Book Spotlight: The Write Brain Workbook

Over the Christmas Holidays, as part of my Christmas gift, I purchased a bunch of writing books that I thought I'd find interesting and helpful with my writing. I purchased several on helping in the craft of writing, but I also wanted to make sure I got one dedicated solely to writing exercises, so I ordered the book The Write Brain Workbook: 366 Exercises to Liberate Your Writing  by Bonnie Neubauer

Update to the Writing Resource Page

I recently updated the Writing Resources page to add the following information. Enjoy!


Writing Motivation
Dr. Wicked Write or Die This website supplies an easy to use program that forces you to write without the inner editor. It forces you to keep typing, because if you stop it erases your words! A great way to learn to free write.

Free Listing For Book Publishers (information from Jane Friedman)
Be aware that most New York publishers do not accept unagented submissions, so sometimes “searching for a publisher” really means “finding an agent” (see next list).

• Duotrope.com. For fiction and poetry only. About 3,500 listings total, which includes many types of publications.
• QueryTracker.net. About 130 listings.
• Preditors & Editors. Hundreds of listings; been going since 1997. Waves a red flag on publishers to avoid. However, unclear how often the information is updated.
• Ralan.com. About 100 listings, focused on SF/F.
• AgentQuery.com. Bare-bones list (no submission guidelines), but offers embedded links to publishers’ sites. Useful to preview the landscape.
• WriterMag.com. If you subscribe to The Writer magazine, you get 3,000 online market listings for free. Vetted list.
• Poets & Writers. Hundreds of listings, serving primarily the more literary side of the writing community.