

Home List Rules User Help Fun Stuff Subscribe Websites Links eGroups Updates		Links: Miscellaneous! In no particular order, a dumping ground of interesting links, including business, tax, and international copyright resources and other link pages that have been mentioned in the past. Finding the Publishers Literary Market Place (LMP) Online Limited information is available online unless you subscribe to the service. But there's a free trial period... Preditors & Editors Book publisher listings Courtesy the SFWA site, a publisher listing that actually slaps a "not recommended" tag on some listings (yay). From the main pages are more fun stuff, such as agent lists, a warnings page, and advice pages. This site is targeted at writers, of course, but it's possibly also useful for everyone else. Publisher's Catalogue Search engine for publisher site links. You can also use the browse pages and just look over the lists. Various Business Resources Brenner Books Small publisher's commericial site dedicated to selling a book, but it has some freelance service/rate tables on it that are interesting. CCH Business Owner's Toolkit Commercial site with articles about setting up a small business, including starting, financing, business plans, and taxes. eFAX Free numbers for receiving faxes in the U.S., U.K., or other countries. Faxes to your number are converted into an email attachment and sent to you. You read the fax using proprietary software downloaded off the site. MSA Central Information on medical savings plans (US-only health insurance option for the self-employed). U.S. Internal Revenue Service Tax forms and booklets. Another resource here is for freelancers is the test for independent contractors versus employees. Dan Wilson's Articles Page Dan, of course, is a moderator person. He has a placed the following useful articles on his site: A Basic FTP Tutorial, Anti-Virus Software, Freelancers' Rates, The Editor's Library, and Computer Maintenance: A Low-tech Guide. Check them out. A Handbook for Literary Translators 4th ed., 1999. PEN Translation Committee. Includes model contract. A Word97 version is available for downloading. Artists’ Health Insurance Resource Center Sponsored by the Actors' Fund of America and the NEA, "artists" here is defined to include writers, graphic artists, and editorial workers as well. State-based suggestions for finding health insurance and links to state and national organizations. Job Q&A by Denis Gaynor Interview with Josh Schonwald, fact checker for Good Housekeeping Magazine. People keep asking what a fact checker does; read this article to find out. SCORE The Service Corps of Retired Executives site. Retirees volunteer time and advice to small businesses. (In conjunction with the U.S. Small Business Administration.) Writer's Digest Guidelines Author guidelines for a variety of book and magazine publishers. Copyright and Legal Matters Citing Sources and Copyright Copyright Task Force These are two pages chock full of links to copyright-related material. IVAN HOFFMAN, B.A., J.D., Attorney At Law Ivan Hoffman is an attorney who specializes in publishing law. His Web site has won many awards. This site is well worth your time. There are articles on: Writing and Publishing Law, Web Design Contracts and Law, Copyrights, Trademarks, Internet Law, Recording and Music Law. Copyright Tutorial from Indiana University's Copyright Online Bill C-32 Canadian Copyright Act Government site, linked table of contents. US Copyright Act of 1976 as amended Cornell University site, link table of contents. Australian Copyright Council Online Information Centre. Creators' Copyright Coalition UK organization devoted to freeland author's rights: "co-ordinate the work of organisations representing creators of copyright material of all kinds in defending their members' interests." ASJA Contracts Watch Newsletter Searchable archive of newsletters on copyright and legal issues for writers. Links Pages The BookWire Index Loads of links for the publishing industry and related sites. MT Daily Everything for the medical transcriptionist, including freelance types. This is a nice source to find used medical books and software for sale. Zuzu's Petals Literary Resources Resource links for writers. For Writers Only Links and information for writers. Frivolity Be Kind to Editors and Writers Month September, any given year. This is a page that discusses it. Keirsey Temperament Sorter II Just for fun. Click for the Keirsey test online. Click for the personality type profiles. (The test and the newsgroup's site are no longer interlinked, unfortunately. So once you've finished with the Keirsey site, hop to the other one for more detailed information.)

Links: Miscellaneous!

