tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post8163767410245342519..comments2024-03-17T07:55:51.361+00:00Comments on Help! I Need a Publisher!: RESOURCES: AN EXHAUSTING LISTNicola Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-55705162189880091892011-09-23T17:14:19.932+01:002011-09-23T17:14:19.932+01:00Please miss, putting this on here because you said...Please miss, putting this on here because you said to, beggin' your pardon (tugs forelock).<br /><br />https://www.writers-online.co.uk/Writing-Magazine/<br /><br />online home of Writing Magazine/Writers' NewsAlison Runhamhttp://www.alison.runham.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-79106258060455444282010-12-13T16:54:24.559+00:002010-12-13T16:54:24.559+00:00What a fantastic list - and I couldn't believe...What a fantastic list - and I couldn't believe it when I saw you'd put me on there. I feel so chuffed - thank you.Teresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-87986926139275315072010-12-08T22:20:34.836+00:002010-12-08T22:20:34.836+00:00Thanks so much for all your recommendations, folks...Thanks so much for all your recommendations, folks. Am working on them all!Nicola Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-51345589115512589432010-11-12T12:25:39.266+00:002010-11-12T12:25:39.266+00:00Thanks Nicola - you've done a fantastic job he...Thanks Nicola - you've done a fantastic job here. Just what we all need. And thank you for including me. <br /> This is just a taste to show us how brilliant your book will be.Tess Niland Kimbernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-20364540941840498842010-11-11T22:09:17.508+00:002010-11-11T22:09:17.508+00:00Weeeee! You've recommended me! Am in an advanc...Weeeee! You've recommended me! Am in an advanced state of chuffedness.<br /><br />Good non-fiction online resource here http://mistakeswritersmake.blogspot.com/Kath McGurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526923882402757423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-91665697280644327072010-11-10T18:12:14.869+00:002010-11-10T18:12:14.869+00:00Great, wonderful list, thank you!Great, wonderful list, thank you!Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-90132117949291083732010-11-10T17:30:57.786+00:002010-11-10T17:30:57.786+00:00Many thanks for your list. You are so helpful.Many thanks for your list. You are so helpful.Carol E Wyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12375439814725846546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-80139327249995429672010-11-10T11:54:26.362+00:002010-11-10T11:54:26.362+00:00The follow-up to Wannabe a Writer? by Jane Wenham-...The follow-up to <i>Wannabe a Writer?</i> by Jane Wenham-Jones is now available. It's called <i>Wannabe a Writer We've Heard Of?</i> See our <a title="Visit the new site..." href="http://wannabeawriter.co.uk" rel="nofollow">shiny new web site</a> for details.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-86186158161621736552010-11-09T15:28:21.188+00:002010-11-09T15:28:21.188+00:00Thanks for taking the time and trouble to compile ...Thanks for taking the time and trouble to compile this - it's much appreciated.Nadia Damonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08196903495005068114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-36046417416829714422010-11-08T22:37:51.251+00:002010-11-08T22:37:51.251+00:00Wow - I'm going to be busy for a while with th...Wow - I'm going to be busy for a while with these! Thank you.<br /><br />I would also recommend 'Solutions for Novelists' by Sol Stein. (I like the way he uses examples to illustrate his points.)JaneFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03920957855661479676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-87981860974454502802010-11-08T22:04:37.947+00:002010-11-08T22:04:37.947+00:00Great list- something for everyone. I'll certa...Great list- something for everyone. I'll certainly be investigating a number of the suggestions. Thanks.Carolbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05578076528292643928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-62863464171685364282010-11-08T18:10:24.218+00:002010-11-08T18:10:24.218+00:00An excellent list. I absolutely *love* How Not To ...An excellent list. I absolutely *love* How Not To Write a Novel, it's such a hoot (even though it's not the most helpful resource, in terms of the fact that if you need a lot of the advice in there, you should probably be thinking about other ways to spend your time... ). I'd recommend some more of the resources in my bookmarks folder but I'm pretty sure a lot of them came from blondezvoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13213260405068532446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-80624682426613733842010-11-08T17:09:16.004+00:002010-11-08T17:09:16.004+00:00Magnificent list, Nicola, and thanks for including...Magnificent list, Nicola, and thanks for including Steel Thistles. There are certainly some here I shall want to check out.Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-85729058638002453962010-11-08T14:37:11.676+00:002010-11-08T14:37:11.676+00:00Nicola, I've always found the forums at Absolu...Nicola, I've always found the forums at AbsoluteWrite.com very helpful; then there's Stphen King's book On Writing, and Dorothea Brande's Becoming a Writer, and Susan Sellers' Taking Reality By Surprise. All excellent, inspiring books.<br /><br />Fab list, by the way.Jane Smithhttp://howpublishingreallyworks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-45777917201234564622010-11-08T14:36:33.123+00:002010-11-08T14:36:33.123+00:00I don't disagree with any of your choices and ...I don't disagree with any of your choices and I'm going to save this list for future reference. Thank you.<br /><br />CDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-81519553217854833752010-11-08T14:33:23.071+00:002010-11-08T14:33:23.071+00:00Oh, and many thanks for mentioning This Itch of Wr...Oh, and many thanks for mentioning This Itch of Writing - I'm honoured!Emma Darwinhttp://emmadarwin.typepad.com/thisitchofwriting/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-5568379492881190312010-11-08T14:32:18.699+00:002010-11-08T14:32:18.699+00:00Absolutely brilliant list, Nicola - thank you.
