General Resources & Inspiration

Catapult | Literary Hub |  The Millions | Poets & Writers |  Writer’s Digest | Writer Unboxed

Writers’ Organizations

The Authors Guild | Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators |  Romance Writers of America |  Mystery Writers of America

Getting Published

Start Here: How to Get Your Book Published by Jane Friedman

How Can I Get Published: A guide to demystify the process and provide you with resources by Penguin Random House

Books on the Business of Publishing & the Craft of Writing

Before and After the Book Deal: A Writer’s Guide to Finishing, Publishing, Promoting & Surviving Your Book by Courtney Maum

The Book Bible: How to Sell Your Manuscript—No Matter What Genre—Without Going Broke or Insane by Susan Shapiro

Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping by Matthew Salesses

 Self Editing for Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print by Renni Browne and Dave King  

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life by George Saunders

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King | Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott

Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and Those Who Want to Write Them by Francine Prose | Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel by Jane Smiley

Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss | The Elements of Style by William Strunk and E.B. White

On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Non-Fiction by William Zinsser

Researching & Querying Agents

Querying Agents

“The Complete Guide to Query Letters” by Jane Friedman

Finding “Comp” Titles

"Zeroing In on Comps” by Nelson Literary Agency

“Comp Titles—An Elevator Pitch” by Penguin Random House