In no particular order, a dumping ground of interesting links, including business, tax, and international copyright resources and other link pages that have been mentioned in the past.

Finding the Publishers

Literary Market Place (LMP) Online: Limited information is available online unless you subscribe to the service. But there's a free trial period...
Preditors & Editors
Book publisher listings: Courtesy the SFWA site, a publisher listing that actually slaps a "not recommended" tag on some listings (yay). From the main pages are more fun stuff, such as agent lists, a warnings page, and advice pages. This site is targeted at writers, of course, but it's possibly also useful for everyone else.
Publisher's Catalogue: Search engine for publisher site links. You can also use the browse pages and just look over the lists.

Various Business Resources

Brenner Books: Small publisher's commericial site dedicated to selling a book, but it has some freelance service/rate tables on it that are interesting.
CCH Business Owner's Toolkit: Commercial site with articles about setting up a small business, including starting, financing, business plans, and taxes.
eFAX: Free numbers for receiving faxes in the U.S., U.K., or other countries. Faxes to your number are converted into an email attachment and sent to you. You read the fax using proprietary software downloaded off the site.
MSA Central: Information on medical savings plans (US-only health insurance option for the self-employed).
U.S. Internal Revenue Service: Tax forms and booklets. Another resource here is for freelancers is the test for independent contractors versus employees.
Dan Wilson's Articles Page: Dan, of course, is a moderator person. He has a placed the following useful articles on his site: A Basic FTP Tutorial, Anti-Virus Software, Freelancers' Rates, The Editor's Library, and Computer Maintenance: A Low-tech Guide. Check them out.
A Handbook for Literary Translators: 4th ed., 1999. PEN Translation Committee. Includes model contract. A Word97 version is available for downloading.
Artists’ Health Insurance Resource Center: Sponsored by the Actors' Fund of America and the NEA, "artists" here is defined to include writers, graphic artists, and editorial workers as well. State-based suggestions for finding health insurance and links to state and national organizations.
Job Q&A by Denis Gaynor: Interview with Josh Schonwald, fact checker for Good Housekeeping Magazine. People keep asking what a fact checker does; read this article to find out.
SCORE: The Service Corps of Retired Executives site. Retirees volunteer time and advice to small businesses. (In conjunction with the U.S. Small Business Administration.)
Writer's Digest Guidelines: Author guidelines for a variety of book and magazine publishers.

Copyright and Legal Matters

Citing Sources and Copyright
Copyright Task Force: These are two pages chock full of links to copyright-related material.
IVAN HOFFMAN, B.A., J.D., Attorney At Law: Ivan Hoffman is an attorney who specializes in publishing law. His Web site has won many awards. This site is well worth your time. There are articles on: Writing and Publishing Law, Web Design Contracts and Law, Copyrights, Trademarks, Internet Law, Recording and Music Law.
Copyright Tutorial from Indiana University's Copyright Online
Bill C-32 Canadian Copyright Act: Government site, linked table of contents.
US Copyright Act of 1976 as amended: Cornell University site, link table of contents.
Australian Copyright Council: Online Information Centre.
Creators' Copyright Coalition: UK organization devoted to freeland author's rights: "co-ordinate the work of organisations representing creators of copyright material of all kinds in defending their members' interests."
ASJA Contracts Watch Newsletter: Searchable archive of newsletters on copyright and legal issues for writers.

Links Pages

The BookWire Index: Loads of links for the publishing industry and related sites.
MT Daily: Everything for the medical transcriptionist, including freelance types. This is a nice source to find used medical books and software for sale.
Zuzu's Petals Literary Resources: Resource links for writers.
For Writers Only: Links and information for writers.

Frivolity

Be Kind to Editors and Writers Month: September, any given year. This is a page that discusses it.
Keirsey Temperament Sorter II: Just for fun. Click for the Keirsey test online. Click for the personality type profiles. (The test and the newsgroup's site are no longer interlinked, unfortunately. So once you've finished with the Keirsey site, hop to the other one for more detailed information.)


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