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Resources

Recommended Websites

Writing/Research Tools

www.visualthesaurus.com
www.askoxford.com
www.owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/
www.powa.org/
web.uvic.ca/~gkblank/wordiness.html

Writing Publications

www.thewritermagazine.com
www.pw.org
www.writersdigest.com

Writer's Organizations:

www.nwu.org
www.fwointl.com
Publishing and Agents:
www.writersmarket.com
www.smallpress.com
Good Reading: 

www.parisreview.com
www.artsandlettersdaily.com
www.oriononline.org
www.harpers.org
www.cincinnatireview.com
www.wordswithoutborders.org

Recommended Books

If You Want to Write, Brenda Euland --a classic about how to write your truth, and trust your writing

On Writing Well, William Zinsser --if you read only one book on the craft of writing, read this one

Writing for Story, Jon Franklin --excellent on writing compelling nonfiction
Free Play, Stephen Nachmanovitch -- explores the interplay between freedom and discipline in creative self-expression

Writers [on Writing]; Collected Essays from the New York Times –fascinating essays by successful writers about their writing lives and difficulties

Write the Perfect Book Proposal, by Jeff Herman and Deborah Levine Herman
The Idiot's Guide to Getting Published, excellent info on book proposals and query letters--well organized, easy to use
Thinking Like Your Editor, Susan Rabiner & Alfred Fortunato --former NY publishing bigwigs talk about what to consider, if your goal is getting published, long before you even begin writing.
2007 Writer’s Market, Writer’s Digest—guide to agents by genre, topic, and requirements.