Wednesday Links ~*~ 25 November 2009

*~*~ Resources ~*~*

3 Ways To Make Yourself Irresistible to any Agent or Publisher
http://www.larsen-pomada.com/lp/index.cfm#
Tips written by literary agent Michael Larson,
check the drop down menu under Savvy Writer.

A Word A Day
http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/
http://wordsmith.org/words/today.html
Offered by Wordsmith, A Word A Day adds to or challenges
your current vocabulary and your use of words.

Books, Inq.
http://booksinq.blogspot.com/
Literary / publishing blog.

Canadian Author Association
http://www.canauthors.org/
Membership, non-profit association for the
advancement of the Canadian writing community.
Offers news, tips, copyright information.

Complications Ensue: The Craft of Screenwriting
http://complicationsensue.blogspot.com/
Blog by screenwriter Alex Epstine, who gives
an informative look into TV and of screenwriting
formats before us today.

Copyright Guru
http://www.copyrightguru.com/
Useful resource for copyright law, issues,
and information.

D.P. Lyle MD - The Labs
http://www.dplylemd.com/
Where writers can ask medical and forensic
questions. Links page offers a wide array
of pertinent links, including specialist.

National Writers Union
http://www.nwu.org/
The union for freelance writers working in U.S. markets

*~*~ Publishers ~*~*

Arcadia Publishing
http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/
http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/contact.html
Local history publisher with four thousand titles
in its catalogue. Has four regional offices, submit
to the office in your area.
West:
Query: publishingwest at arcadiapublishing dot com
Arcadia Publishing
150 Post Street
Suite 680
San Francisco, CA 94108
South:
Query: publishingsouth at arcadiapublishing dot com
Arcadia Publishing
420 Wando Park Blvd.
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Midwest:
Query: publishingmidwest at arcadiapublishing dot com
Arcadia Publishing
3047 N. Lincoln Avenue,
Suite 390
Chicago, IL 60657
Northeast:
Query: publishingnortheast at arcadiapublishing dot com
Arcadia Publishing
224 State Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801

Farrar, Stauss, and Giroux
http://www.fsgbooks.com/
Trade publisher of literary fiction, nonfiction, poetry and
children’s books. Non-fiction includes history, art history,
natural history, current affairs, and science.
Query: fsg dot editorial at fsgbooks dot com
Query for Children's: Children's-editorial at fsgbooks dot com
18 West 18TH St.
New York, NY 10011

*~*~ Markets ~*~*

Babybug
http://www.cricketmag.com/ProductDetail.asp?pid=10&type=
http://www.cricketmag.com/pages_content.asp?page_id=20
BABYBUG, a listening and looking magazine for infants and
toddlers ages six to twenty-four months, is published by
the Cricket Magazine Group.
Query:
Carus Publishing / Cricket Magazine Group
BABYBUG Magazine
30 Grove Street
Suite C
Peterborough, NH 03458

Field & Stream Magazine
http://www.fieldandstream.com/fieldstream/
Published eleven times annual, Field and Stream
touts itself as the Journal of the American
Outdoorsman. Considers articles and photo
essays.
Query: fsletters at time4 dot com
Field and Stream
Two Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016

Natural Home and Garden
http://www.naturalhomemag.com
http://www.naturalhomeandgarden.com/contact-natural-home-magazine.html
Bi-monthly publication devoted to both
the eco-consciences and health
consciences reader who strive for a
healthier life style.
Query: kwallace at NaturalHomeMagazine dot com
Kim Wallace
Coordinating Editor
Natural Home & Garden
1503 SW 42nd St
Topeka, KS 66609

Northern Breeze / Sailing Breezes
http://www.sailingbreezes.com/home.htm
http://www.sailingbreezes.com/Sailing_Breezes_Current/guide/writersguidelines.htm
Print and online regional sailing magazine of the
North American great lakes and the Midwest.
Considers sailing articles, and photo features.
Query: alan at sailingbreezes dot com
Sailing Breezes Magazine
3949 Winnetka Ave. N.
Minneapolis, MN 55427

