Resources for writers
Robin's blog lists & Delicious bookmarks
- Agents for scriptwriters
- Book reviewers on the Web
- Literary journals
- Publicity tips for authors
- Starting your own blog
- Writers' collectives
- More of Robin's Delicious bookmarks
Recommended reference books
- International Libel & Privacy Handbook
Charles J. Glasser, Jr. - Get Known Before the Book Deal
Christina Katz - How to Be Your Own Literary Agent
Richard Curtis - Trust Agents
Chris Brogan & Julien Smith - How to Write a Book Proposal
Michael Larsen - Chicago Manual of Style
University of Chicago Press Staff - Plug Your Book! Online Book Marketing for Authors
Steve Weber - Save the Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
Blake Snyder - A Dictionary of Modern English Usage
H.W. Fowler
Among the many resources new writers rely on are Screenwriter’s & Playwright’s Market and the Guide to Literary Agents, which are edited by Chuck Sambuchino and published by Writer's Digest Books. The two guidebooks are usually available to borrow from public libraries.
Chuck Sambuchino enlisted Robin Mizell as a contributor to the 2009 and 2010 editions of Screenwriter’s & Playwright’s Market.
Useful articles & websites
- Agent Query
- Alan Rinzler: The Book Deal
- Audience Development: Critical to Every Writer's Future
by Jane Friedman - AuthorAdvance
- The Authors Guild
- An Author’s Plan for Social Media Efforts by Chris Brogan
- BiblioBuffet
- Books Written By: A gallery of writers and their websites
- The Brand Called You by Tom Peters
- Business Realities for the Beginning Writer by David B. Coe
- Collectanea: Collected perspectives on copyright
- Creative Byline
- Editorial Ass: Is What It Is Ism (Or Why You Must Be Your Own Evil Drill Sergeant)
- Every Writer’s Resource.com
- FAQ about Copyright
- Fact and Fiction: Some thoughts about credibility by Deb Werksman
- The Fifteen Things You Need to Know B'twixt "The End" and "Send" by Janet Reid
- A Flowchart for Diagnosing Self-Publishing Problems
by Morris Rosenthal - On hating a beloved novel by Richard Gilbert
- Internet-Resources.com
- M[iddle] G[rade] vs. Y[oung] A[dult] Fiction: What’s the Difference? by Debbie Ridpath Ohi
- Poets & Writers
- Publishers Marketplace
- A publishing primer: Don't know your French flaps from your headbands? Here's a guide to the arcane terminology of the book world by Rachel Toor
- QueryTracker
- Richard Curtis on Publishing in the 21st Century
- Seton Hill University MFA in Writing Popular Fiction:
Writers' Resources - The Shatzkin Files
- Spotting the Publishing Scam by Ellen M. Kozak
- A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Published by Jeff Kleinman
- STET! from Backspace: The Writers Place
- The Intern: The Ten Best Things You Can Do For Your Manuscript
- Top Ten Mistakes of Web Management by Jakob Nielsen
- What I Know by J.A. Konrath
- Wherefore Print on Demand? by Marc Schuster
- Word Count for Novels and Children's Books: The Definitive Post
by Chuck Sambuchino - WordHustler
- The Writer's Edge









