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1. http://www.aar-online.org/
   This is the official webpage of the Association of Authors' Representatives. Authors can search for members through the "Find An Agent" link.
2. http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/
   This webpage offers an inside view of the publishing industry. Many editors and agents maintain web pages here. Authors can get up-to-date news on the publishing world as well as access to recent sales.
3. http://www.bksp.org
   Just like Publishers Marketplace is the definitive site for those in the publishing industry, Backspace: The Writers' Place is the best resource for writers. This site offers information on conferences, articles from industry giants, and interactive interviews with famous authors, talented and well-known editors, and top-notch agents. The excellent discussion forums allow writers to connect with other writers.
4. http://www.writers.net/
   This is a terrific website and discussion forum for writers to interact with other writers. Get feedback for queries, insight into agents, and other writer-related support.
5. http://www.agentquery.com
   A free, easy-to-use search database to find current info on literary agents.
6. http://www.sfwa.org/beware/
   At this site, writers can get information on agents and agencies to avoid.
7. http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/
   At Preditors and Editors, writers can get the inside scoop on the legitimacy of agencies as well as if there have been any posted complaints.
8. http://www.writersmarket.com
   This website provides contact information for agents and editors-much like a yellow pages. There is an annual service fee.
9. http://www.authorsguild.org/
   The published author's resource for effective copyright, fair contracts and information.
10. http://everyonewhosanyone.com/about.html
    Everyone Who's Anyone in Adult Trade Publishing by Gerard Jones is a unique website listing the emails of most every agent and editor in the industry. He originally created the site when he attempted to find an agent or a publishing house for his memoir Ginny Good. The site has evolved from there.
11. http://cbiclubhouse.com
    The CBI Clubhouse is a learning and sharing resource for children's writers and readers. This site hosts newsletters, audio, video, and special features to help anyone interested in the children's market.
12. http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums
    The Absolute Write Water Cooler Forum is an active for published and not-yet-published authors to ask questions, compare notes, and get answers about the publishing industry.
13. http://www.indiebound.org
    IndieBound is dedicated to supporting and promoting local and independent businesses in the publishing industry. Great reviews and a great way to support local businesses!
14. http://www.WEbook.com
    A forum for writers, readers, and agents. On this wonderful resource authors can submit samples of their work for critique and connect with agents.
15. http://www.authonomy.com
    Another great site where authors can showcase samples of their work. Developed by book editors at HarperCollins.
16. http://www.getpublishednow.biz
    This is a helpful website with tutorials on various aspects of writing and the publishing business: e.g. query letters, publishing trends, finding an agent. The site also offers contests for writers.

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1. The Knight Agency
   http://www.knightagency.blogspot.com/
2. Agent Nephele Tempest
   http://nephele.livejournal.com/
3. Agent Jennifer Jackson
   http://arcaedia.livejournal.com/
4. Janet Reid, Literary Agent
   http://jetreidliterary.blogspot.com/
5. Evil Editor
   http://www.evileditor.blogspot.com/
6. Editor Jason Pinter
   http://jasonpinter.blogspot.com/
7. Dystel & Goderich Literary Management
   http://dglm.blogspot.com/
8. Bookends, LLC
   http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/
9. Lit Soup
   http://www.litsoup.blogspot.com/
10. The Rejector
    http://rejecter.blogspot.com/
11. Nathan Bransford, Literary Agent
    http://blog.nathanbransford.com/
12. Ask a Literary Agent
    http://askaliteraryagent.blogspot.com/
13. Query Shark
    http://queryshark.blogspot.com/
14. KT Literary
    http://ktliterary.com/daphne/
15. Agent Rachel Gardner
    http://cba-ramblings.blogspot.com/
16. Guide to Literary Agents
    http://www.guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog/default.aspx
17. Editorial Anonymous
    http://editorialanonymous.blogspot.com/
18. Editorial Ass
    http://editorialass.blogspot.com/

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1. Smart Bitches Who Read Trashy Books
   http://www.smartbitchestrashybooks.com/index.php/
2. Writer Beware Blogs!
   http://accrispin.blogspot.com/
3. Galley Cat
   http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/
4. Buzz, Balls & Hype
   http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/BkDoctorSin/
5. Backspace: The Writer’s Place Blog
   http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/KarenDionne/
6. Thompson On Hollywood
   http://weblogs.variety.com/thompsononhollywood/
7. Confessions of An Idiosyncratic Mind
   http://www.sarahweinman.com/confessions/
8. Reading Under the Covers
   http://www.readingunderthecovers.blogspot.com/
9. Deanna Hoak, Copyeditor
   http://deannahoak.com/
10. Romancing the Blog
    http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/
11. Gawker Publishing
    http://gawker.com/news/publishing/
12. Joe Wikert's Publishing 2020
    http://jwikert.typepad.com/the_average_joe/
13. Buzz Girl
    http://bookpagebuzz.blogspot.com/

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1. Lighthouse Writers
   http://www.lighthousewriters.org/
2. Pikes Peak Writers
   http://www.ppwc.net/
3. Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers
   http://www.rmfw.org/
4. Sisters in Crime
   http://www.sistersincrime.org/chapters.html#CO
5. Colorado Romance Writers—a Chapter of RWA
   http://www.coloradoromancewriters.org/
6. Heart of Denver—a Chapter of RWA
   http://www.hodrw.com/
7. Pikes Peak Romance Writers—a Chapter of RWA
   http://www.pprw.org/
8. SCBWI Rocky Mountain Chapter
   http://www.rmcscbwi.org/

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