I wanted to share these useful sites for aspiring
writers:
www.sfwa.org. I
can’t say enough good things about this site.
It has many articles specifically for aspiring sci-fi and fantasy writers along with
samples, which have been generously provided for free by published
writers.
http://accrispin.blogspot.com/. A.C. Crispin’s Writer Beware blog entries are a must read, IMO,
as it offers insight into tricks vanity publishers use to try and rope you into
paying them to publish your work.
http://www.agentquery.com/.
Agent Query has a free searchable database for literary agents and
agencies. Their listings are specific
as to genre, so you can send your queries only to agents and agencies that
handle your genre. Agents and agencies
pay for their listings on this site, but you still must beware of scam artists
who are only in it for the money. Any
agent or agency who has no published or soon-to-be-published titles listed or
who claims their client list is confidential may well be a scam artist. It’s up to the writer to research each agent
or agency to determine if they want to submit their work to them, but Agent
Query narrows the search considerably.
http://www.publishersmarketplace.com. Publisher’s Marketplace will aid your
research on whether agents and agencies are legitimate, as it has more
comprehensive lists of clients and deals that each agent/agency has
brokered.
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