The Internet can be as essential for writers as pen or paper-and just as easy to use, with the proper guidance. Novelist and journalist Michael Levin provides that direction in the Writers Internet Sourcebook, the only book for both professional and aspiring writers that doesn't just list helpful websites, but reviews them for content as well as value from a writer's point of view.
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This directory reviews Net resources for their value to writers. It takes you to sites on the business of writing, including sites about agents, professional organizations, how to market your writing, and publishing houses. The Writer's Internet Sourcebook then goes through each major genre of writing, from mystery to romance to journalism, and recommends sites for each. Book sections group together sites that help you improve your writing or that provide resources on grammar, copyediting, or language use. One of the longest sections features sites that assist aspiring or established Net writers in self-publishing or writing for zines or various online print publications. The book's most vital resource is its listing of the sites, newsgroups, and mailing lists where freelance writers or book authors working alone can gather at their own electronic water cooler. The book concludes with four valuable appendices: essential bookmarks for writers; mailing lists and newsgroups; sites that teach you how to create your own Web site; and--what every writer needs--a few places just for fun.
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Michael Levin is Senior Lecturer in Politics at Goldsmiths' College, University of London. A former Visiting professor of Sociology at San Diego State University, he is the author of Marx, Engels, and Liberal Democracy.
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New York Times best selling author Michael Levin is an Amherst College graduate, Columbia Law School-trained attorney, and non-practicing member of the Massachusetts Bar, whose publishing career includes six novels, eleven works of nonfiction, dozens of ghostwritten books, a commissioned screenplay and the script for a DVD series.
The author of eight national bestsellers, three novels published by Simon & Schuster and two novels published by Putnam/Berkley, Michael's book Making Jack Falcone, with FBI agent Joaquin Garcia, appeared on 60 Minutes and was optioned by Paramount and producer Steven Soderbergh (Traffic, Erin Brockovitch, Ocean's 11, Sex, Lies & Videotape). His work has also been optioned by Disney (and made into the ABC Sunday Night Movie of the Week Model Behavior), and HBO.
Michael's recent books include the following:
2010
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, with Chad Hennings, 3-time Super Bowl winner with the Dallas Cowboys and a fighter pilot in the first Gulf War, who flew 45 humanitarian missions to the Kurds, published in January, 2010 by FaithWorks. This book reached best seller status on amazon.com within days of its publication.
GIANTS, with Pat Summerall, to be published in September, 2010 by Wiley, detailing Summerall's experiences when he was coached by Tom Landry and Vince Lombardi in the same 1958 season with the New York Giants.
2009
WHERE'S MY FIFTEEN MINUTES? HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE IN THE MEDIA AGE, with famed Hollywood publicist Howard Bragman, published in 2009 by Penguin/Portfolio Books. Howard Bragman has represented everyone in Hollywood from Sinatra to Madonna and is a frequent guest on Larry King Live, CNN, and throughout the media. The book reached #10 on the national Barnes&Nobel.com best sellers list.
GHOSTWRITTEN NOVEL FOR PRIVATE CLIENT. This book, written by Michael, reached number two on the Barnes and Nobel.com best seller list (number one was a book by President Obama!) and was optioned as a series by HBO.
THE STICKING POINT, with Jay Abraham, America's leading marketing guru, published in 2009 by Vanguard Books; the book reached number 2 on amazon.com business best seller lists.
2008
MAKING JACK FALCONE with Joaquin Garcia, the true story of the FBI agent who infiltrated the Mafia and took down the top 32 members of the Gambino crime family, published by Simon and Schuster/Touchstone in 2008. This book was optioned in 2007 by Paramount for Steven Soderbergh, director of Traffic, Erin Brockovich and Ocean's 11. It was featured on 60 Minutes in October, 2008 and is a New York Times bestseller.
2007
DROPPING THE BALL with Hall-of-Fame baseball player Dave Winfield, published with Scribner in March, 2007, currently in its second printing, and reached number 2 on the Los Angeles Times nonfiction best seller list. The New York Times called it "unusually thoughtful;" the Boston Globe called it "eloquent," and it was noted as "recommended reading" in Esquire Magazine.
NO ORDINARY LOVE, with NBA star Doug Christie and his wife Jackie Christie.
