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Mary Elizabeth Thompson

Writer, Artist, Web Designer

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Links, Resources, and Book for Writers

I provide these links for information purposes. Only you can decide which publishers, markets, or advice will best serve your writing.


My article "Three Creative Exercises for Writers Tired Out from All That Thinking" appeared at The Writer Gazette in May 2004.


For a list of Poetry Journals and Publishers:

Poets

Poetry Society of America Resources

Also see my list of

Magazines that Pay for Poetry


Online Resources

Arts & Letters Daily

Poets & Writers Online

Preditors & Editors

Eric Maisel

The Writer Gazette

WritersWeekly.com

Writing World.com

Gila Queen's Guide To Markets

Writing for Dollars

Publishers Weekly Online

Writer's Digest

The Writer's Store

Storymind

RhymeZone

Backspace

Magazine Writing

Sites About Self-Publishing

Your Self Publishing Resource

Publish and Be Damned

Incomplete Guide to POD

Step-by-Step Guide at Writing World.com

Featured Self-Publishing Site

Lulu.com

Promotional Items

GoPromos


Recommended Reading

There are literally thousands of books on creativity, writing, and publishing. These are some of the best ones I've found.

On Writing

Writing Poems, 6th Edition, by Robert Wallace

Patterns of Poetry, by Miller Williams

Writing Fiction, 6th Edition, by Janet Burroway

The Art of Creative Writing, by Lajos Egri

The Art of Fiction, by John Gardner

On Creativity

Fearless Creating, by Eric Maisel

Van Gogh Blues, by Eric Maisel

The Courage to Create, by Rollo May

The Courage to Write, by Ralph Keyes

Art & Fear, by David Bayles and Ted Orland

The Artist's Way, by Julia Cameron

Unstuck, by Jane Anne Staw

On Specific Fiction Issues

No Plot? No Problem! by Chris Baty

Fiction First Aid, by Raymond Obstfeld

The Writer's Guide to Character Traits, by Linda Edelstein

On Being a Writer

Writing from the Inside Out, by Dennis Palumbo

On Writing, by Stephen King

Writing Down the Bones, by Natalie Goldberg

Wild Mind, by Natalie Goldberg

Bird by Bird, by Anne Lamott

The Faith of a Writer, by Joyce Carol Oates

Seven Steps on the Writer's Path, by Nancy Pickard and Lynn Lott

On Research

The Craft of Research, by Wayne Booth, Gregory Colomb, and Joseph Williams

On the Business of Writing

The Renegade Writer, by Linda Formichelli and Diana Burrell

No More Rejections, by Alice Orr

How to Publish and Promote Online, by M. J. Rose and Angela Adair-Hoy

Complete Guide to Self-Publishing, by Tom and Marilyn Ross