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| Copyright Clearance Center | CCC helps authors license the lawful reproduction of their intellectual property with a variety of author services.. | | CyberTimes Navigator | A great collection of research links gathered by the NY Times. | | Freelance Writers | Advice and a forum for writers. | | Freelance Writing | Interviews, articles, jobs, forums, & Working Writers Newsletter. | | Literary Nonfiction | The University of Oregon’s Literary Nonfiction Program’s site features interviews with famous authors, a list of classics and recent picks in the field, links. | | Eric Maisel | Creativity coach, author of Deep Writing and The Creativity Book; e-newsletter. | | The Mystery Reader | Reviews, interviews, author addresses, links. | | Dennis Palumbo | A therapist for creative types and author of Writing from the Inside Out. | | pantarbe.com | A “creative domain for art, myth, alchemy” – an e-zine for writers and other creative people. | | Poetry Daily | A poem a day, interviews, archives. | | Teachers & Writers Collaborative | Discussion groups for teachers of writing to kids, assorted links (Shakespearean insults?!), books for sale. | | UCLA Extension Writers’ Program | Site of the largest and most comprehensive continuing education writing program in the country. | | Wordplay | All about screenwriting, featuring dozens of columns (a short course in the craft), plus links and archives stuffed with ... stuff. | | Writer’s Block | Articles and essays. | | The Writer’s Room | Judith Kelman’s site contains articles, tips for beginners, links. | | Writing for Dollars | Search more than 600 writer’s guidelines, plus feature articles. | | Writing It Real | Sheila Bender’s subscriber-based instructional site with articles & interviews for those who write from personal experience. |
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| Julian Barnes | The English author’s site, including interviews and literary links. | | Diana Gabaldon | Author of bestselling historical time travel romantic novels. Contains a chronology and excerpts. | | Merrill Joan Gerber | Her career and accomplishments. | | Sue Grafton | Read novel excerpts, find out all about the bestselling mystery novelist, read reviews, see a map, test yourself about her characters. | | Joan Hall Hovey | Mystery writer, links to mystery sites | | Jonathan Kellerman | Bio & sample chapters of his mysteries. |
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| Book Marketing Update | John Kremer’s compendium of resources (many free) related to book marketing/promotion/publicity, e-publishing, etc | | BookTalk | A site that claims to offer “all the buzz about books.” News about new books, links to organizations, info about events, links to romance, crime, and mystery authors, and articles. | | Page One | A newsletter about books and authors, with dozens of links to author pages and writers’ resources. | | Para Publishing | Dan Poynter’s tips, resources, free e-zine about publishing and getting book PR. |
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| Indie Bound | Find & support an independent book store near you, order any book, read recommendations by savvy booksellers. | | Skylight Books | A fine independent bookstore in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles. | | Vroman’s Bookstore | Reviews, events, signings at Southern Calif’s oldest, largest independent, in Pasadena; plus an online museum shop. |
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| Arts Journal | Daily digest of arts and cultural journalism (including articles about books and publishing), with great archives and links list. | | Arts & Letters Daily | News and reviews on literature, culture, art, more. | | Atlantic | Features and reviews from The Atlantic, along with interviews with article authors. | | January Magazine | A web periodical (emanating from Canada) about books and authors, featuring interviews, profiles, reviews. | | Salon | Features, reviews, columns found nowhere else. A lot of personal, hip stuff. | | Scientific American | Articles, interviews, ask the experts. Newsletter. | | Slate | Another online magazine. | | Utne Reader | Articles, essays, amusing alternative takes on society and the media. |
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| American Psychological Association | Articles and an online bookstore for APA books. | | American Psychological Society | Press releases and links to other psychological resources. | | CouplesCompany.com | “Keeping couples together.” A magazine with lots of articles and advice. | | Dear Peggy.com | Author of The Monogamy Myth and other works about recovering from affairs. Site contains articles, reviews, links. | | The Enchanted Self | On this educational site for women, Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein, psychologist, educator, and author, shares easy ways to bring more joy, happiness and purpose into our lives. Free newsletter, e-group, articles, stories. | | Dr. John M. Grohol’s Psych Central | Huge credible catalog of psychology & mental health links, plus quizzes, reviews, support forums, chats, a blog. | | Scott Barry Kaufman | Interested in individual differences in human cognition and creativity, Kaufman (Yale 2009) blogs for Psychology Today. | | Alfie Kohn | Kohn writes about progressive educational topics, including what’s wrong with rewards. | | PositivePsych.net | Articles, resources, and links related to positive psychology, maintained by Rob Kall. | | Positive Psychology E-Mail List | For anyone interested in discussing practical ways to apply the principles of flow & positive psychology. | | Psych Web | Links, resources, and psych self-quizzes. | | The Romantic.com | 1000s of creative ideas on love, dating, and romance. | | Self-Help Magazine | Features about psychological topics, plus links to resources. | | Smart Marriage | Articles from journals and the popular press about relationships. | | Social Psychology Network | Database of social psychology links. | | Talent Development Resources | Douglas Eby’s site includes quotes, articles, interviews, resources on creativity, awareness, & enhancing talent. |
