Wednesday Links ~*~ 25 February 2009

*~*~ Resources ~*~*

Book Market
http://www.bookmarket.com/tipsindex.htm
Book marketing and book promotion tips.
Along with the pitch to buy his book, John
Kremer offers a lot of information for free,
and he has a free tip newsletter.

Copyright Website
http://www.benedict.com/
Easy to use and maneuver this website offers
concise information on copyright law, usage
and fair-use.

Investigative Process Management
http://www.drmauricegodwin.com/
Not your normal crime or investigative website.
Dr. Godwin is a criminal and geographic profiler.
Check out his archive of interviews, pages include
geographic profiling and insights into cyberstalkers.

The New Author
http://the-new-author.blogspot.com/
Blog offering insights and information
for writer's aspiring to become authors.

Screenwriter's Daily
http://www.screenwritersdaily.com/arescreenwritersexploited.htm
Information commentary site offering news,
publishing information, and reviews.

Winning Writers -
13 Warning Signs of a bad Poetry Contest
http://www.winningwriters.com/warningsigns.htm
The page title says it all. Home of the War Poetry
Contest and the Wergle Flomp Free Poetry Contest.

Word Wise
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0771337.html
Fact Monster punctuation overview...made easy.

World of Quotes
http://www.worldofquotes.com/topic/index.html
Database of more than 35,000 historical, or just darn
interesting quotes.

Writing For Children
http://www.writing-world.com/children/index.shtml
Portion of Writing World dedicated to writing for
children, helpful articles specifically for the
children's writer; includes the archives for
Advice From The Caterpillar by Peggy Tibbetts,
links, and Resources.

*~*~ Publishers ~*~*

Lonepine Press
http://www.lonepinepublishing.com/
http://www.lonepinepublishing.com/about/book_proposals
Canadian publisher of nature, gardening, and outdoor
recreation.
Send proposals: nfoulds at lonepinepublishing dot com
Editorial Director
Lone Pine Publishing
10145 – 81 Ave
Edmonton, AB T6E 1W9

Running Press
http://www.perseusbooksgroup.com/runningpress/home.jsp
http://www.perseusbooksgroup.com/runningpress/sub_policies.jsp
Imprint of Perseus Books specializing in
mini editions, illustrated non-fiction, and
children's books.
125 South 22nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4399

*~*~ Paying Gigs ~*~*

CARP Magazine
http://www.50plus.com/
Formerly 50 Plus Magazine. The bi-monthly
print publication of the Canadian Association
of Retired People. Considers articles and features
on health, lifestyle, gardening, leisure, and travel.
Query: g dot poland at kemur dot ca
CARP magazine
550 Queen St. E., Ste. 105
Toronto, ON M5A 1V2

GoNomad
http://www.gonomad.com/
http://www.gonomad.com/corp/writerguidelines.htm
Site dedicated to travel and getting there in your own
style. Is interested in articles on travel, destination, and
locale stories. Pictures a plus.
Query: editorial at gonomad dot com
Max Hartshorne, Editor
GoNOMAD
P.O. Box 4
4 A Sugarloaf St.
South Deerfield, MA 01373

Kentucky Living
http://www.kentuckyliving.com/
http://www.kentuckyliving.com/pdf/KyLivWritersGuides.pdf
Print and online publication focused on
the people and events of Kentucky.
Considers features on the people,
events, history, lifestyles, and
character of Kentucky.
Query: email at kentuckyliving dot com
Kentucky Living
P.O. Box 32170
Louisville, Kentucky 40232

Orange Coast Magazine
http://www.orangecoastmagazine.com/
http://www.orangecoastmagazine.com/info/contact.aspx
Dedicated to the interest and lifestyles of
affluent Orange County, California. Accepts
celebrity and travel features, investigative
reporting, memoir, narratives, and profiles.
All other articles and features should pertain
to the O.C.
Query: rmedlock at orangecoastmagazine dot com
Rose Medlock - Managing Editor
3701 Birch Street
Suite 100
Newport Beach, CA 92660

Slate Magazine
http://www.slate.com/
http://slate.com/id/117519/
Online interactive news journal of commentary,
issues, politics and culture. A publication of
Washington Post Newsweek.
Query: letters at slate dot com
Slate Magazine
Robert Pinsky
c/o Boston University
236 Bay State Road
Boston, MA, 02215

Waste Age
http://www.wasteage.com/
http://wasteage.com/news/waste_writers_guidelines/
Publication for Hazardous waste removal and garbage
industry professionals.
Query: steve dot ursery at penton dot com
6151 Powers Ferry Road, NW
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30339

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© 2000-2009 Calista Cates
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post Wednesday Links in its entirety and with
notice of my copyright.

