Shakespeare Links:
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre - located on Navy Pier in Chicago, IL; Regional Theatre Tony Award (2008)
Shakespeare's Globe - located in London, England; a vivid and active recreation of the original Globe Theatre
The Shakespeare Fellowship - the most comprehensive/current list of Shakespeare festivals & theatres on the web
PlayShakespeare.com - great spot to read reviews of Shakespeare productions worldwide
Absolute Shakespeare - check out the well-organized quotes index, historical data, and trivia
Shakespeare Online - an excellent resource for understanding/appreciating Shakespearean theme and craft
SparkNotes on Shakespeare - the complete SparkNotes Shakespeare index
Film Adaptations - wikipedia's list of films based on the Bard's works
Shakespeare's Globe - located in London, England; a vivid and active recreation of the original Globe Theatre
The Shakespeare Fellowship - the most comprehensive/current list of Shakespeare festivals & theatres on the web
PlayShakespeare.com - great spot to read reviews of Shakespeare productions worldwide
Absolute Shakespeare - check out the well-organized quotes index, historical data, and trivia
Shakespeare Online - an excellent resource for understanding/appreciating Shakespearean theme and craft
SparkNotes on Shakespeare - the complete SparkNotes Shakespeare index
Film Adaptations - wikipedia's list of films based on the Bard's works
Publishing Links:
Poets & Writers - nation's largest nonprofit organization serving creative writers (Contest, MFA programs, etc.)
Writer's Market - where and how to sell what you write (subscription required)
The Author's Guild - "the published writer's advocate for effective copyright, fair contracts, and free expression"
Mystery Writers of America - an organization for genre writers, bestower of the coveted Edgar Award
Writer's Digest - another excellent resource for writers; it's almost required reading
Publisher's Weekly - this is THE source for any and all daily publishing news
Publisher's Lunch - this is THE source of publishing-deal news
Nathan Bransford's blog - a weekly roundup of publishing news, along with a wealth of accurate submissions info.
A Newbie's Guide to Publishing - J.A. Konrath's blog, mainly concerned with epublishing
Directory of Book Trade people on twitter - the "Who's Who" of Who's Who's
Association of Author's Representatives - is your (prospective) agent on here? S/he had better be...
AgentQuery - "the internet's most trusted database of literary agents"
Chicago Artists Resource - what's going on in the Emerald City's creative arts scene
Chicago Publishes - "the city of Chicago's publishing industry programs"
Rick's Cheap Domains - a great place to find domain names on the cheap
Vistaprint.com - free business cards, as well as a bunch of other great promotional ideas
Writer's Market - where and how to sell what you write (subscription required)
The Author's Guild - "the published writer's advocate for effective copyright, fair contracts, and free expression"
Mystery Writers of America - an organization for genre writers, bestower of the coveted Edgar Award
Writer's Digest - another excellent resource for writers; it's almost required reading
Publisher's Weekly - this is THE source for any and all daily publishing news
Publisher's Lunch - this is THE source of publishing-deal news
Nathan Bransford's blog - a weekly roundup of publishing news, along with a wealth of accurate submissions info.
A Newbie's Guide to Publishing - J.A. Konrath's blog, mainly concerned with epublishing
Directory of Book Trade people on twitter - the "Who's Who" of Who's Who's
Association of Author's Representatives - is your (prospective) agent on here? S/he had better be...
AgentQuery - "the internet's most trusted database of literary agents"
Chicago Artists Resource - what's going on in the Emerald City's creative arts scene
Chicago Publishes - "the city of Chicago's publishing industry programs"
Rick's Cheap Domains - a great place to find domain names on the cheap
Vistaprint.com - free business cards, as well as a bunch of other great promotional ideas
Fun Stuff:
BookExpo America (BEA) - the granddaddy of book publishing conferences
Bouchercon 2012 - this year, the conference is in St. Louis, Missouri (my home state!)
Love is Murder - the "premier midwestern mystery writer's conference", located in Chicago, IL
The Saints and Sinners Literary Festival - this is THE queer writer's conference, held in New Orleans, LA
Murder Express, The Mystery Reader, and Mystery Scene - mystery review sites
Lambda Literary - the leader in queer book reviews
The Q Review - Chiacgo's Queer Literature and Arts Magazine, based at Columbia College, Chicago
Post Secret - required reading at the School of Hard-Knocks
Goodreads.com - this is the "facebook" for book-lovers, and YOU should be a member =^)
Bouchercon 2012 - this year, the conference is in St. Louis, Missouri (my home state!)
Love is Murder - the "premier midwestern mystery writer's conference", located in Chicago, IL
The Saints and Sinners Literary Festival - this is THE queer writer's conference, held in New Orleans, LA
Murder Express, The Mystery Reader, and Mystery Scene - mystery review sites
Lambda Literary - the leader in queer book reviews
The Q Review - Chiacgo's Queer Literature and Arts Magazine, based at Columbia College, Chicago
Post Secret - required reading at the School of Hard-Knocks
Goodreads.com - this is the "facebook" for book-lovers, and YOU should be a member =^)
