Annette Griessman

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"How to Write" — Books I like

1. "Dynamic Characters" by Nancy Kress.
2. "Beginnings, Middles, and Ends," by Nancy Kress.
3. "Fast Fiction: Creating Fiction in Five Minutes," by Roberta Allen.
4. "The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile," by Noah Lukeman.
5. "Characters and Viewpoint," by Orson Scott Card.

Books on Submission Basics and the Publishing World

1. "The Children's Writer and Illustrator Market," by Alice Pope. This is for the children's market, but there is a complete line of these books for other markets. Check out the Writer's Digest Bookstore for a complete listing.
2. "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Children's Books," by Harold Underdown.
3. "It's a Bunny Eat Bunny World," by Olga Litowinsky.
4. "Writing and Publishing Books for Children in the 1990's," by Olga Litowinsky.

Websites of Interest

1. The Children's Book Council Website. Their online member listing gives submission info on a good many children's publishers. http://www.cbcbooks.org
2. The Purple Crayon. Maintained by Harold Underdown, this is a very good site for writing articles and basic info on writing for children. http://www.underdown.org
3. Verla Kay's Website. This site is hosted by Verla Kay, a children's author. The forum on this site is especially helpful, as you can glean info from other writers—struggling and published alike. http://www.verlakay.com
4. The Predators and Editors Website. This is a very, very good site to use to check out the legitimacy of publishing houses and agents. They not only list those people who are out to take advantage of uninformed writers, but they also have some excellent information topics of interest for writers. http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/