Road King
http://www.roadking.com/
http://www.roadking.com/writers-guidelines/
Bi-monthly magazine for truckers. Considers
features, articles on topics related to trucking
including finance, technology, and driving tips; and
topics not related to trucking including health,
reviews, sports, and music.
Query: submissions at roadking dot com
Road King magazine
Parthenon Publishing
28 White Bridge Road, Suite 209
Nashville, TN 37205

Vibrant Life Magazine
http://www.vibrantlife.com/index.php
http://www.vibrantlife.com/vl/writers.html
Christian lifestyle magazine focused on a physical health,
mental clarity, and spiritual balance. Bimonthly publication
considers articles on health, exercise, family, fitness,
challenges and triumphs, profiles and interviews.
Query: vibrantlife at rhpa dot org
55 W. Oak Ridge Drive
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740

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Wednesday Links ~*~ 18 November 2009

*~*~ Resources ~*~*

Burry Man Writers Center
http://burryman.com/
A worldwide community of writers. Site offers
information, news, resources, and links.

Children's Book Council
http://www.cbcbooks.org/
Organization and website dedicated to children's
book industry. Publishing tips, information, and
industry news.

Collection and Preservation of Blood Evidence
http://www.crime-scene-investigator.net/Blood1.html
Compiled information of information, an over view, and
even technique by Louisiana State Police Forensic
Scientist George Schiro.

Mississippi Writer's Guild
www.mississippiwritersguild.com
Writing organization that encourages, promotes,
and strengthens its members.

The Penguin Blog
http://thepenguinblog.typepad.com/the_penguin_blog/
From Penguin publishing.

Story Scribe
http://www.storyscribe.com/screenwritingnews.php
News for screenwriters.

Wordz Toolbar
http://www.socketsoftware.com/Products/wordz/index.php
Freeware spell checker toolbar, links to dictionary
and thesaurus definitions on your toolbar.

World Intellectual Property Organization
http://www.wipo.int/portal/index.html.en
http://www.wipo.int/copyright/en/faq/
International organization of member states
dedicated to copyright protection and enforcement
as stated at the Berne Convention.

*~*~ Publishers ~*~*

Harper Collins Publishing ~ Avon Romance
http://www.harpercollins.com/hc/home.asp
http://www.harpercollins.com/footer/avonGuidelines.aspx
Accepting manuscripts for Historic,
Period and Contemporary romance
novels up to 100,000 words.
Query: avonromance at harpercollins dot com
Avon Books/Harper Collins
10 E 53 Street
New York, NY 10022


Pyr Publishing
http://www.pyrsf.com/
Science Fiction imprint from Prometheus
Books.
Query: Landers at prometheusbooks dot com

Pyr Science Fiction
59 John Glenn Drive
Amherst, New York 14228-2197

*~*~ Markets ~*~*

Abilities Magazine
http://www.abilitymagazine.com/
http://www.abilitymagazine.com/terminology.html
Print publication and website of Ability Awareness
an organization dedicated to the promotion and
well being of people with physical disabilities and
health conditions.
Query:
ABILITY Mail Center
PO Box 10878
Costa Mesa, CA 92627

Editor and Publisher Magazine
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/index.jsp
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/about_us/contacts.jsp
Print magazine and corresponding website about
the newspaper industry.
gmitchell at editorandpublisher dot com
Editor & Publisher
770 Broadway
New York, NY 10003-9595

Mental Floss Magazine
http://www.mentalfloss.com/
http://www.mentalfloss.com/magazine/submissions.php
Print publication and website. Informational and
educational magazine considers columns, articles
and features.
Query: nharris at mentalfloss dot com
mental_floss
P.O. Box 528
Novelty, OH 44072

The Quilter
http://www.thequiltermag.com/
http://www.thequiltermag.com/information/submissions.shtml
Bi monthly print publication on topics of interest to quilters,
needlecrafters, and crafters.
Query: editors at thequiltermag dot com
The Quilter
7 Waterloo Road
Stanhope, NJ 07874

USA Weekend Magazine
http://www.usaweekend.com/index.html
http://usaweekend.com/mail/ask_all.html
Weekend supplement and online publication of
USA Today.
Query:
USA Weekend Magazine
7950 Jones Branch Drive
McLean, VA 22107

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Wednesday Links ~*~ 11 November ~*~ Veteran's Day 2009

~*~ Resources ~*~

Between the Lines
http://www.booksandsuch.biz/blog/
Business and book blog from Books and
Such Literary Agent Wendy Lawton.

