Resources & Links    

• General Info
• Manuscript Development
• Timeline & Budget
• Layout & Design
• Pre-Publication Promotion
• Distribution & Fulfillment
• Other Useful Links
• 8 Steps to Publishing Success

General Info

• Midwest Book Review - Excellent source of general info, including
  advice for writers, for publishers, plus lots more.



• Self Publishing Info - Wide range of resources for self-publishing.



• Always useful Para Publishing, home of the father of self-publishing, Dan Poynter.

Manuscript Development

Editors

• Edit Avenue Promising site for those with technical or specialty editorial and indexing needs.



• Wizards4Words offers software to automatically format and fix manuscripts, page layouts, etc. We would be interested in your feedback.



• Book-editing.com Offers editing from story development through final copyedit.



• The Mightier Pen Editing services; also offers her book on The Elements of Fiction. Fees are straightforward.



• Editorial Alchemy A literary midwife. Good references.



• Daveda Lamont Non-fiction editing. Good reviews. Must e-mail for rates.



• Writeway Editing Fees & services well-spelled out. Good references.



• awriterseye.com Full-service editing by Kevin Quirk.



• A-1 Complete Writing and Editing - From Proofreading to Ghost Writing. Offers a free sample edit with price quote.

Books on Writing

• On Writing Well The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
  by William K. Zinsser



• Writing World offers excellent advice and loads of information, good links for writers. The editor, Moira Allen, has written several books of interest to writers, available on her site.



• Other suggested books:
  • The Art & Craft of Novel Writing by Oakley Hall
  • How to Write a Damn Good Novel by James Frey
  • Successful Nonfiction: Tips and Inspiration for Getting Published by Dan Poynter

Writer's Forums & Assistance

• Burningvoid looks especially promising for writing development, plot development, character development, etc. Also has numerous helpful links.



• GetitWritten.com offers online writing help; fee-based, good references.



• Kathleen Bradford gives writing advice & assistance.



• WritersVillage.com is a friendly online group offering inexpensive online courses as well.



• Forwriters.com offers plenty of writer's groups, reference links, etc.



• Word-Craft helps writers improve their craft in a forum-based setting.



• 101 Writing Answers has links to resources about everything writing.

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Budget & Timeline

• Excellent PMA newsletter article by Bob Erdman on marketing, budgeting, etc.



• PMA newsletter article by Brian Jud on making a business plan.



• PMA article by Gina Clark with ideas for marketing on a shoestring budget. Highly recommended.



• Dan Poynter's Self-Publishing Manual: How to Write, Print, and Sell Your Own Book, 14th Edition



• PMA Newsletter offers Kate Bandos' input on scheduling.

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Layout & Design

• PMA-recommended book/layout designers.



• Book design and layout services from Book Editing Associates.



• John Cole’s design samples from book covers to catalogs.



• Susan Kendrick Writing offers “Back Cover Writing that Grabs…and Won’t Let Go!” if you find you have difficulty writing sizzling cover copy.



• Dan Poynter's site is friendly, helpful, and usually right on target.



• Lightbourne Inc. offers full service design from book covers to interior art to promotional materials.

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Pre-Publication Promotion


General Marketing Sources

• MidWest Book Review is an excellent publication dedicated to small press books, with very good section on how to submit a book for review, extensive listings of other review sources, good marketing advice and insider’s info on press releases.



• PMA article by Gina Clark with ideas for marketing on a shoestring budget. Highly recommended.



• John Kremer’s book, 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, is a good resource for ideas on marketing.



• Bookflash is a subscription service that, for a fee, will e-mail thousands of book industry professionals and reviewers within their regularly generated release. We can’t vouch for the effectiveness of it – as it will likely be determined by how many industry professionals actually open that release. We would be interested in hearing about your results, should you choose to use the service.



• Misc. information for authors about reviews, marketing, etc.



• Jeffrey Dobkin’s Marketing with Postcards PMA article is excellent and lists some good resources.



• Jan S. Blum’s informational PMA article on producing your own promotional postcards.

Review Sources

• Newpages is a good source for hundreds of reviewers in dailies, columns & college newspapers; also reviews books themselves.



• Some consider bookwire.com the most comprehensive online portal to the writing industry, with several services (reviews, marketing avenues, self-publishing resources) and with thousands of links to help you.



• Good lists of online review sources.



• Posts online author interviews and book reviews at BookReview.com.



• Submissions guidelines to Publishers Weekly.



• Norm Goldman's review site offers book reviews and a fun, personable feel. Offers expedited reviews for a fee.

Miscellaneous

• Speakernetnews offers a wide range of information and lists of services that can help you prepare, publicize, and perform speeches and seminars, as well as offering marketing tips.



• The How to Publish Yourself site may be pointed toward publishing in the UK, but the layout section is generally useful, as is his discussion on the various types of publishing.



• FreelanceWriting.com helps writers master the creative and business aspects of their career.



• Bookforum.com features reviews and book news.

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Distribution & Fulfillment

• Don Tubesing's PMA Article discusses the problems and poses solutions for distribution.



• Another valuable Dan Poynter page discussing fulfillment. You can order his book or his special report on fulfillment off his web site.



• Speakernetnews.com posed questions here about fulfillment and posts a good listing of fulfillment companies



• PMA list of distribution vendors.



• Bookworld.com offers distribution.



• Accredited Language Services ALS International provides translation, transcription, interpreting, conference and multimedia services.

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