All About Agents
General Resources
all-around publishing expert Jane Friedman
Author and illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi
Absolute Write Water Cooler: Query Letter Hell, other critique groups, a Bewares and Background Checks forum for researching agents & publishers, genre-specific communities, & more
Author and former agent Nathan Bransford
Author Janice Hardy’s Fiction University
Editor and author Cynthia Leitich Smith’s Cynsations
my Paths to Publishing presentation page
Traditional vs Self-Publishing
“The Key Book Publishing Paths” - Jane Friedman
“17 Pros and Cons of Traditional Publishing vs. Self-Publishing” - Writers Digest
Finding Agents
Debbie Ridpath Ohi’s Twitter lists
Manuscript Wish List site
Twitter hashtags: #amwriting, #amquerying, #MWSL
Industry Sites
Publishers Weekly: adult book deals and kidlit industry news
Writer Associations
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA)
International Thriller Writers (ITW)
Romance Writers of America (RWA)
American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW)
American Medical Writers Association (AMWA)
Military Writers Society of America
Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP)
American Society of Journalists & Authors (ASJA)
National Association of Memoir Writers (NAMW)
Native American Journalists Association (NAJA)
Agents Answer
Jennifer Laughran’s Ask the Agent: Submit questions or consult the FAQs
Janet Reid’s Query Shark: See real queries disembowled and maybe even submit your own
KT Literary’s “Ask Daphne”
Greenhouse Literary’s “Question and Answers”
Gardner Literary’s “Path to Publishing”
Nelson Literary’s “Pub Rants”
Bookends Literary’s blog
Writing Communities
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)
Absolute Write Water Cooler forums
Insecure Writer’s Support Group
Check for local or genre-related groups on Facebook and Reddit