Criminal Justice Resources Center: Forensic Sciences
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/crimjust/forsci.htm
Maintained by Michigan State University this
is the must have of resource link pages for
crime and mystery writers researching facts.

Editorial Freelancers Association
http://www.the-efa.org
Not for profit organization of freelance editors.
Membership offers benefits to editors, listings
provide opportunity to match genre to editor.

Global Literary Market for Screenwriters
http://www.screenstyle.com/globmar.html
Paid membership website for marketing your scripts.
Boost a database / directory of more than one
thousand agents, producers and industry executives.

Grunt
http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/dictionary.shtml
Dictionary of military terms and abbreviations.

Military Writers Society
http://www.militarywriters.com/
Association with the common bond of
military service.

Military Writing Guides
http://www.afwriting.com/writing-guides.htm
Information and links for military writing
compiled by the Air Force writing group.
While basically targeting military report
writing authors will find a wealth of information
for their next book military scuffle.

UNESCO
http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=14076&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
Collection of links and information on international
copyright laws. Site also offers links to copyright
resources and updated copyright information.

Writing the Fiction Synopsis
http://www.kathycarmichael.com/synopsis.clearwater.fiction.html
Tips and information from writer and
comedian Kathy Carmichael.

~*~ Publishers ~*~

Osprey Publishing
http://www.ospreypublishing.com/
British publisher military manuscripts, military history,
and memoirs.
Query: editorial at ospreypublishing dot com
Osprey Publishing
Midland House
West Way
Botley
Oxford OX2 0PH
United Kingdom

St. Martin's Press
http://us.macmillan.com/SMP.aspx
Subsidiary of MacMillian, owns the Tor, Forge,
Orb, Minotaur, Picador, Let's Go, En Carta,
Palgrave and Stonewall imprints.
Query:
St. Martin's Press
175 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10010

*~* Markets *~*

Air Force Times
http://www.airforce-magazine.com/Pages/default.aspx
Weekly publication focused on the US Air Force, published
by the Army Times.
Query: airlet at airforcetimes dot com
Army Times Publishing Company
6883 Commercial Dr.
Springfield, Va. 22159-0500 USA

All Hands Magazine
http://www.navy.mil/allhands.asp
http://www.navy.mil/submit/index.asp
Print publication of the US Navy to provide
general information and news about the Navy
to the general public.
Query: allhandsmag at dma dot mil

Army Magazine
http://www.ausa.org/publications/armymagazine/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.ausa.org/publications/armymagazine/aboutarmy/Pages/ARMYMagazine'sWriter'sGuidelines.aspx Monthly print publication and website with content
of interest to people interested in the military arts
and sciences.
Query: armymag at ausa dot org
The Editor in Chief
Army Magazine
2425 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22201

Coast Guard Magazine
http://www.uscg.mil/mag/
http://www.uscg.mil/mag/submissions.asp
Print publication and website for members
of the US Coast Guard. Considers articles
and features about service, life, and
personal (pertaining topics of interest to
USCG personel.)
Query: cgmag at uscg dot mil
Coast Guard Magazine (CG-09221)
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters
2100 2nd Street, S.W. Suite 3403
Washington, DC 20593-0001

Leatherneck Magazine
http://www.mca-marines.org/leatherneck/
http://www.mca-marines.org/leatherneck/guidelines.asp
Print publication and website published for
Marines. Prefers writers with a Marine background
but will consider all features and articles targeted
accordingly.
Query: leatherneck at mca-marines dot org
Leatherneck Magazine
Box 1775
Quantico, VA 22134

Vietnow National Magazine
http://www.vietnow.com/magazine.htm
http://www.vietnow.com/magazine.htm##
Organizational print publication and
website covering the real problems facing
veterans, their families, and how to over
come them.
Query: vietnoweditor at vietnow dot com
Vietnow
P.O. Box 999
Pine Island
Minnesota 55963

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Wednesday Links ~*~ 4 November 2009

*~*~ Resources ~*~*

Abbreviations
http://www.abbreviations.com/definitions
Definition search dictionary

Advice From The Caterpillar
http://advicefromacaterpillar.wordpress.com/
Author Peggy Tibbetts long running column
of advice, reviews, and news for writers.