Wednesday Links ~*~ 18 February 2009

*~*~ Resources ~*~*

Bartleby.com
http://www.bartleby.com/
Complete referencing materials including
Author/title/subject indexing, Roget's Thesaurus,
Strunk's Elements of Style, The King James Bible,
to history and contemporary quotes.

EU Internal Market Copyrights
http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/copyright/index_en.htm
Copyright law in digital Europe. Offers
overviews and current copyright information
in the European markets.

International Crime Scene Investigator's Association
http://icsia.org/
http://icsia.org/usefulllinks.html
Links page offers a broad scope of links; professional,
job specifications, diagnostic and investigative sites.

McNally Jackson
http://mcnallyjackson.com/index.php?option=com_mojo&Itemid=28
Blog of an independent bookstore.

Online Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/
Collated data of 100 sources combined
into 600 tables on criminal justice statistics.

Preditors & Editors
http://www.invirtuo.cc/prededitors/
http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/
A respected writer's resource and guide, offering basic information
on publications, publishing houses, and a variety of
tips for the beginning and established writer.

Tattered Covered Podcast
http://authorsontourlive.com/
Podcast of authors on their books.

Writer's Guild of America
http://www.wga.org/
Labor union for writers. Site offers a vast wealth of information
for its members including market information, resource links
and a monthly magazine.

Zzippeddskripptzz
http://www.zzippeddskripptzz.com/
Resource center for screenwriters. News, information,
software and resources.

*~*~ Publishers ~*~*

Lighthouse Trails Publishing
http://www.lighthousetrails.com/
http://www.lighthousetrails.com/authorguidelines.htm
Christian Publishers currently considering
nonfiction, fiction, biographies,
and autobiographies.
Query: editor at lighthousetrails dot com
David Dombrowski - Acquisitions Editor
Lighthouse Trails Publishing
P.O. Box 958
Silverton, Oregon 97381

Red Dress Ink
http://www.reddressink.com/
http://www.eharlequin.com/articlepage.html?articleId=538&chapter=0
Women's lit imprint of Harlequin Books. Interested
in stories with strong modern women.
Query first:
Red Dress Ink
c/o M. Marbury or F. Jacobs
233 Broadway, Suite 1001
New York, NY 10279

*~*~ Paying Gigs ~*~*

Backhome Magazine
http://www.backhomemagazine.com
http://www.backhomemagazine.com/guidlines.htm
Publication for people getting back to basics and
"taking back control of their lives."
Query: infor at backhomemagazine dot com
Backhome Magazine
Wordsworth Communications
P.O. Box 70Hendersonville, NC 28793

Flight Journal Magazine
http://www.flightjournal.com/ME2/Default.asp
http://www.flightjournal.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=F999E8C39FCE47DEB4CDBABBFBF37179&type=gen&mod=Core+Pages&gid=7FE1E27273A141AA83DA01293D9722FC Aviation oriented magazine with a historical slant.
Considers I was there type stories, history in the
making stories, or a view from the cockpit.
Query: rogerp at airage dot com
Flight Journal magazine
c/o Roger Post
Air Age Publishing
100 East Ridge
Ridgefield, CT 06877-4606

Montana Magazine
http://www.montanamagazine.com/
http://www.montanamagazine.com/online/
http://www.montanamagazine.com/submissions.php
Bi-monthly magazine and website dedicated to
Montana life, adventures, issues and venues.
Query: editor at montanamagazine dot com
Butch Larcombe
Editor, Montana Magazine
P.O. Box 5630
Helena, MT 59604

Northwest Palate Magazine
http://www.nwpalate.com/
Bimonthly print publication covering
the wine and culinary interest of the
Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington,
and British Columbia.)
Query: peter at nwpalate dot com
Northwest Palate magazine
P.O. Box 10860
2279 NW Irving
Portland, OR 97296

Rock and Ice Magazine
http://www.rockandice.com
http://www.rockandice.com/contributorinfo.php
Published nine times annual this print publication
and website considers current outdoor and climbing
related issues, profiles, destination, and survivor
features.
Query: jjackson at bigstonepub dot com
Big Stone Publishing
417 Main St. Unit "N"
Carbondale, CO 81623

Veranda Magazine
http://www.veranda.com/
Hearst corporation publication focused
on design and travel. Prized for its
photo layouts.
Editorial Offices
455 E. Paces Ferry Road
Suite 216
Atlanta, GA 30305

~*~*~*~*~

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Collating an anthology and looking for works to include?
Drop me a link and your info at
Cele at Celebrindal dot com

Write On!
C'alista
© 2000-2009 Calista Cates
Wednesday Links is for sharing, but please share or
post Wednesday Links in its entirety and with
notice of my copyright.