Michael's books have received outstanding reviews in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the New Yorker, Esquire, Newsweek, People Magazine, the Washington Post, the San Francisco Examiner, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and Booklist, and other publications from coast to coast. He also consults to a broad variety of authors, ranging from international bestsellers to individuals seeking to become published authors.
He takes great pride in the skills and experience of his capable team of writers.
The author of eight national bestsellers, three novels published by Simon & Schuster and two novels published by Putnam/Berkley, Michael's book Making Jack Falcone, with FBI agent Joaquin Garcia, appeared on 60 Minutes and was optioned by Paramount and producer Steven Soderbergh (Traffic, Erin Brockovitch, Ocean's 11, Sex, Lies & Videotape). His work has also been optioned by Disney (and made into the ABC Sunday Night Movie of the Week Model Behavior), and HBO.
Michael's recent books include the following:
2010
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, with Chad Hennings, 3-time Super Bowl winner with the Dallas Cowboys and a fighter pilot in the first Gulf War, who flew 45 humanitarian missions to the Kurds, published in January, 2010 by FaithWorks. This book reached best seller status on amazon.com within days of its publication.
GIANTS, with Pat Summerall, to be published in September, 2010 by Wiley, detailing Summerall's experiences when he was coached by Tom Landry and Vince Lombardi in the same 1958 season with the New York Giants.
2009
WHERE'S MY FIFTEEN MINUTES? HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE IN THE MEDIA AGE, with famed Hollywood publicist Howard Bragman, published in 2009 by Penguin/Portfolio Books. Howard Bragman has represented everyone in Hollywood from Sinatra to Madonna and is a frequent guest on Larry King Live, CNN, and throughout the media. The book reached #10 on the national Barnes&Nobel.com best sellers list.
GHOSTWRITTEN NOVEL FOR PRIVATE CLIENT. This book, written by Michael, reached number two on the Barnes and Nobel.com best seller list (number one was a book by President Obama!) and was optioned as a series by HBO.
THE STICKING POINT, with Jay Abraham, America's leading marketing guru, published in 2009 by Vanguard Books; the book reached number 2 on amazon.com business best seller lists.
2008
MAKING JACK FALCONE with Joaquin Garcia, the true story of the FBI agent who infiltrated the Mafia and took down the top 32 members of the Gambino crime family, published by Simon and Schuster/Touchstone in 2008. This book was optioned in 2007 by Paramount for Steven Soderbergh, director of Traffic, Erin Brockovich and Ocean's 11. It was featured on 60 Minutes in October, 2008 and is a New York Times bestseller.
2007
DROPPING THE BALL with Hall-of-Fame baseball player Dave Winfield, published with Scribner in March, 2007, currently in its second printing, and reached number 2 on the Los Angeles Times nonfiction best seller list. The New York Times called it "unusually thoughtful;" the Boston Globe called it "eloquent," and it was noted as "recommended reading" in Esquire Magazine.
NO ORDINARY LOVE, with NBA star Doug Christie and his wife Jackie Christie.
Michael's books have received outstanding reviews in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the New Yorker, Esquire, Newsweek, People Magazine, the Washington Post, the San Francisco Examiner, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and Booklist, and other publications from coast to coast. He also consults to a broad variety of authors, ranging from international bestsellers to individuals seeking to become published authors.
He takes great pride in the skills and experience of his capable team of writers.
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Great sourcebook, but sadly, it's out of date...,
By Chris Kane (West Des Moines, IA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Writer's Internet Sourcebook (Paperback)
When I was making my decision to purchase I failed to look at the copyright date: Jan. 1997. Big mistake when buying books based on the Internet. This one excited my interest because it is a wonderful resource of well-organized links to a gold mine of resources on the net. Just what I was looking for. Unfortunately, it has (apparently) not been updated for over three years and those fantastic URL's are awesome no longer. Nevertheless, in many cases, an astute surfer can still track down the missing links. So, I advise caution before you buy. Patient people with wealth to spare, jump right in there. Those with higher expectations and more limited means, stay away!
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United States, Library of Congress, New York Times, White House, Publishers Weekly, Civil War, Journalism Resources, Screenwriter's Heaven, Washington Post, World Wide Web, Jane Austen, Mark Twain, Middle Grade, Scientific American, South Africa, America Online, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, Charles Deemer, Counsel Quote, Gebbie Press, Hispanic Magazine, Hungry Mind Review, Latin America, Midwest Book Review, Sue Grafton New!
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