Tools for Better Writing
If you are a writer who hopes be be published, there are some useful tools available to help improve your writing.
We recommend the following books as helpful resources for writers.
- Thesaurus. An indispensable aid to any serious writer is a good thesaurus. One of the best available today is The Synonym Finder by J.I. Rodale.
- Style Guide. The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White is a classic resource to guide you in polishing your compositions.
- Academic Format Guide. For academic writers, Kate L. Turabian’s A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations is a competent and comfortable guide for formatting text.
Finding a Publisher
If you are seeking a publisher for your manuscript, we recommend the following resources.
- Market Guide. The definitive source for finding Christian publishers is the [amazon-product text="Christian Writers' Market Guide" type="text"]1414334265[/amazon-product].
- Literary Agents. Writers who need assistance in evaluating and marketing their manuscripts to publishers should consider a literary agent. Michael Hyatt, CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers has compiled a list of Literary Agents Who Represent Christian Authors.
- Proposal Distribution Service. The Writer’s Edge Service distributes manuscript proposals to publishers. The service can also provide a review of the manuscript’s quality prior to distribution of the proposal.
- Manuscript Submission Service. Christian Manuscript Submissions allows writers to submit unsolicited manuscripts to publishing houses that are members of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA).