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| Free Spirit Publishing | The home page of the feisty house that published my book, Playing Smart. Their catalog contains unusual books aimed at young people and at parents and teachers, many for the gifted, several terrific books focusing on raising a caring, creative, and functional next generation. | | National Association for Gifted Children | Includes features from their magazine, Parenting for High Potential, as well as info for parents about who is gifted and what makes for appropriate gifted education. | | Nurture Mom | Information that helps mom take care of herself while she cares for her family. | | ParentCenter.com | Comprehensive parenting site where I’m the Fun and Games Expert. | | Parenthood | A collection of regional parenting magazines around the country. | | Resources for Infant Educarers | Raise confident kids according to Magda Gerber’s philosophy of respect. Book excerpts. |
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| Community-College.org | A non-profit site that provides a current a comprehensive directory of community colleges throughout the U.S. | | Fielding Graduate University | The site for the “university without walls” based in Santa Barbara where I got my (fully accredited) Ph.D. They have programs in Human & Organization Development, Clinical Psychology, Education Leadership, Org. Design & Effectiveness. | | Pacific Oaks College | This school is where I got my first Master’s degree. It’s marvelously humanistic. | | U.C.L.A. | Got my B.A. here. A big school and a big website. | | Woodbury University | I’ve taught psychology here in the adult program. |
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| Add Me | Submit your page to many sites for free. | | Allexperts.com | A free service featuring thousands of volunteers in medicine, arts, sports, music, travel, humanities, education, business, religion and more who will answer your questions. | | Tom Antion | “Tom Antion is a fun, exciting keynote speaker & seminar leader who would be a great opener or closer for your corporate or assoc. mtg. He is the author of Wake ’em Up Business Presentations. Your org. gets 100 free copies of this book when you invite Tom to appear at your event.” | | Barbergallery | An amazing collection of inexpensive customizable stock photos, shot by photographer Steve Barber. Available for licensing for websites, advertising and other promotional uses. | | Cris Barber Music | One of the premiere jazz vocalists in Southern California. | | The Brights | An international Internet constituency of those who hold a naturalistic worldview, free of supernatural and mystical elements. Yes! | | Sheree Bykofsky Associates | An agent in New York. On her site you’ll find information about preparing book proposals, an Ask the Agent column, and a detailed list that explains exactly what happens when you submit something to an agent. | | Deep Fun | Bernard DeKoven’s site; articles & links about fun in all realms. | | Despair, Inc. | Laugh while being inspired to new lows with these de-motivating calendars, notecards, mugs, etc | | Finding Love After 50 | Site of “Single Again” columnist Tom Blake; free newsletter, column archives. | | Institute for Humanist Studies | Promotes nonreligious perspectives on social, political, and ethical issues and serves as a resource for and about the humanist community. Excellent free e-newsletter. | | The Hunger Site | Click daily on this site, so sponsors will donate 2 ¾ cups of a staple food (i.e., rice) to the hungry. | | Celebrate Love | Larry James is a professional speaker, author, and relationship coach whose vast site has articles, links, book reviews, a great list of booksigning tips, related to writing, speaking, and love. | | Librarians’ Index to the Internet | Searchable, annotated subject directory of 5300+ links evaluated for usefulness. | | Marshall’s Art | The quirky images of Marshall Vandruff. | | Joan Mazza, Author, Poet, Dream Therapist | Joan, author of Dreaming Your Real Self, also does workshops & presentations. | | OpEdNews | A vast rich trove of progressive news & opinion on all topics, via links, reprints, original articles. Free newsletter. | | Organized Forever | Judy Brown’s organizing service, with articles and free newsletter. | | Peter Rabbit Web Site | The official site about the world of Beatrix Potter, including a playground for bunny fans of all ages, and background on the author and her classic stories. | | Reality Carnival | A page on Clifford A. Pickover’s very intriguing site (science, oddities, computers, time, art, links galore). | | Reference Desk | Find stuff. | | Jan Steckel | A quirkily fine writer and Harvard- and Yale-trained physician, with texts of published fiction, poetry, nonfiction, plus links. | | Tina B. Tessina, MFCC, Ph.D. | A Long Beach, California-based licensed therapist and author of books on relationships. | | Yahoo Groups | Subscribe to a large variety of lists - communicate with like-minded folks. (Several involve writing.) |
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