Writers Links

Two Great sources for Writers:

Poets & Writers Magazine
The Nebraska Center for Writers

Books on Writing that I've Found Particularly Helpful:

The Art of Fiction by John Gardner: perhaps a little overwhelming for new writers, but I go back to the chapter on plotting again and again
The Weekend Novelist by Robert Ray: a goofy title, but it does a nice job of laying out for the beginner a way to write a novel from start to finish
The Art and Craft of Novel Writing by Oakley Hall: a great resource for writers at any stage, writing any kind of narrative literature

Two Great Writers' Conferences I Attended:

The Sewanee Writers' Conference
Community of Writers at Squaw Valley

Sources for Meeting Writers and Learning About Writing:

Sans Serif
The Readerville Journal
Redroom
Critical Mass
Backstory
Readings at Your Local Bookstore
1st Books: Stories of How Writers Get Started

Submitting Short Works:

A Few Tips for Submitting Short Work to Magazines
The Poets & Writers Listing of Literary Magazines
NewPages List of Literary Magazines

Agents:

How to Write a Query Letter
The AAR Listing of Agents
On Slush Piles and Finding Agents - a blog post I did on 1st Book