If you have a book locked away inside and you want to get it out and get it published, here are some resources you may find helpful. If you discover a link is no longer in use please contact me.

'How to' Books

Conflict, Action and Suspense by William Noble published by Writer's Digest Books 1994

Characters, Emotion and Viewpoint by Nancy Kress published by Writer's Digest Books 2005

Escaping Into the Open by Elizabeth Berg
Published by Perennial, 2000 (An Imprint of Harper Collins)

Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Published by Anchor Books, 1994 (A division of Random House)

Writing Books for Kids and Teens by Marion Crook
Published by Self Counsel Press, 1998

On the Write Track by Margriet Ruurs
Published by Pacific Educational Press, 1996

Books About Writing

On Writing by Stephen King
Published by Scribner, 2000

Chicken Soup For the Writer's Soul by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Bud Gardner
Published by Health Communications Inc., 2000

Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Published by Anchor Books, 1994 (A division of Random House)

Websites

Keen Readers
Kidswwwrite - An e-zine for young writers
Stonesoup - An e-zine for young writers
Alan Brown - A site for kids who love books
Google's Young Writers' Resource Directory – a list of sites devoted to writing!
TeenLit
Teen Space
Writing Help (Canada)

Organizations

CWILL BC – Children's Writers and Illustrators of BC
A professional writers' organization

CANSCAIP – Canadian Society for Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers

Vancouver Children's Literary Roundtable
Ron Jobe – 1 604 822 5233

CCBC – Canadian Children's Book Centre

SCBWI – Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (US organization)