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CONTENTS

Tools of the Trade
Marketing Your Work
The Publishing Industry

Sponsor Products

• Fraserwood Books - browse the online catalogue of children's books. It contains many titles for young writers: dictionaries, grammar and style guides, story prompts and cross-curriculum writing exercises. You'll also find a wide selection of children's literature for all reading levels, reference and non-fiction titles, french titles, student workbooks in all subject areas, and homeschool and classroom resources.

Freeware

• SAMM - the Sandbaggers Automated Manuscript Management software helps writers tackle the "housekeeping" chores that accompany manuscript submission and tracking. Features full search and reporting capabilities. (Dos & Win3.1/95/NT)

Shareware

• Multimedia for Writing - Chris Coleman reviews and rates several shareware programs of interest to writers. (Dos & Windows)

• ZDNet's Listing of Writing Software - offers reviews, screenshots and download information for shareware and demo versions of writing software.

MARKETING YOUR WORK

Articles

• FAQ about Manuscripts & Marketing - advice from the folks at misc.writing

• To Market - by Susan Salzman Raab

• How to Smell a Scam - by Marcia Yudkin

• Facts You Need to Know - from the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators

• The Non-fiction Book Proposal - courtesy of the Association of Book Publishers of BC

• 10 Ways to Promote Your Book Without Paying... Much - by Michael A. Banks

• Rites of Submission: Cover Letters and Queries - by Jacqueline K. Ogburn

• Why Did My Story Get Rejected? - by Marion Zimmer Bradley

• What Editors Want - by Dale Keiger

• How to Talk to a Magazine Editor - by Mary Westheimer

• Getting Out of the Slush Pile - by Harold Underdown

• Expand Your Market Reach with Expanding Article Topics - by Michael A. Banks

Resources

• Writer On Line Newsletter
  
• Contracts Alert (Periodical Writers Association of Canada)
  
• Contracts Watch (American Society of Journalists & Authors)
  
• The Write Market
  
• Editor and Publisher Classifieds
  
• Authorlink!

THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY

Articles

• Publishing Information - courtesy of the Association of Book Publishers of BC

• Publishing Advice and Information - courtesy of Poets & Writers

• E-Wrongs About E-Rights (Electronic Publishing: Fiction & Fact) - prepared by the ASJA

• What Writers Should Know About Book Publishers - courtesy of BookZone

• Publishing Project Worksheet - by Mary Westheimer

• Self-Publishing in the UK - by Paul Friday

• Self-Publishing Options - courtesy of the Association of Book Publishers of BC

• What is a Vanity/Subsidy Publisher? - from the misc.writing FAQ

Resources

• Publishers' Catalogues: Geographical Index
  
• The WWW Virtual Library: Publishers
  
• Association of Canadian Publishers - Members Directory

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