Writing Resources
Romance Writers’ Associations
Joining a Writers Association, critique group or online forum is somewhere safe and supportive 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
- Romantic Novelists Association (UK)
- Romance Writers of New Zealand
- South African Romance Writers
- Novelists Inc
Writers & writing websites
- Margie Lawson’s Writing Academy
- Copyeditor, Deanna Hoak
- Author, Paula Roe
- Author, Anne Gracie
- Bronwyn Jameson
Online Resources – various
- Literary Marketplace
- Copyright Council (Australia)
- Free Website Templates
- Name Generator (Leandro Decker, anyone?)
- Author earnings (a comprehensive list courtesy of author Brenda Hiatt)
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:
