Wednesday, April 24, 2013

A to Z Challenge - Utilizing Resources

For the A to Z Challenge, I’m posting promo and other tips for writers, along with a daily photo. (All photos taken by me.)


There’s thousands of resources (probably millions) for writers and authors, so let me focus on one big one - the Literary Marketplace.

What is it? From the Literary Marketplace website:

Featuring listings on more than 30,000 companies, books, periodicals, awards, courses, or events (to name just a few categories), no matter what -- or who-- you are looking for in the book trade, chances are you'll find it in literarymarketplace.com. A small sampling of the listings includes:

• Publishers
• Literary Agents
• Distributors & Sales Representatives
• Wholesalers
• Book Producers
• Exporters & Importers
• Manufacturers & Printers
• Translators & Interpreters
• Paper Suppliers
• Remainder Dealers
• Reference Books & Magazines
• Literary Association, Societies & Awards
• (and International listings as well.)

Three ways to access:
Your local library - be sure they have a current edition
Purchase the 2-volume set for $329.00 - new editions available every year
Subscribe to the website for $399.00 - updated on a continuous basis

Have you ever utilized this amazing resource?

Visit other participants in the A to Z Challenge HERE

And your daily photo: "Under the Bridge"



$14.95 Trade paperback ISBN 978-0-9827139-5-2
$4.99 Ebook ISBN 978-0-9827139-9-0

Purchase at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Amazon Kindle, Amazon Kindle UK, and Powell’s.

38 comments:

Anonymous said...

Again more amazing tips for would be writers.

Yvonne.

Sheena-kay Graham said...

Oooh, love the photo. We need to use every available resource out there.

Elizabeth Spann Craig said...

I have used this resource before...and nothing beats using it at the library!

L. Diane Wolfe said...

Elizabeth, that's right, because there it is free!

Sorry I wasn't online much yesterday. I was trying to finish a formatting job.

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

No, I haven't.
Another cool photo!

Steven said...

Next time I go to the library I'm looking this up!

Tyrean Martinson said...

That's a great resource!

Unknown said...

Great resource -- and the library it is-- I can't afford the other. I'm a writer, for heaven's sake! ;)

cleemckenzie said...

That is a super resource and thanks to the libraries we don't have to buy a copy.

That bridge shot is excellent.

M.J. Fifield said...

I have not used that resource, but I'm going to check out my local library and see if they have it.

Love the bridge picture.

Ella said...

Wow, wow...these are great!
OOOh, your photo reminds me of one of mine of the Bucksport bridge.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Bucksport+bridge&client=firefox-a&hs=QFO&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=DQJ4Uaq2DInY9QTEiYGQBQ&ved=0CEMQsAQ&biw=1920&bih=867

This is the actually bridge!

I love the angle you took! Stunning~

~Sia McKye~ said...

I have used it. It gets a bit pricey to subscribe but the library is a great alternate resource.

Interesting perspective of the bridge! Very nice. :-)

Jai Joshi said...

This is a great resource. So true that whatever you need, you'll find it there.

Jai

Mark Means said...

I've never heard of this site, but now have it bookmarked for later use.

Thanks for sharing and I've really liked all your tips this month....great stuff!

Johanna Garth said...

Literary Marketplace is such a great resource AND it's almost always up to date which is hugely important given the way things change and shift so quickly in publishing.

nutschell said...

I hear lots of awesome things about the Literary Marketplace. I think I'll have to get myself a copy.
Nutschell
www.thewritingnut.com

mooderino said...

Didn't even know about this place. Thanks for the link.

mood
Moody Writing

L. Diane Wolfe said...

Ella, I'll have to go look.

Sia, it was shot out the sunroof of a very fast moving car.

Johanna, they do shift quickly.

Unknown said...

Another good reason to visit my library!

Anonymous said...

There are so many writer's resources. One I've used a lot is Writer's Market. This one sounds similar. Of course, with online publishing, things changed quite a bit, so I haven't purchased an actual copy of WM in a few years. Nor do I have an online subscription. So much of this info is available for free now.

Christine Rains said...

There are tons of resources out there. So many helpful folks in the writing community too. That picture is making me a bit dizzy!

Gwen Gardner said...

That sounds like an amazing resource! Thanks for the tip, Diane.

Michael Di Gesu said...

Sounds like a wonderful resource and to be able to access in the library is awesome because it is a bit pricy for a yearly thing.

THAT PIC IS AWESOME!!!!


Thanks L. Diane.

Annalisa Crawford said...

Being British, it's the Writers & Artists Yearbook for me. I buy a copy once every two years.

Allison said...

That is an expensive resource, but probably worth it!

Allison (Geek Banter)

Stina said...

I've paid for it for a month or two when I was researching agents. It's a great resource.

Jay Noel said...

Time-tested resource.

And your pic is fantastic!

Unknown said...

I haven't but I have heard it's good.

Chantele Sedgwick said...

So awesome! I'm looking that up at our library right now. And that picture is amazing! :)

Michelle Wallace said...

I love that photo! Love the view... great angle!

Writer In Transit

Jagoda said...

I've looked at it to familiarize myself with it but haven't yet used it.
Love the photo.
Jagoda

Cathrina Constantine said...

Thanks for sharing. Very helpful tip. and cool picture Under the bridge..

Jo said...

That's a heck of a photo Diane.

JO ON FOOD, MY TRAVELS AND A SCENT OF CHOCOLATE

Carolyn Howard-Johnson said...

Great resource. I'm passing the link to a few of my clients.

Best,
Carolyn Howard-Johnson
Excited about Magdalena Ball’s and my new Sublime Planet poetry book released to celebrate Earth Day coming in April. The e-book is on Amazon in the US (http://bitly.com/EarthDayKind) in Europe and Japan, too. It's also available in paperback to be used as a gift for the tree huggers you know. All proceeds for that benefit the World Wild Life Fund.

Bish Denham said...

Unfortunately my small local library doesn't keep it on hand. And I can't afford the subscription... Sigh.

Chancelet said...

Something to look into next time I'm at the library.

That picture is dizzying. :) Writer’s Mark

Hilary Melton-Butcher said...

Hi Diane .. great photo ... love it - this has so much resonance to my family .. cheers Hilary

Heather M. Gardner said...

Yikes. Pricey!

How were you able to take that photo?

Heather