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Starting
Points: Guide
to Writing and Publishing Resources |
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Available for your use in the library,
these books
cannot be checked out. |
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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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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 Gal |
You
Can Write a Romance |
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808.02 Har |
A Writer's Coach (New
books) |
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808.02
Mai |
The
Spooky Art |
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808.02
P |
Writer
at Work: The Paris
Review Interviews – Third Series |
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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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808.3 Gar |
On Becoming a Novelist |
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808.3 Geo |
Write Away (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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The Library also subscribes to
Writer’s Digest and The Writer, to be found in
our Periodicals section. |
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F I N D I N G
B O O K S & O T H E R L
I B R A R Y M A T E R I A L S/
Dewey Decimal browsing numbers: 808.02 |
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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 - Search Our Catalog.
Good
subject headings for this topic are
fiction – technique, authorship, and creative
writing. |
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e B O O K S |
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You may also
want to check out the collection of thousands of online books (eBooks)
the Library has to offer 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. Search
for employment and career books by the following categories: subject,
title, author. See a reference librarian for more detail. |
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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 in these databases using your choice of
keywords. You can limit your search to a certain year or
even a certain magazine.
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Contemporary
Literature on the Web |
Zoo
Press’ links to literary organizations and online magazines. |
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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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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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