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Extractions: Internet Store and Ecommerce Solution Provider - BizHosting.com With todays new technology, most writers will now use the Internet for many things. Some things we use the net for are searching for a publisher, marketing, clubs for writers, jobs for writer's, and much more. This is only a few of the things that I will be listing throughout the contents of this book. I will be listing web site addresses and a little more about these resources on the net. You may visit the sites to find out more about them.
Extractions: Help for Term Paper Writers Creative Thinking some useful tips and resources. Dictionaries and Encyclopedias on the Net Guidelines for Getting the Most out of Non-Fiction Reading How To Say It grammar guides and guides to MLA style, APA style, and citing electronic sources. InfoZone a set of links to guide you step by step through the research and writing process, from wondering through seeking, choosing, connecting, producing, and judging the results. Library of Congress Classification Outline what subject areas are where, in our library. Nueva Library Research a guide to research on the net, shows how to refine search statements, use appropriate search engines to retrieve high quality material from the net, and cite those sources in MLA format. Research Paper Basics A useful guide, and links to other guides, on how to select a topic, research it, handle grammatical and stylistic mechanics of writing it, citing sources, using quotes, etc. Statistical Sources on the Net Students' Guide to Research on the WWW from St. Louis University. Everything from choosing a topic, focusing it, etc., to searching for and evaluating sites.
Extractions: English Usage and Citation Guide APA Citations a quick reference guide from Western Washington University using the 5th edition of APA. APA Style for Web Documents guide for citing sources found on the web. Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications Chicago Style Guide for History, Social Sciences or Humanities Common Errors in English including about 300 common errors, things people tell you are errors that aren't, commonly misspelled words, and more. Corporate Style Guide good for business reports and manuals. Elements of Style Learn good usage from the old master, William Strunk. Elizabethan Commonplaces for writers and actors. Garbl's Writing Resources On Line a nice guide to all the style guides, grammar guides, online grammar gurus, and more. Grammar and Style Notes courtesy of Prof. Jack Lynch Guide for Writing Research Papers based on MLA Documentation -guidelines on not only footnotes and bibliographies, but also avoiding plagiarism, gathering information, using outlines, working with quotations
Extractions: Search Thirty links to start your research There's no way I can provide you with links for every research occasion, but here are some good ones for starters as they might apply to the topic you want to write about. BEGINNING RESEARCH Need facts about a subject you're unfamiliar with? Start with these sites: The Internet Library has full texts of papers on many subjects and a link database to online serials listed by subject matter. World Factbook 2001 at the CIA web site. Maps and facts about several countries and regions of the world. Other publications and reports of the CIA can be accessed here: Central Intelligency Agency Publications and Reports Don't forget to check out your local library's web site for access to online reference works and magazine databases.
E-Writers.Net: Writing Advice / Links For Researching On The Net webmaster@ewriters.net e-writers.net online resource since how do I find the good information on the net? available to you over the net with your valid Ohio http://www.e-writers.net/links/research.html
Extractions: Search Thirty links to start your research There's no way I can provide you with links for every research occasion, but here are some good ones for starters as they might apply to the topic you want to write about. BEGINNING RESEARCH Need facts about a subject you're unfamiliar with? Start with these sites: The Internet Library has full texts of papers on many subjects and a link database to online serials listed by subject matter. World Factbook 2001 at the CIA web site. Maps and facts about several countries and regions of the world. Other publications and reports of the CIA can be accessed here: Central Intelligency Agency Publications and Reports Don't forget to check out your local library's web site for access to online reference works and magazine databases.
Updates To Writers.net Finding People * researching Forums * researching FTP * researching Gopher * researchingWAIS * researching the Web * Advanced And so it goes for writers.net. http://www.levity.com/interbeing/updates.html
Extractions: Welcome to free annotated links to resources for writers! These are brought to you as an adjunct to my new book (pictured to the right). Use the book's Table of Contents as your navigation interface. [ The bottom of any page has a link back to : So please: bookmark, explore around, and stop by again. And if you bump into any juicy, informative updates, additions, or corrections to share with other writer-readers, please e-mail them along for posting herein. (Indicate which chapter your posting should be linked to.) Thanks! Here's the hyperlinked Table: Personalized Literature * Forums * Books and Magazines * By Kids * Authors' Home Pages *
E-Writers.Net: Writing Advice / Researching On The Net Common writing questions. Okay, I used a search engine, now how do I find the good information on the net? webmaster@ewriters.net e-writers.net online resource since 1998 Message board. About e- writers Submission guidelines. Ad rates http://www.e-writers.net/advice/research.html
Extractions: Search You're doing research for your article or book and you plug your topic into your favorite handy search engine. You get 500 responses and most of them don't apply. How do you find the good stuff? This month we're going to go over the best places to start for research and, techniques to use to get the most out of your Internet searches. (Plus, once you get to a site, how can you tell whether they're for real and the information is reliable?) Links to start with There's no way I can provide you with links for every research occasion, but here are some good ones for starters as they might apply to the topic you want to write about.
