I don’t tend to do “my-life-story-back-when-I-was-a-wee-babe-journey-to-the-miracle-of-breadmaking” posts, but a little preamble may be useful for some*. However, if Ikea instructions make you itchy, this pre-post will, too. Feel free to skip on down the page to the “Indie Pub Checklist”. If more info is good, here are two comprehensive but consumable sites you may want to check out: https://selfpublishing.com/ https://blog.reedsy.com/guide/how-to-self-publish-a-book/ If you

It's good practice to read your manuscript out loud to find typos or issues with cadence, and grammar. For a long time, I had the best of...

This is a short list of four places to stay connected with the writing community and the "best of" what each has to offer: The LitForum: https://thelitforum.com/ Best of: includes a Research Section to pose your questions about chickens, blood spatter, Castilian Spanish or any other topic, and this community likely has someone to help you with that, as well as sections for readers and writers. Reddit PubTips: https://www.reddit.com/r/PubTips/ Best of: This is a huge, acti

Filter words: explain character’s actions or thoughts and fall into the “telling” the situation versus “showing” the experience. Filter...

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Association of American Literary Agents https://aalitagents.org/ Resource to identify literary agents who adhere to a code of ethics. Includes a search by agent name or agent category feature. Jane Friedman https://janefriedman.com/ Jane Friedman is a trusted industry resource for all things publishing. Includes recommended resources. Manuscript Wishlist http://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/ Find agents and what they're looking for. You can also research via social media, by

Behind the Name https://www.behindthename.com/ Looking for character names? This site has search functionality for name origin, ethnicity, and sometimes the story and meaning by the name. It also has a name generator--good for fantasy genres. JSTOR Digital Library https://www.jstor.org/ This is a digital library with access to more than 12 million articles, publications, images, and books. Authors are researchers, too! Create a free account for access. Open Culture...

OneLook Reverse Dictionary https://www.onelook.com/reverse-dictionary.shtml More than just a thesaurus, this website let's you look up...