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MANZANITA::: POD Decision factors and resources
Links to major POD firms: updated October, 2009
AuthorSolutions owns
Author House,
iUniverse
Trafford and Xlibris
Large
Accurance
BookSurge
Wheatmark
Smaller independents:
Infinity
Outskirtspress.com,
virtualbookworm,
Electronic: Createspace.com -Lulu,
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“Great suggestions for publishing a book.”
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“Great topic. Too bad internet [was] not available.”
“I enjoyed the information – informative.”
“Great resources and ideas for someone at any stage of the writing process.”
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Effective online networking starts here:
(most have a fee, and are worth it)
American Society of Journalists and Authors: asja.org
Backspace: bksp.org
Chicago Writers Association: chicagowrites.org
Freelance Success: freelancesuccess.com
Freelance Writing Organization International: fwointl.org
International Women Writing Guild: iwwg.org [I am a regional representative in Illinois]
OCWW: ocww.bizland.com
Small Publishers, Authors and Writers Network: spawn.org
Links
BOOKS FOR WRITERS
Blog Your Book to the Top
e-book from the team at CyberBookBuzz.com
Includes contributions by
Helen Gallagher and 14 other author/bloggers
Meet Meredith Karen Laskow, Poet Laureate of Placentia (California) Library District, where she has served consecutive one-year terms since 2003.
Forthcoming:
The Book That Cradles Hearts
Six Figure Freelancing
Marry Your Muse
The Art of Original Thinking
Thinking Like Your Editor: How to Write Great Serious Non-fiction and Get it Published
The Writing Group Book
by Marlys Marshall Styne
C O N T A C T:
Helen Gallagher, Phone: 847-998-6240
Email: Helen@cclarity.com