The Business of Writing

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Associations & Professional Organizations

Chicago Writers Links

Contests

Copyrights

Freelance Writing

How-To Write

Libraries Online and other Outstanding Reference Sources

• Bartleby.com 51,000 Great Books Online incl Columbia Encyclopedia
• Info Please Delightful source of family-focused information. Careful -- you'll get hooked here.
• Library of Congress (with links to US Copyright Office and more)
• Online Books Library- UPenn
• Online Library of Literature
• Questia - The World's Largest Library Online
• The Library Spot First stop for references!
• Your own local public library -- most offer online services now

Literary Links

• Wessex Books & Records Literary Links

Journalists

• Journalism.org Research, Resources and Ideas to Improve Journalism
• Journalists Products and Services
• University of Arizona Library Online

Markets and Career Opportunities for Writers

Professional Organizations

Public Relations / Marketing

• Bacons / Media Map Expert PR Blogs and Latest Product News
• Bowker's BoApril 4, 2009http://www.bookwire.com/bookwire/">Bowker Corporate Office Website
• Midwest Book Review
• PRWeb - Press Releases
• Gebbie Press - The All-In-One Media Directory
• Internet News Bureau -- Resources for Journalists
• Subliminal Marketing, Lorrie Walters Marsiglio

Publishers

Rates

• A formula for setting rates from The Geek's Guide to Internet Business Success by Bob Schmidt
• Freelancers and the art of Negotiation
• The HTML Writers Guild Pricing FAQ
• Authors Registry (non-profit organization formed to help expedite the flow of royalty payments and small re-use fees to authors, particularly for new-media uses. It's been called the ASCAP for writers.

References, Dictionaries and Style Guides 

Resources

• Authorlink
• AuthorPoint.com
• Essential Resources for Mini-Businesses
• Find a Writer's Conference-- Searchable Database 
• Freelance Writers -- A Different Breed
• Going for the Wow by Sherry Lowry
• Book Reviews
• The Writers' Journal Subscription based magazine for Writers

Write for Children

• Children's Book Council
• Street Level Youth Media

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