Resources
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However, we would love to hear your feedback (whether good or not so satisfactory) on any courses listed below that you have undertaken. Please drop us a line, or two, at secretary@tropicalwriters.com.au.
Scene Setting
One very important aspect of writing is creating the atmosphere.
'The Art of Using the Five Senses to Create Feeling' by Debbie Roome
Saga Land Workshop
Click the image to open a slide show comprised of 110 slides from the Cairns Tropical Writers' workshop with Kari Gislason.
BOOK LAUNCH (US)
BOOK TEMPLATES (VARIOUS)
SelfPublishingTeam.com - 6 Writing Outline Templates and 3 Reasons to Use Them
TheBookPatch.com - Self Publishing and Print On Demand
Canva.com - These 50 awesome book covers will inspire you – and teach you how to design your own
COPIERS/PRINTERS (LOCAL)
COPYWRITING/MARKETING (AUS)
KristinaMills.com - About Kristina Mills
DEFAMATION INFO (AUS)
Arts Law Centre of Australia - Freedom of Expression
Arts Law Centre of Australia - Defamation Law
Arts Law Centre of Australia - The new uniform defamation laws
EDITING (US), MANUSCRIPT ASSESSMENT, ETC (US, AUS, AND LOCAL)
Ellen Brock - Professional Freelance Novel Editor
Lynk Manuscript Assessment Service
FREE GRAPHICS (US)
Unsplash - photos for everyone
Life of Pix - Free High Resolution Photography
pixabay - Stunning free images & royalty free stock
Gratisography - Quirky, Creative, Always Free Photos
Morguefile - Free images for creatives, by creatives
picjumbo - Beautiful FREE stock photos
StockSnap.io - Beautiful free stock photos
visualhunt - Creative Commons Photos
ORGANISATIONS (US, AUS)
Writer's Life.org - where writers thrive
The Australian Writer’s Marketplace
Eventbrite - Queensland Writers Centre
SERVICES (VARIOUS, ADD LOCAL)
fiverr - Freelance Services For Your Business
99designs - find and hire designers
Virtual staff finder - Filipino virtual assistants
PHOTOGRAPHERS (LOCAL, QLD)
Blue Click Photography - Cairns professional photography studio
WRITING COURSES & TIPS (VARIOUS)
Udemy - Write a Book! Creative Writing Skills for Beginner Writers
Udemy - Writing, Publishing, Marketing and Selling Your First Book
Udemy - Novel Writing: Dialogue, Beginnings and Endings
ULM - Writing and Selling Self-Help Books
Udemy Blog - How to Write an Autobiography and Make the Best-seller List
Lisa Tener - How to Write a Foreword
How to Write a Synopsis of Your Novel
The Write Practice - The Secret to Show, Don’t Tell
The Writers' Studio - Unlocking Creativity
Udemy - Writing A Book: Revision
Udemy - How To Become a Bestselling Author on Amazon Kindle
MyBigBusinessCard - Free Author Resources
MyBigBusinessCard - Download Your "Write a Book in a Weekend" Ebook
Joan Dempsey - Resources for Writers
How to write a book – the short honest truth
Udemy - How to Write a How-to Book
Rich Life Publishing - Writing Self-Help Books
How to Write a Synopsis of Your Novel
The Writers' Studio - Unlocking Creativity
Future Learn - Writing Courses
WRITING JOBS
PUBLICITY (US, AUS)
Emily Florence - 6 STEPS FOR GETTING IN THE MEDIA
Kristen White - Media & Author Coach
PUBLISHING (VARIOUS, ADD AMAZON, OTHER ELECTRONIC PLUS LOCAL)
Pam Brossman- SELF GUIDED BEST SELLER BOOK SELF PUBLISHING PROGRAM
blurb - Turn your ideas into professional-quality books, magazines, or ebooks
Xlibris - Your Self Publishing Journey
Fast Pencil - Publishing Your Way
Para Publishing - How To Self-Publish Your Book
SFWA - Thumbs Down Publishers List
Jess Krieger - the Author's Secret Weapon