16. Rachelle Gardner
rachellegardner.com
Though she recently switched
from WordServe Literary
Group to Books and Such
Literary Agency, Rachelle
Gardner’s popular blog continues.
Among the highlights: She
regularly poses open-ended
questions about writing and
publishing, allowing for healthy
discussions in the comments
following each post.

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11. Janet Reid
jetreidliterary.blogspot.com
Th e epicenter of straight-dope, nononsense
agent advice from Janet Reid
of FinePrint Literary Management.

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8. Agent Query
agentquery.com
Th is site is a comprehensive database
of reps and what they seek.

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6. The Story Starter
thestorystarter.com
With more than 1.6 billion
opening lines loaded into its
database, this site off ers up
enough ideas to last a lifetime—
or at least get you
through your toughest writing
droughts. And if you have kids
who like to write, point them
to the sister site, Story Starter,
Jr.: thestorystarter.com/jr.htm.


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4. Six Sentences
sixsentences.blogspot.com
Write an entire story in just six sentences
(that’s right, just six sentences)
and submit it to this site. Th e best get
published for all to see.

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3. First 50 Words
first50.wordpress.com
Looking for a quick morning cup of writing?
Stop by Virginia DeBolt’s website,
where she delivers new prompts regularly
and asks you to write 50 words on each,
following only one rule: “Don’t judge,
don’t edit, just write.”


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1. Bulwer-Lytton Fiction
Contest
www.bulwer-lytton.com

How oft en can you win an award for
writing something terrible? That’s
exactly the challenge offered up by the
Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest. It’s time
you write something so bad, it’s good.

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