traditional publishing resources

Overviews & General Resources

• Start Here: How to Get Your Book Published - Jane Friedman

• The Business of Being a Writer - book by Jane Friedman

• How To Traditionally Publish Your Novel - book by Erin Bowman  

• How Real Publishing Works - Absolute Write

• Media Bistro's GalleyCat

• Publishing Trends

• Authors Guild

• The Business of Writing - SFWA blog

Databases & Information

• Publishers Marketplace

• Query Tracker

• Absolute Write Bewares, Recommendation, and Background Check

• Literary Rambles

• Agent Query

• Duotrope

• Manuscript Wish List

Watchdogs

• SFWA "Thumbs Down" Agencies

• Writer Beware

• Preditors and Editors

Advice from Agents

• Agent: Rachelle Gardner

• Author/former agent: Nathan Bransford

• Agent: the late Janet Reid

• Agency: BookEnds

• Agent: Kristin Nelson

• Agent: Jennifer Laughran

Advice from Authors

• Author Cynthia Leitich Smith

• Author: Janice Hardy

• Author: Chuck Wendig

• Author: Jody Hedlund

• Author: Holly Lisle

• Author: Erin Bowman