Wednesday Links ~*~ 11 February 2009

*~*~ Resources ~*~*

Book Bitch
http://bookbitch.blogspot.com/
Book news and reviews.

Copyright Management Center
http://copyright.iupui.edu/quickguide.htm
Copyright quick guide offered by the
University of Indiana.

Duhaime Law Library
http://www.duhaime.org/
Canadian law library. Extensive links
to statues, explanations, and even more
links pertaining to Canadian law.

Freelance Writing Gigs
http://freelancewritinggigs.com/
Writing for a living. Information
for the writer working at making
a writing living.

Grammar Bytes!
http://www.chompchomp.com/menu.htm
Site offers tips, reference, rules, exercises,
and even grammar handouts.

Ink Tip
http://www.inktip.com/
Network for screenwriters. Site includes resources,
articles, industry tips, and a newsletter.

Once Upon A Time
http://onceuponatimemag.com/
Magazine for Children's writers and illustrators.

Workshop: Writing a Novel Synopsis
http://www.fmwriters.com/Visionback/Issue%2015/workshop.htm
Helpful tips and outline for writing a synopsis.

Writing Australia
http://www.writingaustralia.com/
Writing resource and Ezine. Subscription writing
community offers useful information and
edition services among its products.

*~*~ Publishers ~*~*

Brownskin Books
http://www.brownskinbooks.com/
http://www.brownskinbooks.com/guidelines.htm
Print and electronic publisher of women's erotica
Query: info at brownskinbooks dot co dot uk
Brownskin Books
PO Box 57421
London E5 OZ

Night Shade Books
http://www.nightshadebooks.com/index.aspx
http://www.nightshadebooks.com/contact.aspx
Print publisher of science fiction, fantasy, dark
fantasy and cross genre in-between.
Query: night at nightshadebooks dot com
Night Shade Books
1423 33rd Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94122

*~*~ Paying Gigs ~*~*

Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
http://www.themysteryplace.com/ahmm/
http://www.themysteryplace.com/ahmm/guidelines/
Seeking mysteries of all types, just requires
stories to involve a crime of some sort.
Query:
475 Park Ave. South,
11th floor,
New York, NY 10016

Essence
http://www.essence.com/
http://www.essence.com/writers_guidelines/
Directed towards African American career women, this
monthly publication considers features, articles on politics
and social issues.
Query: editors at essence dot com
Essence Communications Inc.
135 West 50th Street
New York, NY 10020

Iowa Gardening Magazine
http://www.iowagardeningmagazine.com/
http://www.iowagardeningmagazine.com/submit.html
Quarterly print publication considers
articles on growing techniques, gardening
problems and solutions, nurseries, design.
Query: editor at iowagardeningmagazine dot com
Iowa Gardening magazine
218 6th Avenue, Suite 610
Des Moines, Iowa 50309

Minor League News
http://www.minorleaguenews.com
http://www.minorleaguenews.com/contactus/contactus1.html
http://www.minorleaguenews.com/contactus/contactus3.html
http://www.minorleaguenews.com/contactus/freelance.html
Print and online publication covering all
aspects of minor league sports. Considers
features on up and coming players and
hometown heroes.
Query: brianross at minorleaguenews dot com
MLN Sports Group LLC2901
Clint Moore Rd. #232
Boca Raton, FL. 33496

Ruralite Magazine
http://www.ruralite.org/index.htm
http://www.ruralite.org/freelance.php
Print publication by Northwest electric coops and
PUD's in seven western state. Focuses on stories,
features, and articles the people and issues in
Ruralite Country.
Query: miket at ruralite dot org
Features Editor
PO Box 558
Forest Grove, OR 97116

Utah Outdoors
http://www.outdoorutah.com/
http://www.outdoorutah.com/index.php?/Utah-Recreation-Contact/
Print and online vacation guide considers features
on destinations, festivals, events, sports, areas
of interest.
Query: info at outdoorutah dot com

~*~*~*~*~

Do you have a writing link that you want to share?
Collating an anthology and looking for works to include?
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Cele at Celebrindal dot com

Write On!
C'alista
© 2000-2009 Calista Cates
Wednesday Links is for sharing, but please share or
post Wednesday Links in its entirety and with
notice of my copyright.

