Helpful Links & Books

Cascadia Publicity

               BOOKS FOR WRITERS

1.      Author 101: Bestselling Secrets from Top Agents
        Rick Frishman/Robyn Freedman Spizman
2.      How to Get Publicity: William Parkhurst
3.      Good Advice on Writing: William Safire/Leonard Safir
4.      Guerrilla Marketing for Writers: Levinson, Frishman &Larsen
5.      On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft-Stephen King
6.      On Writing Well: William Zinsser
7.      Publicize Your Book: Jacqueline Deval
8.      Six Steps to Free Publicity: Marcia Yudkin
9.      Spiritual Writing: Devorah Levine Herman/Cynthia Black
10     The Artful Edit: On the Practice of Editing Yourself-Susan Bell
11.    The Complete Guide to Book Publicity: Jodee Blanco
12.    The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the
         Rejection Pile (Noah Lukeman)
13.    The Joy of Writing: Pierre Berton
14.    The Savvy Author's Guide to Book Publicity: Lissa Warren
15.    The Self Publishing Manual: Dan Poynter
16.    The Writer's Market       

               WEBSITES FOR WRITERS

www.allograph.com (Fabulous structural and copy editing).
www.anotherealm.com/preditors/(Great site for serious writers).
www.authorsillustrators.com/greenberg.html (Author's services).
www.bcwriters.com/ (B.C. writer's services).
www.blitzprint.com ( Prints books on demand for short or long runs).
www.book-publishers-compared.com/ (This website provides detailed
information about how to choose a self-publisher).
www.booksurge.com (Prints books on demand and sells them on
Amazon).
www.cascadiareport.com (Best site on the web for information about
business and political developments in Oregon, Washington and British
Columbia).
www.cbabook.org (Canadian Booksellers-showcases books to stores).
www.fionaraven.com (Fabulous book & graphic designer).
www.gorhamprinting.com( Olympia based printing service that
specializes in self-published short run-books).
www.granvilleislandpublishing.com(High quality Vancouver, BC based  
self-publishing house).
www.inkwaterpress.com (Portland based self publishing house).
www.lightningsource.com (Prints and distributes books on demand).
www.literaryagents.org (Best site on the web for agent information).
www.Lulu.com (Great self-publishing/print on demand company).
www.penultimateword.com (Writing, editing and proofreading services.
This site also includes a wonderful resource page for writers).
www.pnwa.org (Pacific Northwest Writer's Association).
www.mediabistro.com (Website for media professionals).
www.nwabp.org (Northwest Association of Book Publishers).
www.printoriumbookworks.com (Book publishing/printing services).
www.selfemployedcreatives.org (Website for creative professionals)
www.writergazette.com  (One-stop writer resource site- Writer's Digest
magazine Top 101 Websites for 2002, 2003, 2005 & 2006)
www.writerstrust.com(Woodcock Fund awards grants to writers).
www.yudkin.com (Great marketing and self-publishing website).
www.writersdigest.com (Web Edition of Writer's Digest)