Extractions: By Lenore Wright Hundreds of writing contests tempt novelists and screenwriters with the lure of prize money, instant film industry contacts and personal feedback from film and publishing professionals. But contests can be costly. Writers should choose intelligently. Before you write that check, research and evaluate the contests that interest you. Narrow down your choices to the best contests for you personally and the best ones for your scripts. These guidelines might help: Tips for Researching Contests Check out their Web site Nearly all contests have an online page with guidelines and other vital details. I know it's tempting to salivate over the prize list and ignore the other features available on the site. Don't let the promised goodies distract you > $10,000 and a trip to Hollywood to meet the film industry movers and shakers you dream of impressing. You're on a mission. You need to find out if the contest has preferences regarding the subject matter of the script, the ethnicity/gender of the author or the area where the writer resides. Shortcut: At the very least read the FAQ page and note the submission deadline.
Extractions: Shaman Presents "On The Net" NIPRs listing of key environmental Internet sites [Data] [Research] [Governmental] [Technical Assistance] ... [News] Following is a list of Internet resources that NIPR contributors or NIPR host, David Shaman, think are particularly useful. Add your suggestions by completing the recommendations form or mailing David Shaman . Our favorites are marked with the little "pot 'o gold" like this: . Recent additions to the list are checked ( Locate specific documents from key environmental Internet sites by using the NIPR Targeted Search Environmental Agencies on the Net provides highlights of what environmental agencies around the globe are putting online. DATA ABOUT INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION AND RELATED TOPICS The Air Management Information System (AMIS) is a program developed by the World Health Organization under the umbrella of the Healthy Cities Programme. The objective of AMIS is to transfer information on air quality management (air quality management instruments used in cities, indoor and ambient air pollutant concentrations, noise levels, health effects, control actions, air quality standards, emission standards, emission inventories, dispersion modeling tools) between countries and cities. In this context AMIS acts as a global air quality information exchange system. AMIS program activity areas include database coordination of air quality information in world mega-cities, act as an information broker, and provide training courses on monitoring and management.
Extractions: The people or companies sponsoring the contest should identify themselves and they should have film industry credentials. Some contests feature a well-known director, actor, publishing company honcho or producer as a nominal sponsor, implying that this person will read the final scripts or at least the winning one. If that is so, it should be stated in their guidelines or on their Web site - don't just assume it's true. Judges Some contests post their judges' names and credentials. I find this reassuring; however many legitimate contests don't make this information available for various reasons, not necessarily because they're hiding something shady. A general guideline: The less information the contest makes available, the more aggressively you should query the contest contacts before you write them a check. Press releases You want to win a contest that makes an effort to publicize their winners. When you come across the press releases of contests that tout their finalists or winners, resist pitching a rant at your agent; instead swallow your envy and jot down the contest details so you can enter the next time around.
Creating Comics: Writing Resources An excellent general link is Internet Research for writers FAQ, which has virtuallyeverything you would need to know about researching through the net. http://www.members.shaw.ca/creatingcomics/writers.html
Extractions: You can check out various articles that I have written on comic book writing at Suite101.com's Writing Comic Books/Strips Marc Fleury's Writing for Comics has a number of essays he has written about writing, comics, including various essays on script writing among others. The site also has all sorts of other information of interest to writers. This is a excellent place for anyone interested in writing comics. Here's some short pieces written by some well known writers on how to break into writing comics: Dan Chichester Peter David Mark Evanier Steve Lieber , and Len Strazewski Peter David also wrote an essay on "How I Write a Story" Another essay on writing comics is John Ostrander's Another interesting article is Kurt Busiek's On Writing for Comics , which he wrote to give primarily prose style writers an idea of how to write for comics.
Extractions: Related Services They're not at a glance references, but theyre darn handy services all the same. We resolved to link to them, either because our members love 'em (our members are a vocal bunch), or because they just make the Net a livelier, smarter place, and we have a moral obligation to spread the word.
NWU - Brief Guide To Researching Literary Agents Caveat Scriptor A Brief Guide to researching Literary Agents. In our opinionthe AuthorLink, Nebraska Center for writers, and writers net web sites are http://www.nwu.org/book/agents.htm
Extractions: Caveat Scriptor: A Brief Guide to Researching Literary Agents Finding a literary agent is like moving to a new town and having to find a contractor to remodel your house and a mechanic to fix your car all at once. It has a strong element of Russian roulette. The union receives a steady stream of complaints from writers who have been defrauded and mistreated by agents, many of whom are really scam artists posing as agents. If you don't do your homework, you're likely to be another of their victims. On the other hand, if you do your homework as outlined here, you can be one of the lucky ones with an agent who works hard for you and advances your career. NWU Agents Database. Information about agents gathered from the agents themselves, including the genres they do and don't handle, and comments by union members on agents they've worked with. Being anecdotal, the database is sometimes very useful and sometimes not. Reading it is like sitting at a table with a few other writers, exchanging war stories. The NWU Agents Database in only available to NWU members.
