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• Janet Reid, Literary Agent - Janet Reid, a literary agent with FinePrint Literary Management in New York City, specializes in crime fiction and shares query pitfalls to help you avoid rookie mistakes.

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• A Newbie's Guide to Publishing - Writer's Digest 101 Best Sites has this to say : J.A. Konrath’s A Newbie’s Guide to Publishing blog provides great information for new (and veteran) fiction writers. He also has links to plenty of good resources.
• Backspace Homepage - Home - Backspace is a Writer's Digest 101 Best Sites for 2008: Backspace continues to offer feature articles, columns and industry news. The “Your Write Mind” columns are great reads. However, if you want to be a part of its forum, it’ll cost you a small fee.
• Et in arcaedia, ego. - Writer's Digest 101 Best Sites, 2008 says this : With the motto, “Saving the world, one book sale at a time,” literary agent Jennifer Jackson shares news, notes and opinions on the industry, including a sneak peek at her query round-up.
• Janet Reid, Literary Agent - Janet Reid, a literary agent with FinePrint Literary Management in New York City, specializes in crime fiction and shares query pitfalls to help you avoid rookie mistakes.
• Nathan Bransford - Literary Agent - Writer's Digest 101 Best Sites 2008 has this to say : San Francisco agent Nathan Bransford dishes the dirt on being an agent. Also, his series called “The Essentials (Please Read Before You Query)” is, well, an essential read.
• Publicity, free publicity - 2008 Site winner, Writer's Digest: Consultant Joan Stewart shares tips on self-promotion and how to get free publicity—a key for any writer living on a tight budget.
• Publishing Questions Answered - Publishing Questions Answered - a crash course in publishing questions
• Sharing with Writers and Readers - Sharing with Writers and Readers - Voted a winner in the Publishing Resources category by Writers Digest Best Websites for 2008. This is a blogspot blog, which is looking messy to me, but full of content. Looking for cheap ways to promote your book? Carolyn Howard-Johnson shares tips to get your book out to the world at a low cost. Sign up for her free e-newsletter to have most of the information delivered right to your inbox.
• The Rejecter - Writer's Digest 101 Best Sites 2008 says this : This assistant at an NYC literary agency rejects 95 percent of the queries that cross her desk—and blogs about them. She also answers questions about the process and offers up advice on getting your query past her desk.