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July 2008 The Contemporary Art of Entrepreneurship for Writers - Scroll down for other related resource articles
June 2008 What Happens Inside a Children's Publishing Company?
May 2008 Publishing Explained: Great site with many resource articles for writers  - Publishing Central on Short Story Point of View
April 2008 Ten Tips for Strengthening your novel
March 2008 Sample Query Letter from Samantha Horn - a different approach:  Reprinted with permission, courtesy of Joe Guion
February 2008 Radio Interview Guide - resources for marketing yourself and your work  -- Click here for more marketing resources
January 2008 Publishing Resource Link Site - good starting support site
December 2007 Start the New Year by creating your own BLOG - Link it to your website or "Contact us" to link to your CBW Web Page
November 2007 National Novel Writing Month website: Contests, Young Writers, Podcast with authors - recommended by Jack Lott
October 2007 HOW TO PUBLISH A BOOK, an online book publishing community for writers - The future of Book Marketing on-line
September 2007 Tell a Story! - A Guide to Storytelling By Aaron Shepard
August 2007 A Writer’s Toolkit by Rudy Rucker - PDF file requires free Adobe reader
July 2007 Power Reporting Resources for Journalists - page temporarily down - check back
June 2007 Resource Site for writers in search of Op Ed venues for short pieces (with Guidelines for success)-from Valley Writers
May 2007  Writing Matters: The What NOT To Do List - by Lee Storytellers Group -- scroll down page for list
April 2007 Writers Digest Monthly Tips on Writing - Current month and Archived months
March 2007 Writers Net: Builds relationships between writers, publishers, editors, and literary agents - forums for all writers, all levels
February 2007 How to Be Your Own Publisher by Sarah Glazer: new trends in self publishing.
January 2007 How Much Should I Charge? by Lynn Wasnak  - Courtesy of Martha Anne King
December 2006 Great Resource Articles on various elements of the Craft of Writing at www.absolutewrite.com
November 2006 Ten Tips for Winning Writing Contests with separate criteria for judging poetry and writing children's literature
October 2006 The Evolution of Self-Publishing (Writers Digest)-by Brian A. Klems
September 2006 Tired Editor Eyes by C. Hope Clark (with Permission) - A "must read" before writing queries. - Courtesy of Barbara Shine
August 2006 About.com: Comprehensive Resources on Writing Fiction
July 2006 Mystery & Crime Resources for Writers
June 2006 Interested in free self publishing? 80% of profits? Then Check out www.Lulu.com  Read article -- courtesy of Jack Lott
May 2006 The Book of Cliches - Metaphors to avoid or use to convey in terms all understand - it's your decision
April 2006 Writer's Resources - Index to All kinds of Good Information on just about anything (e.g., self-publishing, E-Books)
March 2006 The Tax Man Cometh - interview outlining tax implications for writers - courtesy of Ed vonGehren
February 2006 Jungian Novel Writing by David Sheppard - Topics from the big idea to marketing: 12 Chapters
January 2006 Hear poetry read by the writers - with accompanying biographies - innovative site worth perusal
December 2005 The Digital Book Project: develop your work chapter by chapter with reader feedback - courtesy of Jack Lott
November 2005 Literary Agent Websites
October 2005 ShawGuides on all writer's retreats and workshops in U.S. - gift of Linda Rae Johnson
September 2005 Best Resource Site for Poets and Writers: WinningWriters.com
August 2005 The Complete Nobody's Guide to Query Letters by Lynn Flewelling
July 2005 Techniques for Finding Your Voice - be sure to click "read text only version" under each step of the process.
June 2005 Betty Mushko's advice to writers
May 2005 Writers Showcase: Self-Promotion Tools - worth a look
April 2005 Becoming a Stand-Up Comedian - Writing Material for Stage
March 2005 Meyers-Briggs Personality Types: What 'Type' is Your Character?
February 2005 Rejection Collection Link: Where do i go from here?
January 2005 Pro's and Con's of Writing Contests: Should I Enter?
December 2004 Easy on the Adverbs, Exclamation Points and Especially Hooptedoodle
November 2004 Resource Library Site for Writers Seeking Information
October 2004 Becoming A Somebody When You're A Nobody: Spreading the Word About Your Book
September 2004 What is Creative Nonfiction? - by C.B. Bassity
August 2004 Advice on Publishing and Agents
July 2004 Evaluating Internet Info Sources (follow-up to Tucker's 6/16 CBWC Talk)  
June 2004 Everything about Writing you were afraid to ask (printouts)
May 2004 Link Expired
April 2004 How to Get Published: A to Z

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