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RESOURCES
Software:
Scrivener Writing Software http://www.literatureandlatte.com
Grammar and Plagiarism Checker http://www.grammarly.com
Basecamp Project Mgmt Software http://basecamp.com
Writer’s Café Writing Software http://www.writerscafe.co.uk
WriteItNow Writing Software http://www.ravensheadservices.com
Books:
Techniques of the Selling Writer, Dwight V. Swain
The Weekend Novelist, Robert J. Ray (Both Editions)
The Getting the Words Right, Theodore Rees Cheney (Both Editions)
The Writer’s Journey, Chris Vogler
Writing the Breakout Novel, Donald Maass
Writing the Blockbuster Novel, Al Zuckerman
Websites:
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America http://www.sfwa.org
Romance Writers of America http://www.rwanational.org
Horror Writers Association http://www.horror.org
Mystery Writers of America http://www.mysterywriters.org
Western Writers of America http://www.westernwriters.org