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Are you one of those people that have always known you had a book inside you? The realization that you’d like to write is the easy part. The real trick is putting pen to paper (or hitting that first key on your PC!) The Library is here to assist you with a wealth of resources to help you along with the writing process, from honing your craft to marketing your masterpiece
Tools of the Trade
Here’s a sample of standard sources that help with the mechanics of writing.
 Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
808.02 PUB
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
808.02 GIB
Canadian Style: A Guide to Writing and Editing
808.02 CAN
Canadian Writers Guide
808.02 CAN
A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses and Dissertations (Turabian)
808.02 TUR
Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations
808.882 BAR
Home Book of Quotations
808.882 STE
Complete Rhyming Dictionary
808.103 COM
The library also has a variety of useful dictionaries and thesauri located in the 423 (language) section of the library.
Genre Writing
Books that deal with writing in various fiction genres include:
Practical Tips for Writing Popular Fiction: A Guide to the Special Demands of writing Fiction. Including Romance, Mysteries, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Westerns, Suspense, Historical, Action/Adventure and Horror.
808.3 CAR
Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy
808.23 BRE
How to Write the Story of Your Life
808.06692 THO
Mystery Writer’s Sourcebook
808.02 MYS
Writing Great Screenplays for Film and TV
808.23 COO
To Be a Writer: A Guide for Young People Who Want to Write and Publish
J 808.02 SEU (juvenile)
How to Write a Children’s Book and Get It Published
808.068 HOW
The Craft and Writing of Poetry
808.1 CHI
Writing Magazine and Newspaper Articles
808.06607 BRA
Writing Romances
808.385 FRA
Writing for the Web
808.06605 KIL
How to Write and Sell Your First Nonfiction Book
808.02 COL
Creative, Motivation & Inspiration
Have your creative juices dried up? Here are several books that are sure to get them flowing again:
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
808.02 LAM
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
808.02 GOL
A Passion for Narrative
808.3 HOD
Writing Past Dark
808.02 FRI
Break Writers Block Now!
808.0019 MUN
Strong Voices: Conversations with Canadian Authors
819.090054 TWI
Booknotes: Americas Finest Authors on Reading, Writing, & the Power of Ideas
810.90054 LAM
Getting Published
Your manuscript is complete at last! Now, how does one get published? The following books might be useful:
Canadian Writer’s Market
808.02 CAN
Writer’s Market
808.02 WRI
Children’s Writer’s and Illustrator’s Market
070.5025 CHI
Novel and Short Story Writer’s Market
808.02 NOV
Writer’s Guide to Book Editors, Publishers and Literary Agents
070.5 WRI
Literary Market Place
070.5025 LIT
Magazines
Winnipeg Public Library subscribes to a variety of reviewing and literary journals and magazines. Several are directed at writers and writing. Millennium Library holds back issues for many titles.
Books in Canada
New York Times Book Review
Quill and Quire
Times Literary Supplement
Writer
Writer's Digest
Web Pages
 Winnipeg Public Library
Search the library’s catalogue from your desk or browse through the site’s recommend Books and Literature Links. Through the library’s website you can research a topic, title or event using the online magazine database, Ebscohost, or access Novelist the online readers advisory database with 29,000 book reviews or annotations, subject /genre categories , info on writers and writing. (Valid library card required)
National Library of Canada
Take the virtual tour or just cruise through the links; features Canadian info by subject, links to government and Canadian resources, a page for researchers or for anyone with interests in Canadiana and an electronic collection of formally published online books and journals. The site provides access without charge to Amicus, the largest database of Canadiana in the world”.
Canadian Authors Association - Canadian Writing Resources
Has been representing and promoting Canadian writers since 1921 (originally founded the Governor General’s Award), links to a range of resources: writing associations, copyright links, directories, publishers, government resources, and info on writing courses and software.
Manitoba Writers Guild
The Guild’s “Primary Aim is to Promote the Art” and so it does with resources for and of interest to writers; the site can connect you to services, contests and awards, local and national literary links. publishers and associations.
League of Canadian Poets
Read a poem, send a poem, or find out more about a poet; this site covers all things for and about poetry. Wonder where and when the next reading in your area might be, the latest book or award winner? Canada’s National organization for po next bookmark.
Poets & Writers
The online version of the Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers. Contains over 4,000 names and addresses of writers, valuable as well for the Literary Links and Great Resources sections.
Write News
A professional writer’s resource with classifieds, books, news and guidelines on publications of interest to writers.
Zuzu’s Petals Literary Resource
Over 7,000 links to the online creative community. A searchable site of some of the best literary, artistic, and reference sources available on the Web.
Guide to Writing and Grammar
Guide to effective use of the English language.
Fan Fiction on the Net
A directory tracking the web phenomena of fanfic -- creative writing using existing characters.
National Writers Union
The American trade union for free lance writers site includes legal information for writers, job hotline, annotated directory of online resources for wri
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