Most Wanted


Newest/Latest Resource Links Added to My Writers' Links Pages

Juneta Key - Elements of Building a Story: Research, Outlining & Plotting, Characters, Scenes,

This link offers a 9 step series for preparing your novel pitch plus a thorough list of writers' conferences, specifically conferences offering Novel Pitch opportunities. 

Bloggers Worth Bragging About: (Or as my kids would say: Bloggers Dat Got Swag) & Blogs/ Websites Offering Kick Ass Writing Tips, Advice & Opportunities:

Jami Gold

Susan Denard - For Writers


Moody Writing

Janice Hardy's Fiction University

Larry Brooks

Brenda Drake's Twitter Pitch Madness & Pitch Wars

K.M. Weiland

Writers Helping Writers - Home of the Bookshelf Muse 

WANA (We are Not Alone) 

If you visit only one resource link on this page -- it should be this one: Margie Lawson Writers Academy


Cathy Yardley - Rock Your Writing

Tweet: Share these terrific resources 4 writers on Twitter #amwriting #amrevising #WriteTip


2015 WD Best Websites For Writers: Ones That I'm Personally Addicted To Fond Of.


Miscellaneous Websites:
The Seventh Sanctum - offers a plethora of random generators 
Story Starter - Random fist lines for your novel

Writing Advice:

Better Novel Project - Deconstructs Best Selling Novels. My favorite resource on the site is the blogger/authors Master Novel Outline
K.M. Weiland - Helping Writers Become Authors Check out K.M Weiland's new 







For Writers Who Want to Become Published Authors:


Resources For Writers: Blogs/Websites/Professional Organizations


1)   Duotrope - Match Agents for You 
2)   Mystery Writers
3)   Pitch University
4)   Publishers Weekly
5)   Query Tracker
6)   Romance Writers of America
7)   Science Fiction Writers Association
8)   Sisters in Crime
9)   Writers Beware
10)         Writer Unboxed
11)         Jami Gold
12)         Writers Retreat Workshop
13)         Agent Query
14)         Query Tracker
15. Writers Beware

Blog Post - Resourceful Tips For Writers - Topic Related Awesome Post:




11. Compfight- Free illustrations for your blog
12. Literary Agent/Query Roundups
13. Picture This - The Plot Clock
14. Paperback Writer Novel Outline 101
15. Paperback Writer - Novel Notebook
16. Avoiding the Slushpile - James Scott Bell





For Writers: Forms, Workbooks, Templates, Character Sketches, Worksheets:



Lynnette Labelle's Writing on the Wall - Lynnette will be one the many awesome mentors this fall, beginning 8/17/15, for Brenda Drake's Amazing Twitter PitchWars Contest. 

Lynnette offers a host of freelance editorial services including substantive/developmental editing, copy editing and a combo of both. She also offers several Writing Coach Packages and Contest Rehab Packages. What is a contest rehab package? Here is What Lynnette's Website explains:


Contest Rehab 1—The Small Sub: Addicted to contests, but you aren’t getting positive results? Let’s go through your contest submission and polish it. This includes the query blurb or short summary (250 words or less), a synopsis up to five double-spaced pages (1,250 words), and the first thirty double-spaced pages (up to 7,500 words) of your manuscript. You’ll receive up to three critiques, including a copy edit, of the blurb and synopsis (two revisions), one substantive/big picture edit of the first thirty pages of your manuscript, and a copy edit of the revised thirty pages. $440

Contest Rehab 2—The Big Sub: Addicted to contests, but you aren’t getting positive results? Let’s go through your contest submission and polish it. This includes the query blurb or short summary (250 words or less), a synopsis up to five double-spaced pages (1,250 words), and the first fifty double-spaced pages (up to 12,500 words) of your manuscript. You’ll receive up to three critiques, including a copy edit, of the blurb and synopsis (two revisions), one substantive/big picture edit of the first fifty pages of your manuscript, and a copy edit of the revised fifty pages. $675



Literary Agents:


Waxman Leavell
Donald Maass























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2 comments:

C. Lee McKenzie said...

Hi Melissa! I popped in from the AtoZ Challenge to leave a comment, but this is the only comment option. Anyway here's the comment. Happy G. Day.

April 8, 2013 at 9:21 AM
Melissa Sugar said...

Thank you. Sorry, I just saw this. Good luck in the give a way.

June 6, 2013 at 10:05 PM

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