Articles I've Written

You'll never get published

A List of Paranormal Publishers

Where to find stuff on Agents (not an article, just a list of links)

Finding Time to Write

First Person POV

Male POV

Query Letters

What should be on a Writer's Website?

Off Site Articles and useful information

Some tried and true tips for ensuring rejection

Irene Goodman's Career Doctor page

Irene Goodman's Articles page

How to be the perfect author

Holly Isle's resources for writers 

Agent 007's blogspot

Jenny Bent--A terrific query letter

Booksquare--market news, agent news, publisher news, interesting blogs

Publishers Marketplace--market, agent, sale, publisher news. And you can sign on for the free 'diet' version of publishers lunch.

RWAmerica 'recognized' agent list

RWAmerica 'recognized' publishers list>

Publishing Law--copyright, contracts, e-publishing, etc.

Romance Writers of Australia

Romance Writers of NZ

Lissa Explains--easy how-to for website building and design (aimed at teenagers, but it's great for adults with no html experience)

Everyone who's anyone --  A list of contact address for US agents and publishers--and lots of somewhat amusing responses.

 

Industry Blogs that provide useful information

 

The Rejector -- the blog of a lit agent

Agent Obscura- Agent Nadia Cornier's blog

Pub Rants --Agent Kristin Nelson's blog

Evil Editor - publishing editor

Bookends - Bookends Lit Agency blog

Bookseller chick - the blog of a bookseller

Anna Louise's Journal - Former Tor Editor Anna Genoese's blog

Grumpy Old Bookman - Michael Allan's blog

Buzz, Balls & Hype - M.J Rose's blog

Jennifer Jackson - blog of agent Jennifer Jackson

The Analytical Knife - blog of a NY Editor

Dystal &Goderich - blog of the Dystal & Goderich Lit Agency

Knight Agency - blog of the Knight Lit Agency

Miss Snark - NY Lit Agent (no longer active, but the archive is worthwhile)

Lit Agent X - Rachel Vator's blog

Writing and Rambling -- Lit Agent Nephele Tempest's blog

 

How to get the word count of a manuscript.


--Count the words in 10 lines and divide the total number of words by 10.

--Count the lines on an average page.

--Multiply the total number of lines for the sample full page by the approximate word count for one line. This gives you the word count for one page.

--Then multiply this total count for the words on one page by the total number of pages in your manuscript. This is the total length of your manuscript in words. Put this number on page one of your manuscript, right under your name and address

--To check the accuracy of your count, repeat this process twice.


How to get 25 lines per page


(without fiddling too much with the margins)

In Word, go to Format, then Paragraph. In the box that says Line Spacing, click the arrow and go down to Exactly. The in the box next to it (says AT) put 25 pt. Then click okay. This will give you 25 lines each and every page.