For Oz writers

• The Oz Writers Mailing List

• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Writers' World

• Advice specifically aimed at Oz authors

• Writing Oz: What not to do

• How The Wizard of Oz has been affected by United States copyright law

• The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators

• Writing.com, a terrific resource for all types of writers

• National Novel Writing Month (every November)

• Ten tips for would-be writers

• Advice on Novel Writing

• Succinct advice for breaking into writing (CAUTION: Some naughty language here)

• Ray Bradbury's advice to writers (Bradbury was an Oz fan, by the way)

• How Not to Write a Novel

• The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes

• Ten Rules for Writing (from Oz author Sherwood Smith)

• Ten Rules for Writing Fiction — [Part One] [Part Two]

• Thirty Indispensable Writing Tips from Famous Authors

• Ten Things Writers Shouldn't Do (CAUTION: Naughty words)

• Surviving your first draft (caution: some not-safe-for-work language)

• A pep talk on getting through writer's block from Oz author Sherwood Smith

• Sherwood Smith has recommendations for mentoring, editing, and critique services

• Five Simple Ways to Just Keep Writing from Wil Wheaton

• More advice on dealing with writer's block

• Writers on Writing: Scaffolding

• The 22 Rules of Storytelling, According to Pixar (hey, they are some of the best at it)

• What "Show, don't tell" really means

• The Creative Writing Coursebook

• Writers beware! — [A] [B] [C]

• Preditors and Editors — [A] [B] [C]

• How to Spot a Fraudster (not just for writers, as it applies to life in general)

• Creation Point Story Consultation Services (at least one of the creative minds here is an Oz fan)

• The Clarion Writers' Workshop

• The United States Copyright Office

• Other sites dealing with U. S. copyright law — [A] [B]

• The Wizard of Oz and copyright (particularly in regards to The Movie)

• More about Oz and copyright

• Ten big myths about copyright explained

• What does copyright protect?

• A video tutorial on copyright

• Copyright Navigator

• Longevity of a U. S. copyright

• Copyright terms and the Public domain in the United States

• U. S. copyright law at Wikipedia

• Oz, copyright, trademark, and what happens when there's a conflict

• Copyright Renewal Database

• The UK's Patent Office Copyright Site

• Questions and answers about British copyright law

• Advice and resources for self-publishers on copyright, ISBNs, and CIPs

• Six ways to publish your own book

• Self Publishing Review, a central resource for self publishers

• Self-Publising Resources.com

• The Self-Publishing Manual

• The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing

• Managing the Self-Publisher's Chip

• Xlibris, a print-on-demand publisher that some authors have used for their Oz books

• RPI Print-on-demand publishing

• Lulu.com, another print-on-demand publisher
  • Wil Wheaton explains why he publishes with Lulu

• An incomplete guide to print-on-demand publishers

• Self-publishing: Great idea or worst idea ever?

• Basic Advice for Self Published Authors

• Statistics about self-published books

• Basic resources for publishing e-books

• Does your book or product need a barcode?

• Glossary of publishing terms (tongue-in-cheek)

• Promoting your work at conventions (this article generally applies to the bigger, more encompassing conventions, but much of it could apply to Oz conventions as well)

• Want to sell your screenplay in Tinseltown? Advice from a Hollywood insider

• Frequently Asked Questions about screenwriting

• More advice for the would-be screenwriter

• Five Simple Rules for Turning Your Cool Idea into a Screenplay

• Who really determines the fate of aspiring screenwriters?

• Why producers will NOT read your script

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