
One great source to learn from published and unpublished authors alike is to visit www.mindsightseries.com and participate in the Forum at www.mindsightseries.com/cgi/discus/discus.cgi This site is owned by C.E. Winterland, author of the Mindsight Series. His first book, Awareness (ISBN 1-58851-933-3, AmErica House, © 2000), highlights the adventures of Gen of Mercured and sets the mood for the remaining books in the series.
An invaluable source for writers of all genres, Preditors & Editors, can be found at http://anotherealm.com/prededitors/ This site contains listings of agents, publishers, and contests and their legitimacy. Another similar source for researching those involved in the publishing industry is Writer Beware,
Reviews:
Authors struggle to get professional reviews. One source for reviews is www.Myshelf.com All of the reviewers are volunteer, thereby cannot be persuaded by “perks” for “good reviews”.
Awesome News Sources:
For all the latest in South Central Michigan, visit www.sturgisjournal.com
There are a great number of talented authors who deserve to be noticed. Some of these are listed below.
Laurel Johnson, author of The Grass Dance, (ISBN 1-58851-445-5, AmErica House, © 2001) and The Alley of Wishes (ISBN: 1-4033-7069-5, 1stBooks, © 2002) www.authorsden.com/laurelajohnson Mrs. Johnson is also a reviewer for Midwest Book Review.
Mark Dirschel, author of Simplicity (ISBN: 1-58851-296-7, AmErica House, ©2000) www.authorsden.com/markedirschel or www.geocities.com/edible_eye/index.html
Brian Seifrit, author of Flesh Craves-The Vanfell Legacy (ISBN: 1-59129-894-6, AmErica House, ©1997), Manhunt (ISBN: 0-80599-216-2, Rosedog Publishing, ©1999), and The O’Brien Series—Book One (ISBN: 1-59129-171-2, AmErica House, ©2001). www.authorsden.com/briantseifrit
Nancy Mehl, author of Graven Images (ISBN: 1-58851-595-8, AmErica House, ©1998) Nutrition for the Golden Years Here's to More Life in Your Life (ISBN: 1930586507, American Book Publishing, © June 2001) http://www.nancymehlbooks.com
Vickie Adkins, author of Tattered Pages, the Light Blue Ribbon (ISBN: 1-58851-022-0, AmErica House, ©2001) http://hometown.aol.com/alwayswriteone
NancyMarie, author of When You Wish Upon a Star (ISBN: 158851-620-2, AmEricaHouse, ©2002) www.nancymarie.com
Gloria Marlow, author of Flowers for Megan (ISBN: 1-58851-715-2, AmErica House, ©2001) www.authorsden.com/gloriadmarlow
Violet Towe, author of Death By Bad Magic (ISBN: 1-59129-814-8,
Publish America, ©2001) and The Evil Stalker (ISBN: 1-58851-868-X,
AmErica House, ©2001)
www.authorsden.com/violetstowe
Dennis Collins, author of The Unreal McCoy (ISBN: 1-58851-159-6, AmErica House, ©2000) http://www.theunrealmccoy.homestead.com
Jennifer Lynn, author of Hoodwinked (ISBN: 1-59129-300-6, Publish America, ©2002) and she has another novel coming soon from Wings ePress. www.jenniferlynn.ca
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