Tips For Writers 8. When researching on the Internet Other sections that may appear depending on contentare Letters to the Editor, Book Reviews and writers' Workshop, a series http://www.bewrite.net/community/tips.htm
Extractions: 8. When researching on the Internet... The Grammarian The Grammarian is a brief newsletter offered by Enders' Family Publishing. Each monthly issue contains anywhere from two to five short articles. Two standard articles, The Grammarian, which discusses a different aspect on the mechanics of writing, and Etiquette, which discusses a different technique of improving or tightening writing. Other sections that may appear depending on content are Letters to the Editor, Book Reviews and Writers' Workshop, a series of grammar and writing skills lessons. You can also subscribe by sending an email to the same address: subscriptions@endersfamily.com
BeWrite.net - The Writer's Resource This is BeWrite.net's tip of There are many useful books available to aspiring writers if you click the link below, you will When researching on the Internet http://www.bewrite.net/community/tips/basic.htm
On The Net Resource Guide For Writers Reviews I would like to congratulate Ms. Jackson for the wonderful job she hasdone researching her book, On The net, Resource Guide For writers. http://www.mistijackson.bizhosting.com/onthenetreviews.html
Extractions: "The road to publication is a rocky one. Finishing your manuscript is only the beginning of the writing journey. Agents and publishers are inundated with Great American Novels. How do you make yours stand out from the pack? The Internet is filled practical advice covering all aspects of the writing process. Misti Jackson has compiled an extensive list of web sites into a book titled On the Net: Resources for Writers This book mimics the classic Writer's Market format . Certain contacts are similar, but On the Net does cover a publicity-related niche not found in Writer's Market . Jackson provides an ample list of message boards, reviewers and web sites related to book promotion. The author also provides links where writers can find sample query letters and samples of book synopses.
Student Links Students often spend HOURS upon HOURS of extra time researching on the net only to 16thCentury Renaissance Literaturelinks to writers of the 16th century http://www.mrsjoyce.com/Student_Links/body_studentlinks_1_.html
Extractions: Researching on the internet can often times be daunting and time consuming. Here are some tips on how to save yourself some time: Know what you're researching before you begin. This sounds obvious but often times students think they know their subjects but really don't. Assuming you're researching literature, what category would your piece of literature fall under: British, American, or World Literature? What time period was it written and set? If you're unsure, look it up before you begin. Know at least the basics. Know the basics about the internet. Are you familiar with terms such as URL, search engine, and hyperlink? If I seem to be speaking a foreign language here and you are under a time limit, I strongly suggest saving time and using the library as your main research tool. Students often spend HOURS upon HOURS of extra time researching on the net only to come up empty-handed, not to mention frustrated. Also, it helps to have someone who is more familiar with the internet help you while you learn the ropes. Link Topics: British Literature and History
Extractions: Kathryn Falk Drawing on her years of experience and the expertise of hundreds of romance authors, editors, and agents. Kathryn Falk owner and founder of "Romantic Times" magazine has crafted a must-have "how to" book for anyone interested in making a serious effort at writing a romance and getting it published in today's multifaceted markets emphasizing the rapidly growing sub-genres of ethnic romance. Writing Romances : A Handbook by the Romance Writers of America Rita Gallagher (Editor) Twenty-five instructive essays by members of the Romance Writers of America that each emphasize a particular and important area of writing or publishing romance fiction. Divided into four sections, the business of romance is discussed in the first section, including thorough treatments of subjects such as agents, handling publicity, networking, and "the life and times of a manuscript." The following two sections examine the processes of researching and writing a novel while the final section focuses on writing specific types of romances. All 25 topics are handled by experts in the field including bestselling authors such as Jude Deveraux, Diana Gabaldon, and Janet Dailey.
Extractions: mystery, thriller, and suspense writing (10 weeks) This ten-week course offers help and incentive in getting started or in completing a novel already begun. Lectures concentrate on the art and techniques of mystery-thriller-suspense writing and include information about the publishing business, agents, editors, networking, research, and the process of becoming a working novelist. The course offers ongoing critiques of student work by the teacher and feedback from other students as well. The assignment for the eight-week period is a completed first chapter of a new book , or a new chapter in a novel already underway, and in either case a synopsis of the entire novel. Class outline .An introductory lecture/discussion and overview of the course. Beginning the book or story. The craft of writing, and fiction generally. Explanation of class assignment including sample synopsis.
OzLit@Vicnet - Australian Literature, Books, Reading & Writing, the National Library of Australia (or your favourite library) and researching thewriter. To search OzLit use the Books writers database or the Links database http://home.vicnet.net.au/~ozlit/writlist.html
