WRITING REFERENCE

2005 Writer's Market By Kathryn S. Brogan 

Over 4000 market listings for consumer magazines, book publishers, trade journals, and contests and awards, along with 50 listings for literary agents.Dynamic interviews with established writers, including Julia Cameron and Dave Barry, and industry insiders, including publishers, editors and successful freelancers. Essential publishing information and advice, including payment rates and tax answers, a guide to publisher imprints, online publishing basics, and valuable self-marketing tips.

2005 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market By Alice Pope

informmation on hundreds of book publishers, magazines, and play publishers, plus other exciting opportunities, including markets for young writers. Each entry includes up-to-date contact names submission guidelines, pay rates, Websites, email addresses, phone numbers and more.

2005 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market By Anne Bowling

2000 completely updated listings, including magazines, book publishers, literary agents, contests and literary journals, plus 350 listings new to this edition. Expert advice from a spectrum of fiction writers, including Margaret Atwood, horror writer Douglass Clegg, romance writer Debbie Macomber, mystery writer T. Jefferson Parker, and more. Helpful resources listing conferences, workshops, and writing programs.

The Canadian Writer's Market, 15th Edition By Sandra Tooze

It includes the most comprehensive and up-to-date listings available for: consumer magazines, literary and scholarly journals, trade, business, and professional publications, daily newspapers, book publishers.The Canadian Writer’s Market also includes listings for literary agents, awards, competitions, and grants, and offers practical advice on all aspects of manuscript preparation and marketing.

Christian Writer's Market Guide By Sally E. Stuart

The ultimate reference resource for successful Christian writers, The Christian Writers’ Market Guide 2002 includes listings of over 1,200 markets for books, articles, stories, poetry, and greeting cards. Topical listings tell writers which magazine and book publishers are interested in various topics, while additional sections provide market analysis, lists of literary agents, editorial services, writers’ conferences and groups, writing contests, writing resources, and much more.

The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition by William Strunk Jr., E.B. White 

This is the braille version of the timeless reference book. "No book in shorter space, with fewer words, will help any writer more than this persistent little volume" (The Boston Globe). Two volumes in braille.

The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law By Norm Goldstein

More people write for the Associated Press than for any newspaper in the world, and more writers --over 1,750,000--have bought The AP Stylebook than any other journalism reference. It provides facts and references for reporters, and defines usage, spelling, and grammar for editors. There are separate sections for journalists specializing in sports and business, and complete guidelines for how to write photo captions, proofread text, file copy over the wire, handle copyrights, and avoid libel.

The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th Edition By University of Chicago Press Staff

The essential reference for authors, editors, proofreaders, indexers, copywriters, designers, and publishers in any field. from publishing formats to editorial style and method. From documentation of electronic sources to book design and production, and everything in between. All chapters are written for the electronic age, with advice on how to prepare and edit manuscripts online, handle copyright and permissions issues raised by technology, use new methods of preparing mathematical copy, and cite electronic and online sources.

The Dictionary of American Slang By Robert L. Chapman

Contains more than 19,000 terms of representing the variety and vigor of American slang, from the most widely acceptable to the taboo, and covering all periods of American history -- from the gypsies, soldiers, railroad workers and cowboys of the 19th century to more modern spawning grounds such as the rock 'n' roll world, the corporate sector, African-Americans, gays and lesbians and many more.

Shorter Oxford English Dictionary

The Shorter covers virtually every word or phrase in use in English--worldwide--since 1700. Each definition's changing meanings are followed throughout history and are illustrated by more than 83,000 quotations from some 7,000 authors. The world's most comprehensive, thorough, and up-to-date unabridged dictionary, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary is an essential resource for every library.

Dictionary of American Regional English, Volume IV : P-Sk

Roget's Super Thesaurus By Marc McCutcheon

Pocket size. More than 400,000 synonyms and antonyms, organized in a clear and accessible way. The indispensable time-saving "Word Find" reverse dictionary. Vocabulary builders illustrated with sample sentences and well-known quotations.

Modus Operandi By Mauro V. Corvasce 

Detectives Corvasce and Paglino provide writers with the facts they need to give thier mystery and detective novels necessary grit and authenticity. Writers will learn how criminals carry out murder, arson, smuggling, armed robbery, safecracking, and more.

Murder One By Mauro V. Corvasce

A writer's guide to homicide. Helps you build your murder from beginning to end as well as any legalities.

Outwitting Writer's Block By Jenna Glatzer

Provides tricks of the trade to help any writer break through the dreaded block and become a more creative and better writer than before. Filled to the brim with exercises designed to jump-start creativity, encouraging tips from fellow writers and instructors, and tools for analyzing the causes and cures for the nefarious Blank Page syndrome, this book is like Drain-o for clogged creative pipes.

The Renegade Writer By Linda Formichelli and Diana Burrell

Forget the "rules" of freelance writing and succeed! The Renegade Writer is packed with tips on how to get more freelance work, earn more money doing that work, and get paid faster -- all while breaking the standard "rules" that bind most freelancers. It's a resource for new freelancers and veterans seeking to expand their profits.