Online Resources - various

• Literary Marketplace
• Copyright Council (Australia)
• Free Website Templates
• Name Generator (Leandro Decker, anyone?)
• Author earnings (a brief list)

Romance Writers' Associations

Joining a Writers Association, critique group or online forum is somewhere safe to hone your craft. Yes, it can be excruciating as you ask dopey questions or make newbie mistakes, but do you really want to make those mistakes in front of your prospective publisher or agent? No, you don't.

• Romance Writers of Australia
• Romance Writers of America
• Romance Novelists of United Kingdom
• Romance Writers of New Zealand

Writers & writing websites

• Writing technique sites

Finding a Publisher or Agent

Not all publishers will accept unagented/unsolicited manuscripts for consideration, so depending on what publisher you're interested in, you may care to approach a Literary Agent to help you present your work. Alternatively, if you decide to go direct to a particular publishing house or editor the following my help:

• The Passionate Pen (Links to agents & publishers)
• LitMatch Website (includes submission tracker)
• Agent listing (alphabetical)
• Australian Literary Agents Association

Print Resources

There are gazillions of books out there on how to write, what to write, what not to write, when to write and your right to write. This list doesn't even touch the sides. But these are some books that have been recommended to me or that I recommend. (If you have a book to recommend and don't mind sending a few sentences, please do so via the 'email Nikki' link. No self-promotion, pls)

• The Right to Write - Julia Cameron (A+)
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