Writer's Sampler
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A page of links specifically for authors...

Websites of interest:

EPIC: http://www.epicauthors.org The Electronically Published Internet Connection, is a professional organization for published and contracted e-book and print authors. It was established to provide a strong voice for electronic publishing. The site contains information about "epubbing" as well as the individual websites of member authors and publishers.

Preditors & Editors:http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/ A guide to publishers and writing services for serious writers, this site has links to everything from Agents and Publishers to Warnings and Workshops. (The warning links are especially helpful)

Fictionwise: www.fictionwise.com One of the more successful "ebook" stores on the Web, Fictionwise updates rankings and bestseller lists on a regular basis. (Addictive for authors with a new release!)

KnowBetter.com: http://www.knowbetter.com I can't say enough good things about KnowBetter.com. You can find out anything and everything you ever wanted to know about epublishing in the content of this website. Their forums are especially helpful if you've got a problem with anything technical.

Brian's List of Common Errors in English: http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/index.html

eBook Awards: http://www.e-book-awards.com/ I'm not certain how long this site will remain active as the domain is listed for sale, but it does have some terrific links on it for ebook information and software.

Many of the Authors I've met over the years have posted excellent writing articles on their websites and blogs. I've included a few of those links below, as well as one of my own, in no particular order:

Angela Knight: http://angelasknights.blogspot.com/ -- articles on writing novellas and my all time favorite, "The Care and Writing of Alpha Males."

Elizabeth Delisi: www.elizabethdelisi.com/Monthly.html -- new articles appear monthly by either Liz or a guest author.

Selena Robbins: http://selenarobins.com/wst_page8.html -- an article on writing query letters to dazzle the editor and/or agent.

Samantha Winston: http://www.samanthawinston.com  various articles and interviews of interest.

Shirley Martin: http://www.shirleymartin.net/  Shirley has a list of tips that are purely basic information, but the kinds of things we all need to be reminded of occasionally.

Kate Douglas: http://www.katedouglas.com/EPICon2002/id3.htm  A list of tips on promoting your books both online and off, effectively and inexpensively.

Michele Bardsley: (Michele was the Grand Prize Winner of the 72nd Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition, with her dark suspense short story called "A Mother Scorned.")

Betting on Beta Heroes December 2003, "Pros on Prose," Romantic Times BOOKClub http://www.romantictimes.com/index.html?/data/tips/875.html

Workshop Critiques: Four Ways to Convey Constructive Criticism http://www.absolutewrite.com/novels/workshop_critiques.htm

Eight Ways to Tighten Your Prose http://www.absolutewrite.com/novels/eight_ways.htm

The Writer's 12 Step Inspirational Program (co-written with Sue Charnley) http://www.kalimunro.com/e_books.html

Dr. Bob Rich: http://mudsmith.net/bobbing.html#writing Professional editor and author. His site contains articles by others besides himself.

Murdoch Hughes: http://www.murderinlapaz.com/Mystery_Scene_Mag.htm article on how he researched the second book in his Rick Sage Mystery Series.

Judith B. Glad: http://www.aracnet.com/~katglad/Eh.html Jude has some terrific comments on the use--and misuse--of the English language.

Dawn Olivieri: http://home.comcast.net/~dawn0romwriter/critique.html article on critique groups, specifically the ones you can join through a store like B&N or Borders.

Catherine Snodgrass: http://www.catherinesnodgrass.com/articles.htm various articles on the craft of writing, from marketing to writer's block.

J.M. Taylor: http://johnmtaylor.com/advwriting.htm Writing Adventure

                       http://johnmtaylor.com/publishing.htm  Independent Publishing

                       http://johnmtaylor.com/epublish.htm  Electronic Publishing

Taylor Manning: http://taylormanning.homestead.com/essentiallists.html Useful lists for writers.

Brenna Lyons: http://home.mindspring.com/~sunnie4168/advice.html Brenna is one of the most prolific authors I know. She writes fast and her books get terrific reviews.

Vikk Simmons: www.thewriterspath.com  This link is to Vikk's blog on writing.

Booksforabuck.com: various articles

Agents and the Writer (by Karen Leabo) http://www.booksforabuck.com/writers/agents1.html

Writing Great Dialogue by Karen Leabo http://www.booksforabuck.com/writers/dialogue.html

Finishing the Book by Rob Preece http://www.booksforabuck.com/writers/finishbook.html

Motivation by Karen Leabo http://www.booksforabuck.com/writers/motivation.html

Pacing the Novel by Karen Leabo http://www.booksforabuck.com/writers/pacing.html

eBooks and Accessibility (Deals with how eBooks can expand the reach of
literacy) by Rob Preece http://www.booksforabuck.com/writers/accessibility.html

Titles by Kate Douglas

Wolf Tales I
Print & eBook
Sexy Beast
Print & eBook
Wolf Tales II
Print & eBook
Wild Nights
Print
Wolf Tales III
Print & eBook
Sexy Beast II
Print & eBook
Wolf Tales IV
Print & eBook
Sexy Beast III
Print & eBook
Wolf Tales V
Print & eBook
Sexy Beast IV
Print & eBook
Wolf Tales VI
Print & eBook
Sexy Beast V
Print & eBook
Honeysuckle Rose
eBook & Print
On Wings of Love
eBook & Print
Cowboy in My Pocket
eBook & Print
Last of the O'Rourkes
eBook & Print
Ulverscroft/Thorpe
Honeysuckle Rose--large print
Hardcover
<erotic romance publisher>
StarQuest Book 1--Lionheart
eBook
StarQuest Book 2 --Night of the Cat
eBook
StarQuest Book 3 -- Pride of Imar
eBook
StarQuest Anthology (3 books)
Print
StarQuest Book 4 -- Synergy
eBook
StarQuest Book 5 -- Bold Journey
eBook
StarQuest 2 Anthology (2 books)
Print
More Than a Hunch (novella)
eBook
Lady Jaided's Paranormal Passions
Print
Barbarian: Tales from the Temple anthology
eBook
Print
A Wolf by Any Other Name: Luck of the Irish anthology
eBook
Print
Just a Little Magic: Twelve Quickies of Christmas anthology
eBook
Print
Pleasure Port 27: Ellora's Cavemen anthology
eBook
Print
<erotic romance publisher>
Finding Magic--AOEM Series
eBook
Chasing Dragons--AOEM Series
eBook
My Valentine
eBook
Escape! Island Dreamin'
eBook
Changeling For All Seasons
Print
ESCAPE!
Print
Agency of Extraordinary Mates Vol. 1
Print

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