A ...Absolutely brilliant list, Nicola - thank you.<br /><br />A terrific book about voice in non-fiction - just a crucial as for fiction - and how to find yours, is Ben Yagoda's The Sound on the Page. <br /><br />Lots of the practical suggestions of how to work on your voice are also applicable for fiction, too, not to mention any non-fiction we find ourselves writing...Emma Darwinhttp://emmadarwin.typepad.com/thisitchofwriting/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-25237490212233794102010-11-08T10:40:58.389+00:002010-11-08T10:40:58.389+00:00An excellent list of resources, thank you Nicola. ...An excellent list of resources, thank you Nicola. :-)<br /><br />Tw years ago, while on holiday in the Isle of Wight, I went to a church fete. Rummaging through the books on the bookstall, I found a copy of Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott and bought it for the princely sum of 25p. I was chuffed all day! <br /><br />:-)David John Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524610087056533062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-58782450168003104252010-11-08T09:27:29.582+00:002010-11-08T09:27:29.582+00:00You may have mentioned why you haven't include...You may have mentioned why you haven't included them, but Publishers Weekly and The Bookseller are invaluable for any writer who wants to keep abreast of the industryDan Hollowayhttp:eightcuts.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-24214090363164692312010-11-08T08:47:46.955+00:002010-11-08T08:47:46.955+00:00Ummm...for Downunder "Australian Writer's...Ummm...for Downunder "Australian Writer's Marketplace" - comes out annually and includes NZ - would you consider that important enough to include?catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-61988442742296030382010-11-08T08:39:36.355+00:002010-11-08T08:39:36.355+00:00Good heavens, I want to give you the hugest hug. m...Good heavens, I want to give you the hugest hug. much of my Masters dissrtation was based on Kierkegaard's Aesthetic Validity of Marriage. It's the very best account of internal conflict (ina writerly sense) you'll ever see - the aesthetic as conflict against time. Might I suggest that if you include this, you also nod to its companion piece within Either/Or (I'm not sure you can Dan Hollowayhttp://eightcuts.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-91890084641017400762010-11-08T08:01:23.628+00:002010-11-08T08:01:23.628+00:00Great List, Nicola
If Editorial Anonymous hadn'...Great List, Nicola<br />If Editorial Anonymous hadn't apparently given up I'd have included her.<br />And I'm not sure how useful Nathan will be now he's not an agent. It may turn into a blog about US tv shows.<br />I also like Litopia as an online forum. Others like Absolutely Write, but I find it a bit too sprawling.<br />And Congrats on the Carnegie nomination!!Elen Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445201005486291612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-31705477094514485972010-11-08T07:55:49.001+00:002010-11-08T07:55:49.001+00:00An amazing list - thank you! I would include the P...An amazing list - thank you! I would include the Plot Whisperer (www.plotwhisperer.com) in your exhausting list - she is an expert on the universal story form and I found her assistance invaluable in plotting my novel.<br /><br />Can't wait to comb through your list and discover the ones I don't know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-30388939926407424662010-11-08T07:54:54.692+00:002010-11-08T07:54:54.692+00:00You've exceeded yourself in helping us all get...You've exceeded yourself in helping us all get published. Excellent list, I know some of these already and will look into a few I don't but look interesting. XxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02658858373848443540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-75926758209270498872010-11-08T07:52:54.608+00:002010-11-08T07:52:54.608+00:00Oh - am exhausted just reading this...glad to see ...Oh - am exhausted just reading this...glad to see you included ABBA - one of my favourite blogs.<br /><br />With respect to non-fiction there is one thing you cannot specify but can state - blogs/discussion groups in the author's area of non-fiction. e.g. Knitters have something called Ravelry which is a very large and complex site full of information, groups and all manner of useful catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.com