Another source of info on agents, publishers, etc. is the Absolute Write website's «water cooler,» where
writers trade information and experiences, good and baaaaaad.
Not exact matches
Because writing as a
trade has no governing board, and nothing to certify
writers as professionals (unlike, say, lawyers), there was and is no way to know if the
writer giving
information really has knowledge or is just guessing.
There is a wealth of
information there for folks who don't consistently and primarily self - publishing, and knowledge would go a long way toward bettering the lot of self - and
trade - published
writers.
OK, I've had many good Internet discussions with other
writers and self - publishers, and with editors and others in the industry, where we
traded information.
An excellent source of
information is
trade publications, Poets and
writers magazine and
Writer's Digest.
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Professional resume
writers use many tricks of the
trade to put more
information in a resume without making it seem packed to the rafters.