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Resources for Writers
WEBSITES:
Awakening Artistry
Tama Kieves is an inspiring author and career coach. Tama's newsletter is full of encouraging words and practical advice that helps you replace negative beliefs about what is possible with compassionate, alternative messages that give you permission to follow your dreams.
http://www.awakeningartistry.com/
Mediabistro
A little more hip than Publishers Weekly, Mediabistro is a good resource to find out what's going on in popular culture as well as in the media. Galleycat is their free daily newsletter.
http://www.mediabistro.com/
Publishers Weekly
PW is a great resource for writers wanting to keep up on the latest news in the publishing industry. In their free daily newsletter, you get the scoop on what's happening in the publishing world and who's suing whom.
http://www.publishersweekly.com/
Writers Digest
Writers Digest is an in print and online publication aimed towards writers. They have lots of resources and classes to help you improve your writing skills and offer publishing advice. You'll find contests, calls for submissions, conferences, and self-publishing opportunities listed on this site.
http://www.writersdigest.com/GeneralMenu/
BOOKS:
Writers Market by Robert Brewer (Current year).
The Writers Market is an annual publication and comes in many editions and formats. There is even an online edition. Usually, Half-Price Books has copies for 50% off. I am not convinced that you need to buy the edition every year unless you are actively submitting. The publishing industry is in constant flux and people move around all the time. Authors must verify current contact information before submitting their work. I use mine as a reference and then go online to check with the publisher or agency directly for up-to-the-minute submission guidelines, new releases, phone numbers, addresses, and contact information.
The Forest for the Trees: An Editor's Advice to Writers by Betsy Lerner
If you ever wonder what it's like to be an editor and want to make a good first-impression as an author, then, you must read this book. Some of the things would-be authors do, thinking that it will increase their chances of getting published, are hilarious.
Spiritual Writing: From Inspiration to Publication by Deborah Levine Herman.
Written in 2002, this book gives the mind body spirit writer a "how to" approach on writing, sending submissions, finding agents, and selecting publishers. Since the publishing industry changes quickly, it is important to make sure the information regarding agencies and publishers is still accurate.
This Time I Dance!: Creating the Work You Love by Tama Kieves
I am a huge fan of Tama Kieves. She started out as a Harvard Law School graduate and had a lucrative career as an attorney. Unhappy, she left law and began a journey to become a published author. Her words inspire me. Tama's wisdom on how to live the lives we were meant to live, come in gentle bite-size pieces that truly transform.
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield
A creativity coach recommended this book to me. Why do we resist that which gives us so much joy when we finally allow ourselves to do it? You'll have to read the book to find out! Of course, you'll have to overcome your resistance to actually get the book and read it.
The Writer's Book of Hope: Getting From Frustration to Publication by Ralph Keyes
In this book, you discover the realities of the business of writing–rejection, frustration, self-doubt, fear... But, we write anyway, and Ralph manages to make you feel hopeful about doing it. It is worth the read just for that!
Word Painting: A Guide to Writing More Descriptively by Rebecca McClanahan
Although her audience is fiction writers, I find the ideas and exercises useful for non-fiction writers as well. In her book, Rebecca teaches writers how to look at things differently so they can describe them in new ways, and ultimately help the reader see and feel what the author is trying to convey. It is a great resource for mind body spirit writers where words such as "spiritual" have lost their meaning.
