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Use the blue tabs above for specific types of writing projects. These selected materials support writing and marketing of scholarly or literary works for publication. Library call numbers are provided and suggested MARQCAT subjects headings will lead to additional resources.
Before looking for books on the shelves, users are advised to check circulation status in MARQCAT. Users may recall books that are currently checked out by clicking on the blue "Recall/Hold" button in each catalog record, then completing the request procedure.
Related research guides that may be helpful include: Writing & Citing.
Finding a Publisher--Books
Bulletproof Book Proposals by Pam Brodowsky and Eric Neuhaus (Writer's Digest Books, 2006) MEMORIAL LVL 4 LOWER PN161 .B73 2006
Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript by Cynthia Laufenberg and the editors of Writer's Digest Books (Writer's Digest Books, 2004) MEMORIAL LVL 4 LOWER PN160 .N44 2004
Guide to Literary Agents (F & W Publications, 2008) RAYNOR REFERENCE PN163 .G84
How I Got Published: Famous Authors Tell You In Their Own Words, edited by Ray White & Duane Lindsay (Writer's Digest Books, 2007) MEMORIAL LVL 4 LOWER. PN161 .H65 2007
How to Get Happily Published by Judith Appelbaum (HarperPerennial, 1998) MEMORIAL LVL 4 LOWER PN155 .A67 1998
Marketing Strategies for Writers by Michael H. Sedge (Allworth Press, 1999) MEMORIAL LVL 4 LOWER PN161 .S396 1999
No More Rejections: 50 Secrets to Writing a Manuscript That Sells by Alice Orr (Writer's Digest Books, 2004) MEMORIAL LVL 4 LOWER PN161 .O77 2004
A Professional Guide to Marketing Manuscripts by Paul R. Reynolds (The Writer, Inc., 1968) MEMORIAL LVL 4 LOWER PN161 .R43
The Publish-It-Yourself Handbook: Literary Tradition and How-to, edited by Bill Henderson (Pushcart Press, 1998) MEMORIAL LVL 5 Z 285 .H45 1998
The Savvy Author's Guide to Book Publicity: A Comprehensive Resource--From Building the Buzz to Pitching the Press by Lissa Warren (Carroll & Graf, 2004) MEMORIAL LEVEL 5 Z283 .W37 2004
Writer's Market Companion by Joe Feiertag, Mary Carmen Cupito, and the Editors of Writer's Digest Books (Writer's Digest Books, 2004) MEMORIAL LVL 4 LOWER PN147 .F43 2004
Finding a Publisher--Directories
These directories provide contact and submission information, as well as subjects covered.
- AAUP Directory (Amer. Assn. of University Presses) Annual, latest in Raynor Reference Z231 .5 .U6 A83
- Literary Market Place Annual, Latest in Raynor Reference PN 161 .L5
- Cabell's (limited to MU users)
Online directory of journals in business (accounting, economics & finance, marketing); education (educational curriculum, educational psychology, and educational technology; and psychology & psychiatry. - MLA Directory of Periodicals (via LION) Journals in the fields of language and literature
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