Essential Reading

FOR BOOK AUTHORS

Here are some articles you should read, if you haven’t already. They give you a reliable inside peek at agents and the publishing business. These articles are all on the invaluable website www.AgentQuery.com.

About Literary Agents
http://www.agentquery.com/writer_la.aspx

Submitting To Agents
http://www.agentquery.com/writer_sa.aspx

How To Write A Query
http://www.agentquery.com/writer_hq.aspx

When Agents Offer Representation
http://www.agentquery.com/writer_or.aspx

Beware of Scammers
http://www.agentquery.com/writer_bs.aspx

About Publishing
http://www.agentquery.com/publishing_gp.aspx

Major Publishers
http://www.agentquery.com/publishing_mp.aspx

Small Presses
http://www.agentquery.com/publishing_ip.aspx

Literary Magazines
http://www.agentquery.com/publishing_lm.aspx

Websites for Writers
http://www.agentquery.com/resource_ww.aspx

Writer’s Digest is an established source for writers’ articles and information. Through their magazine, Writer’s Digest and its sister website, authors can find everything they wanted to know and more about writing and the book world. Here’s their main website and a couple of great articles.

WRITER’S DIGEST
www.writersdigest.com

101 Best Websites For Writers
http://writersdigest.com/article/101-websites-2009?p_PageAlias=101BestSites

Example of a Great Query Letter
http://www.writersdigest.com/article/query-clinic-perkins/

FOR SCREENWRITERS

In Hollywood, there are no rules and they’re strictly enforced. (Yes, please laugh.) This is my own quote about Hollywood and I start all the screenwriting workshops I teach with it. It may be funny, but there are some seeds of truth there, too.

There are conventional ways of writing a screenplay and writers must use the standard format; if they don’t, they reveal themselves to be outsiders. On the other hand, there are lots of ways to get to film producers and literary agents. Whatever works, works. Here are some helpful websites and articles for screenwriters.

Writers Guild of America, west
www.WGAw.org

Lit Agents List
http://www.wga.org/agency/agencylist.asp

Writer Contracts and Compensation
http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=1027

Helpful Publications Online
http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=1362

Awesome Research Links
http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=226

Registering Your Script Online with WGAw
http://www.wga.org/subpage_register.aspx?id=1183

GENERAL WRITERS’ WEBSITES

Protect your work. Register it with WGA (if you’re a screenwriter) or copyright it through the U.S. Copyright Office in Washington, D.C.

WGA Script Registration Online
http://www.wgawregistry.org/webrss/

U.S. Copyright Office
You may register your work online.
http://www.copyright.gov/

Frequently Asked Questions about Copyright
http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/

Great English Resource Guide for Writers
http://mastersinenglish.org

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