RESOURCES-TIPS: For writers of all genre who want to write, and the readers who love them.

If you can tell stories, create characters, devise incidents, and have sincerity and passion, it doesn't matter a damn how you write.
- Somerset Maugham

All the words I use in my stories can be found in the dictionary -- it's just a matter of arranging them into the right sentences.
- Somerset Maugham

Anecdotes don't make good stories. Generally I dig down underneath them so far that the story that finally comes out is not what people thought their anecdotes were about.
- Alice Munro

If you write one story, it may be bad; if you write a hundred, you have the odds in your favor.
- Edgar Rice Burroughs

Rejection slips, or form letters, however tactfully phrased, are lacerations of the soul, if not quite inventions of the devil -- but there is no way around them.
Isaac Asimov

To write fiction, one need a whole series of inspirations about people in an actual environment, and then a whole lot of work on the basis of those inspirations.
- Aldus Huxley

Get it down. Take changes. It may be bad, but it's the only way you can do anything really good.
- William Faulkner

Books aren't written, they're rewritten. Including our own. It is one of the hardest things to accept, especially after the seventh rewrite hasn't quite done it.
- Michael Crichton

Any man who keeps working is not a failure. He may not be a great writer, but if he applies the old-fashioned virtues of hard, constant labor, he'll eventually make some kind of career for himself as a writer.
- Ray Bradbury

Helpful Books

RESOURCES-TIPS, Writer's Block-Tools

E-Publishing

How to Publish a Profitable E-Mag By Angela Adair Hoy

Fiction

GMC: Goal, Motivation and Conflict by Debra Dixon

How to Publish Your Articles: A Complete Guide To Making The Right Publication Say Yes by Shirley Kawa-Jump

Self Editing for Fictions Writers by Browne, Renni and Dave King

On Writing by Stephen King

Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass

Markets

Writer’s Market – 8,000 Editors Who Buy What You Write (always search for latest edition)

Non-Fiction Books

Carpool Tunnel Syndrome By: Judy Gruen – Think you’re the only mother whose children turn into terrorists when you’re on the phone? Wondering how come the authorities haven’t arrested you for being a terrible parent? You’re not alone! Judy Gruen’s new book “Carpool Tunnel Syndrome” will have you nodding your head in agreement and roaring with laughter. Buy the Book

Freedom to Freelance By: Rusty Fischer – From now on, whenever I receive an email from an aspiring writer who wants to know how to get started as a freelancer, or a struggling writer who needs to know how to find work, I’m going to send them an email that simply contains the URL to purchase this book and the comment: “Read It.” Buy the Book

How to Publish a Profitable E-Mag By: Angela Adair Hoy – This book is a must have if you dream of putting out your own e-mag. It is a step by step instructional piece that will guide you through your entire publication process. Starting from. Buy the Book

The Well-Fed Writer By: Peter Bowerman – The Well-Fed Writer is a must-read for anyone considering a career as a freelance corporate writer. It provides step-by-step instructions and suggestions for establishing a career in this field, whether or not you’ve had any previous experience. If you’re looking for an easy-to-read, get-started-quick guide to a career in corporate writing, Peter Bowerman’s book is a great resource. Buy the Book

Writing for Magazines: 12 New Things Writers Must Do Today to Make Money By: Meg Weaver – Would-be magazine writers need to meet the new demands of the marketplace, Weaver says. Her book, “Writing for Magazines: Twelve New Things Writers Must Do Today To Make Money,” tells us how. Buy the Book