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BOOKSTORES--NEW/USED
For new books, try:Indigo Books
Chapters.ca
Barnes and Noble
Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk		For used or
out-of-print
books, try:

www.newandusedbooks.com/
.ecbooks.com (A Romance Haven)
Advanced Book Exchange
Powell's Books-New, Used and Out of Print
Hard to Find Books - your online source for the best romance novels ever written

 

REFERENCE
For overall romance writing information and market study, try:
 www.eharlequin.com
For grammar guides and punctuation try:
 www.grammarbook.com
andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/
For quotations go to:
 www.bartleby.com/100/
For words--definitions and uses try:
 www.yourdictionary.com/
dictionary.com/
thesaurus.com/
Translations--back and forth from many languages can be found at:
 babelfish.altavista.com/translate.dyn
One of the best sites I've found to help locate a huge variety of information is:
These are also excellent sites for encyclopedic type information:
Bibliomania: the best online literature and reference books
E-PUBLISHING
It's the newest thing--a starting place for lots of writers. To learn about the ebook industry go to:
Some of the top e-publishers are:
To check out the ezine (electronic magazine) industry go to:


 

SITES FOR WRITERS
To learn the basics or hone your skills, try these:
 

www.writersdigest.com/
www.bloorstreet.com/300block/3author.htm
(Bill's World of Resources for Writers)
www.writersmanual.com/
www.authorlink.com/
www.eclectics.com/writing/writing.html
www.writersvillage.com/
sharpwriter.com/index.html

 

PUBLISHERS' WEBSITES
Need up to date publisher info? Get it from them...
 

www.penguinputnam.com/
for Ace, Berkley, Signet, Jove and New American Library
www.randomhouse.com/
for Bantam, Dell and Ballantine
www.eharlequin.com/
for Harlequin and Silhouette; all lines
www.kensingtonbooks.com/
for Zebra, Pinnacle and Precious Gems
www.dorchesterpub.com/
for Leisure and LoveSpell imprints
www.harpercollins.com/
for Avon books

 

AUTHORS AND ORGANIZATIONS:
Even if you don't belong to the Romance Writers of America, don't overlook their website when you are searching for information. They have a Romance Novel Database, lists of award winners, author events listings, bestsellers and upcoming books.
 Go to:

But the best thing about their site is THEIR links pages. There are literally hundreds of links to author, publisher and chapter webpages.

 

AUTHORS:
offer a wide variety of information on their websites. Some discuss only their own writing and publications, and you can learn a lot about writers' methods and styles from them. Others discuss the writing process and offer classes, articles and lots of useful information. Many also offer newsletters for which you can sign up. Examples of author sites:
 

www.maryjoputney.com/
www.lizfielding.com/
www.sff.net/people/alicia/
(Alicia Rasley)

 

CHAPTER websites offer a varying amount of information; some are simple, others are wonderfully replete with articles and educational opportunities. Some Chapter websites:
 http://www.rwagvc.com/ (Greater Vancouver)
Prairie writers, check out the Saskatchewan Writers Guild...
A little off topic, but a great site with wonderful info for fiction writers:
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Inc
 www.sfwa.org/