Bookish Lust
http://belletrinsic.com/blog/
Blog from Michelle Witte is an
associate editor with Gibbs Smith.

Charlotte Dillon Links for Romance Writers
http://www.charlottedillon.com/WritingRomance.html
List of writing links: including tax information, writer
resource and communities, and grammar.

Copyright Clearance Center
http://www.copyright.com/
http://www.copyright.com/ccc/do/viewPage?pageCode=cr100-n
http://www.copyright.com/ccc/do/viewPage?pageCode=cr5
Informational site offering copyright FAQ's and
international copyright links.

Electric Crime Scene Investigation
http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/187736.pdf
Printable PDF Pamphlet from the U.S. Department
of Justice, a primer for first responders. Specifically
cyber crimes and identity theft.

Poetry Magic
http://www.poetrymagic.co.uk/
A vast poetry resource page. From the
basics to getting published, this page
offers an education to beginners and
a tool to fine hone to the seasoned poet.

Writer's Guild of Canada
http://www.wgc.ca/about/profile.html
Professional guild of English speaking Canadian
writers from all walks of TV, radio, film, and
multimedia. Home of the Canadian Screenwriting
Awards, and Canadian Screenwriting magazine.

Yellapalooza
http://www.yellapalooza.com/
http://www.yellapalooza.com/map.html
Children Writers and Illustrators website provides writing news,
resources, links, articles, and book reviews.

*~*~ Publishers ~*~*

Juno Books
http://www.juno-books.com/
http://www.juno-books.com/guidelines.html
Publisher of women's books that appeal to men
too. Considers manuscripts with strong female
protagonist.
Query: editor at juno-books dot com
9710 Traville Gateway Dr., #234
Rockville, MD 20850

New Canaan Publishing
http://www.newcanaanpublishing.com/index.html
http://www.newcanaanpublishing.com/html/writers__info.html
http://www.newcanaanpublishing.com/html/for_children_s_writers.html
Independent small publisher of children's books,
select Christian titles, and humor confronting
current issues and trends.
New Canaan Publishing Company Inc.
PO Box 752
New Canaan, CT 06840

*~*~ Markets ~*~*

Adventure Cycling
http://www.adventurecycling.org/mag/index.cfm
http://www.adventurecycling.org/mag/submissions.cfm
Print publication and website of the Adventure Cycling
organization. Considers articles and features on touring
North America, Europe, profiles, and photo spreads.
Query: mdeme at adventurecycling dot org
150 East Pine Street
P.O. Box 8308
Missoula, MT 59802

FACES
http://www.cobblestonepub.com/magazine/FAC/
http://www.cobblestonepub.com/guides_FAC.html
A division of Cricket Publications, Faces is seeking a themed
publication for children. Seeks articles, supplemental fiction, and non-fiction.
Query: facesmag at yahoo dot com
Elizabeth Crooker Carpentiere, Editor
FACES Magazine
Cobblestone Publishing
30 Grove Street, Suite C
Peterborough, NH 03458

Indiana Review
http://indianareview.org/index.html
http://indianareview.org/general/guidelines.html
http://www.indianareview.org/submissions/
Semi annual publication by Indiana
University. Low paying but has a nice
fiction contest.
Indiana Review
Ballantine Hall 465
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405-7103

My Business Magazine
http://www.mybusinessmag.com/
http://www.mybusinessmag.com/about/guide.php
Print and online publication by the National
Federation of Independent Business. Considers
articles and columns.
Query: feedback at mybusinessmag dot com
My Business magazine
3322 West End Ave., Ste. 700
Nashville, TN 37203

Relish Magazine
http://www.relishmag.com/
http://www.relishmag.com/aboutus/index.html#contact
Magazine celebrating our love of food. Considers
articles and columns on taste of America, good
health, road trips, fast foods, seasonal, recipes,
wine, and holidays.
Query:
Relish Magazine
341 Cool Springs Blvd., Suite 400
Franklin, TN 37067

U. S. News & World Report
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/home.htm
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/usinfo/contact.htm
Weekly news publication
Query: kdyer at usnews dot com
Kerry Dyer
1050 Thomas Jefferson Street NW
Washington, DC 20007

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