A few of our favorite writing and publishing resources:

Writing Craft Books

Plot & Structure: (Techniques And Exercises For Crafting A Plot That Grips Readers From Start To Finish) (Write Great Fiction) by James Scott Bell

Creating Characters: How to Build Story People byDwight V. Swain

A Story is a Promise: Good Things to Know Before You Write That Screenplay, Novel, or Play by Bill Johnson

On Writing by Stephen King

The Writer’s Workout: 366 Tips, Task and Techniques From Your Writing Career Coach by Christina Katz

 

 
E-book (Digital Publishing)
Kindle Direct Publishing for publishing on Amazon for the Kindle

Smashwords: For multiple digital formats

PubIt: on bn.com for nook

Lulu: epub conversion and iBooks distributor

Print Book Publishers (for indie/self pub)

CreateSpace (an Amazon company): Self-publish and sell books, CDs, & DVDs on Amazon.com- free setup

Lulu

Lightning Source print on demand

Independent Booksellers

Indie Bound For independent booksellers around the country and the Indie Next list

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book and Publishing News and Reviews

Publishers Weekly: news, book reviews and author links

Shelfari: Read, share, explore

 

Good Reads: virtual bookshelf and reader reviews

 

Red Room: where the writers are

Amazon Author Central: share the most up-to-date information about yourself and your works with millions of readers

 

Writing Software

Omm Writer: simple text processor that firmly believes in making writing a pleasure once again, reinvindicating the close relationship between writer and story

Grammarly ($19.95 a month) personal proofreading and grammar coach