For Oz writers

• The Oz Writers Mailing List

• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Writers' World

• 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

• 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

• Five Simple Ways to Just Keep Writing from Wil Wheaton

• The Creative Writing Coursebook

• Writers beware!

• Preditors and Editors — [A] [B]

• The United States Copyright Office

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

• Ten big myths about copyright explained

• What does copyright protect?

• Copyright Navigator

• Longevity of a U. S. copyright

• Copyright terms and the Public domain in the United States

• Copyright Renewal Database

• The UK's Patent Office Copyright Site

• Questions and answers about British copyright law

• Six ways to publish your own book

• Self Publishing Review, a central resource for self publishers

• 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

• Write Beware!

• Does your book or product need a barcode?

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

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