Links & Resources
Some services may not be free! Check out each one, and exhaust the free possibilities before you spend money. For the paid services, investigate!! Check references. If we know they are free, they will be marked.
This list will continue to grow as we discover more information you might find helpful. And if you know of one (or more) that isn't listed here and SHOULD be, please contact us!!
Book Publicity
(this list does not constitute endorsement of any services)
http://www.directcontactpr.com/
Direct Contact PR - A proven track record and a qualified book publicist. LOTS OF FREE HOW-TO INFORMATION!! Check it out!
http://www.bookmarket.com/101pr.html
Second listing for this website... clearly a wide range of resources for writers.
http://www.bookpr.com
Stacey J. Miller, book publicist, charges by the service, not by the hour or month. Custom packages available for your books. Reasonable prices, and 18 years of reputable experience.
http://www.bookpublicity.com/
Specializing in promotion of new age, metaphysical, alternative health and healing books.
http://www.publicitythatworks.com/book_publicity_111503.htm
Event Management Services - Book publicity
http://www.anniejenningspr.com/publicity.htm
Annie Jennings has a great site for people who want to know more about publicity and promotion. Her services are worth checking out, too.
Writers' Resources
http://www.howtodothings.com/hobbies
How To Do Things - WOW! Do you need to know something? Do you already know something and want to share it? This site has something for everyone, including how to write horror, how to write a press release, how to market and promote yourself, & more! And in spite of the link (hobbies), it's a lot more than that.
http://www.ryze.com
Join their Creative Writers Network -- Lots of information from really nice, helpful people who have been both self-published and traditionally published. Improve your writing and get help with promotion!
http://www.writerswrite.com/
Writer's Write - an excellent resource for all kinds of information relative to writing and publishing. Take advantage of this one!
http://www.writermag.com/wrt/
Articles on publishing, marketing, working with stores -- one of the best resources available to writers & publishers.
http://www.sfwriter.com/ow07.htm
An excellent resource for understanding WHY you need to write a certain way to please a publisher.
Book Reviews
http://www.bookconnector.com/
Free service -- have advanced services (paid), as well.
http://www.midwestbookreview.com
One of the best free services, but the wait is pretty long
for the results. No guarantee of review, either.
http://www.bookmarket.com/newspapers.html
For newspaper reviews and lots of other marketing options.
Excellent resource!!
http://www.pma-online.org/reviewers.cfm
Another excellent resource for more than just reviews!
http://www.writing-world.com/children/reviewers.shtml
Children's book reviewers listing. Quite long. Good resource.
Some are free.
http://www.writers-free-reference.com/review.htm
Writers Free Reference... free listing of book reviewers. Some reviewers may review for free. Check references.
http://dannyreviews.com/other.html
Danny Yee's book reviewer list, complete with genres accepted by the reviewers.
http://www.aegweb.org/reviewpage.html
Interesting site... different variety of resources
http://www.pw.org/mag/
Poets & Writers Online Magazine -- excellent resource for a variety of writing and publishing information
Writer BEWARE!
If you have written a children's book and are seeking an agent, these links are for you!
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