For the last few weeks, I've been visiting various writing and research groups at Yahoogroups. Most of these lists allow you to ask research questions for your works, and experts or group members will answer them.
Crimescenewriter: Crime Scene Questions for Writers http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/crimescenewriter
A large membership with lots of experts and questions. Very mystery oriented. It tends to stay on subject with little chatter.
Rains_Writers-Research
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rains_writers_research
Most questions seem to be fantasy and historical based. Some mystery questions. Fairly small membership so messages aren't as frequent. Most, if not all, members are writers, not experts. Not much chatter.
Weapons_Info : Weapons Info and Survival
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Weapons_Info
Medium-sized group with lots of experts on mayhem of all sorts. Covers contemporary and historical weapons, etc. Very little chatter off topic. My personal favorite resource group.
WickedCompany
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WickedCompany
Large group specializing in mystery questions. Includes readers as well as writers. I've seen no nonwriter expert replies. Lots of chatter, bickering, sniping, and off-subject discussions as well as discussions on publishing. A heavy traffic list.
WriterResourceCentral
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/writersresourcecentral
Small group that bills itself as a bulletin board for writing-related information. Not much email generated. The same people do most of the posting.
DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE GROUP? Please let me know.
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Thursday, March 27, 2008
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
The Long and Short of the Submissions Process, MARKETS
Two respected agents blogged recently on the time it takes for a book to go from submission to acceptance.
Jessica Faust of Bookends talks about it in her March 11th blog.
http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/
Nathan Bransford of Curtis Brown talks about it in his March 6th blog.
http://nathanbransford.blogspot.com/
Please note that both talk about books submitted by literary agencies. A book submitted by the author could take much, much longer.
NOTE: I'll be a guest at Stellarcon/Deep South Con (High Point, NC) this weekend. If you're there, come and say "hey." I'll be the matronly hobbit with the guest badge.
http://www.stellarcon.org/home
Jessica Faust of Bookends talks about it in her March 11th blog.
http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/
Nathan Bransford of Curtis Brown talks about it in his March 6th blog.
http://nathanbransford.blogspot.com/
Please note that both talk about books submitted by literary agencies. A book submitted by the author could take much, much longer.
NOTE: I'll be a guest at Stellarcon/Deep South Con (High Point, NC) this weekend. If you're there, come and say "hey." I'll be the matronly hobbit with the guest badge.
http://www.stellarcon.org/home
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