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1. Miscellaneous Information

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Agents
Beware
Copyright and Plagiarism
Manuscript Format
Multiple Submissions
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Outline
Publishing
Query Letter and Synopsis
Rejection
Research
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Self-Editing
Where to Get Ideas
Writer's Block
Writing Terms
Other
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Links

Agents
Dan Perez: Agent Advice
Do you need an agent?
Finding a literary agent
Guide to Literary Agents
How to Play the Agent Game
Links: Agents
Literary Agents
What Agents Really Want
MORE of "What Agents Really Want"
FictionAddiction.NET - Literary Agents: A to Z
FictionAddiction.NET - Agents: Who Needs Them?
| Judith Kelman's Writers' Room | - | About Agents |

Beware
Avoiding Writing Scams
Freelance Writers - Scams, Warnings, and Other Problems
How to Protect Yourself From Questionable Agents
Stupid Publisher Tricks
Writing Scams and Schemes

Copyright and Plagiarism
Copyright

10 Big Myths about copyright explained
A brief intro to copyright
Search Copyright Office Records 
ISBNs, Copyright, and Other Technicalities     
Copyright Holdings
What is Copyright Protection?
http://www.fictionfactor.com/guests/copyright1.html
Copyright - Wex
Fiction Factor - Copyright Those Documents!
Plagiarism
Plagiarism


Manuscript Format
Standard Manuscript Format
A Quick Guide to Manuscript Format
Jill McGown (Typing it Up)
Fiction Factor - How Long Should Your Story Be?
How to Format a Manuscript for Publication
Manuscript Format by John Gregory Betancourt
How to Submit A Manuscript
MS Preparation: Chuck Rothman

Multiple Submissions
Pros and Cons of Simultaneous Submissions
Writing.org - Multiple Submissions

Outline
Why Do I Need an Outline?
The Outline Demystified

Publishing
Agents
Book Publishing Types
Traditional
Links: Book Publishers
Ten Steps Toward Finding a Book Publis
So you want to publish a novel
FictionAddiction.NET - Print Publishers: A to Z
E-publishing
Electronic Publishing: Subsidy vs. Nonsubsidy
Links: Electronic Publishing Resources
Electronic Publishing: Subsidy vs. Nonsubsidy
FictionAddiction.NET - Everything E-Publishing
Print on Demand 
Fiction Factor - Introduction To Print On Demand Publishing
How to decide if print-on-demand publishing is right for you
writing-world.com/publish/POD.shtml
The Truth About Print-on-Demand Publishing
Ten Questions to Ask Before You Sign that Print-on-Demand Contract...  
Self-publishing
Basics of Self-Publishing: Introduction
Preparing Your Book for Publication
Getting Your Book Reviewed
Self-Publishing FAQ
Marketing and Advertising Strategies
Subsidy Publishing
The Price of Vanity
Vanity or Subsidy Publishers

Query Letter and Synopsis
 Query Letter
Captivating QueriesPreparing E-mail Queries
Fiction Factor - Writing the Perfect Query Letter
Fiction Factor - Writing A Killer Query Can be Simple
Karleen Bradford, Author: Help Page: Query Letters, Ideas, Writers' Block
http://www.writerswrite.com/journal/apr98/keegan7.htm
Synopsis
Fiction Factor - Mastering the Synopsis
How to Write a Synopsis
Fiction Factor - Mastering the Dreaded Synopsis
Fiction Factor - What Publishers Want to See Most in a Book Proposal
http://www.lisagardner.com/tricks/article_pdfs/synopsis_pdfs/lecture7.pdf
Tips for Writing a Synopsis - The Writing Life

   
Rejection
Coping with Rejection
How to Get Rejected (And Why It's a Good Thing)
Fear Of Rejection by Patricia Ann Jones
Coping with Rejection...
BRIEFCASE

Research
Conducting Research
Researching Your Novel - Suite101.com
Jill McGown (How Important is Research?)

Revision
Writing Fiction: A Beginner’s Guide, Part 11: Reading and Revision

Self-Editing
Becoming Your Own Editor
Reading and Revision

Where to Get Ideas
25 Unique Places to Find Story Ideas
Where Do You Get Your Ideas...? (Part I)
Where Do You Get Your Ideas...? (Part II)
Catching Your Ideas as They Happen
How to Conjure up a Brainstorm
ABC's of the Writing Process - Prewriting - Hatching New Ideas!
Getting Creative Writing Ideas For Teens
http://www.writerswrite.com/journal/mar98/banks.htm
Catching Your Ideas as They Happen--Resources for Writers
Fundamentals of Fiction: "I've Got an Idea!"
http://www.writerswrite.com/journal/apr98/banks2.htm

Writer's Block
Dealing With Writer's Block
Writer's Bock - Part I - The Four Real Causes
Fighting Writer's Block - Part II - Seven "Blockbusters"
Fighting Writer's Block, Part III - Get It Done -- Now! Your No-Fret, No-Sweat Plan
Fighting Writer's Block, Part IV - Speed Writing: How to Master the Blank Page
Shedding writer's block  

Writing Terms

Glossary
Glossary of Critical Terms
Writing Terms Defined -- With Examples
Jill McGown (Terminology)

Other

Who wants to Write a Best Seller?
Dan Perez: Writing Advice
The Importance of Reading for Writers
 

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