King |
On Writing: A Memoir of the
Craft |
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808.3 Bel |
Write Great Fiction: Plot and Structure: Techniques and
Exercises for Crafting a Plot that Grips Readers from Start
to Finish |
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YA B Lester J |
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The Library also subscribes to
Writer’s Digest and The Writer, to be found in
our Periodicals section. |
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FINDING BOOKS AND OTHER LIBRARY MATERIALS/
Dewey Decimal browsing numbers:
808.02 |
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In
addition to reference books, you may want to search for other books
and materials (videos, audiobooks, etc.) on your topic. The best way
to find good sources of information is to do a subject search
in our Library
catalog. You can access the Library’s online catalog
from the Library or home by going to our Web page (www.wppl.org),
then to Search Our Catalog.
Good
subject headings for this topic are
fiction – technique;
authorship; and creative
writing. |
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eBOOKS
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You may also
want to check out the collection of thousands of online books (eBooks)
the Library offers, located on the Web site
www.netlibrary.com. Initially, you must open an account from Library computer terminals,
but you will then be able to use the account from home as well. See a reference librarian for more details.
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FINDING ARTICLES
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The following sources can be used to find magazine articles dealing
with your topic:
·
The Readers’ Guide to
Periodical Literature - Adult Reference
R 050 R
Search for articles on a subject within any given year.
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EBSCOhost
and
InfoTrac
OneFile
- Access from the Library or at home using
your library card number at
www.wppl.org.
Search for full text articles on these online databases using your
choice of keywords. You can limit your search to a certain year
or even a certain magazine. |
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WEBSITES
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The
Association of Writers & Writing Programs |
AWP,
an organization for college writing programs, includes
articles, information on conferences, contests and links to
other sites dedicated to writers and writing. |
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Authors Guild |
The nation's leading advocate for writers' interests in
effective copyright protection, fair contracts and
free expression since it was founded as the Authors League
of America in 1912. |
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Pen |
PEN American Center advances literature,
defends free expression, and fosters international literary
fellowship. The Center has a membership of 2,900
distinguished writers, editors, and translators. |
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Poets
& Writers, Inc. |
This Web site for Poets & Writers
magazine, provides information, support & guidance for
creative writers
through links & articles on writing, writers,
publishing, seminars, conferences, contests & more. |
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Writer’s Digest |
Articles
about writing, conference listings, workshops, forums,
writers’ links, tip of the day, etc. |
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