Wednesday Links ~*~ 4 February 2009

*~*~ Resources ~*~*

Associated Writing Programs
http://awpwriter.org/
Writers resource compiled by George Mason
University, includes information about writing
programs in the U.S., writer's conferences
and offers membership benefits.

Blogging Tips
http://www.bloggingtips.com/
Take your blog to the next level by
professional blogger Deborah Ng.

The Red Room
http://www.authorsredroom.com/
Writer's resource offering promotional tools,
newsletters, and workshops.

The Quotation Page
http://www.quotationspage.com/
Searchable database of more than 15,000
quotes. While they have not added to the
Quotation page since 2007 the site is still
very usable.

Screen Writing info
http://www.screenwriting.info/
Site provides a great amount of useable knowledge
for screenwriters. From general information to style,
story development to dialogue.

Understanding Copyright Law
http://www.publishlawyer.com/carousel1.htm
Copyright law explained in simple, understandable
English.

Write Links
http://www.writelinks.com/
Links for writers, including agent/agency list,
writing groups, work at home information, publisher
information and more.

The Writing Nag
http://writingnag.blogspot.com/
Blog of freelance writer Pat Kennelly.

Writers - Free - Reference
http://www.writers-free-reference.com/agents/index.html
Free listing of agent email addresses
from around the world.

*~*~ Publishers ~*~*

The Chicken House
http://www.doublecluck.com/
http://www.doublecluck.com/contact.php
Children's publisher, considers unsolicited
manuscripts. No electronic submissions
Query: chickenhouse at doublecluck dot com
The Chicken House
2 Palmer Street
Frome
Somerset
BA11 1DS UK

Kensington.com
http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/
http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/finditem.cfm?itemid=11273
Kensington, Zebra and Pinnacle imprints.
Their Series lines include: Ashes, Ballad, Bouquet,
Code Name, Eagles, First Mountain Men,
Last Gunfighter, and Wingman.
Indicate Series Line on the outside of the envelope
Query appropriate editor
Kensington Publishing
850 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022

*~*~ Paying Gigs ~*~*

5280 Magazine
http://www.5280.com/
http://www.5280.com/about_guidelines.php
Print and online publication in the greater
Denver area. Considers profiles, getaways,
atmospheres, and features.
Query: geoff at 5280 dot com
5280 Publishing, Inc.
1514 Curtis St.
Ste. 300
Denver, CO 80202

Dance Magazine
http://www.dancemagazine.com/
Online and print publication focused on
developing young dancers; the challenges,
opportunities, and instruction.
Query: wperron at dancemagazine dot com
Dance Magazine
110 William St., 23rd fl.
New York, NY 10038

Humpty Dumpty Magazine
http://cbhi.org/magazines/humptydumpty/index.shtml
http://cbhi.org/cbhi/writersguidelines.shtml
Published by the Institute for Children's Better Health,
Humpty Dumpty is for children, ages 4 to 6. Editors
considers poems, puzzles, stories, articles, and activities
with a health related theme.
Submissions:
Humpty Dumpty Magazine
Children's Better Health Institute
PO Box 567
1100 Waterway Blvd.
Indianapolis, IN 46206

Log Home Living
http://www.loghome.com/loghomeliving/
http://www.loghome.com/faqs/faq_writers_guidelines/
Print and online publication focused towards
people planning on building or living in a log
home. Considers articles on design, features,
and owner profiles.
Query: editor at loghomeliving dot com
Log Home Living
4125 Lafayette Center Drive
Suite 100
Chantilly, VA 20151

Popular Science
http://www.popsci.com/popsci/
Print publication and website. Considers articles, news
filler pieces, features, and about new technology
and advancements in computers, automobiles,
recreation, environment, and more.
Query:
Popular Science
Editorial Department
2 Park Ave., 9th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine
http://www.tpwmagazine.com/
http://tpwmagazine.com/editorial/#writers
Monthly publication interested in articles on outdoor
Texas activities, destination spots, issues, trends
and conservation.
Query: magazine at tpwd dot state dot tx dot us
Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine
4200 Smith School Road
Bldg D
Austin, TX 78774

~*~*~*~*~

Do you have a writing link that you want to share?
Collating an anthology and looking for works to include?
Drop me a link and your info at
Cele at Celebrindal dot com

Write On!
C'alista
© 2000-2009 Calista Cates
Wednesday Links is for sharing, but please share or
post Wednesday Links in its entirety and with
notice of my copyright.