~ Self Publishing ~
Agents & Queries

Shelf Awareness - https://www.shelf-awareness.com/. Shelf Awareness publishes free e-mail newsletters dedicated to helping people make decisions about reading, buying, selling & lending books most wisely. Check it out at www.shelf-awareness.com.

AgentQuery - Literary Agent database http://www.agentquery.com/

Association of Authors' Representatives http://www.aaronline.org/

Guide to Literary Agents http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents

Publishers Marketplace http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/

​Query Tracker - organize your queries 
http://www.querytracker.net/

Grammar & Punctuation

A Guide to Grammar & Punctuation
https://word.tips/a-guide-to-grammar-and-punctuation/

Creating Character Names

Alchemist Name Generator 
http://www.inkalicious.com/alchemist.html

Baby Name Wizard http://www.babynamewizard.com/

Baby Names Meanings http://www.thinkbabynames.com/

Baby Names Pedia http://www.babynamespedia.com/

Behind the Name: Random Name Generator 
http://www.behindthename.com/random/

Etymology and History of Surnames 
http://surnames.behindthename.com/

Social Security Administration: Popular 
baby names http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/

Digital Publishing Info

Good Reader http://goodereader.com/blog/category/digital-publishing/

Great People & Blogs to Read and Follow

Mening, Robert / How to Build a Website  https://websitesetup.org/

First Novels Club http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/
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Friedlander, Joel / The Book Designer http://www.thebookdesigner.com/
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Poets & Writers  http://www.pw.org/

Smith, Dana Lynn / The Savvy Book Marketer http://bookmarketingmaven.typepad.com/book_marketing_maven/

​Stucker, Cathy / Selling Books http://www.sellingbooks.com/

ISBNs, Metadata, Etc.

Bowker (where to buy ISBNs) http://www.bowker.com
How to Set Up Your Book on Bowker http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2011/02/how-to-set-up-your-book-on-bowkerlink-for-books-in-print/
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ISBN FAQs http://www.isbn.org/standards/home/isbn/us/isbnqa.asp

Marketing & Promotion

Facebook http://www.facebook.com

GoodReads - reader community http://www.goodreads.com

Library Thing - reader community http://www.librarything.com

MailChimp - newsletter creation http://www.mailchimp.com
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Twitter http://www.twitter.com

Misc

AbsoluteWrite Forum, Support community for all things writing http://absolutewrite.com/forums/index.php

ArtistTrust, Great local opportunities listings http://artisttrust.org/index.php/for-artists

Calls for Entry/Opportunities https://www.callforentry.org/index.php

Writers and Editors, Awards, grants, fellowships 
http://www.writersandeditors.com/awards__grants__fellowships_57698.htm#bookmark1

Writer Beware http://accrispin.blogspot.com/p/about-writer-beware.html 

NaNoWriMo

NaNoWriMo: http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/dashboard.
NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program: http://ywp.nanowrimo.org/

Publishing

BookBaby (ebooks) https://www.bookbaby.com

CreateSpace (print; affiliated with Amazon) http://www.createspace.com

KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing; Amazon-only ebooks) https://kdp.amazon.com

PubIt! (Barnes & Noble Nook ebooks) http://pubit.barnesandnoble.com
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Smashwords (ebooks) http://www.smashwords.com/

Sales

Square App (credit card app for smart phone)  https://squareup.com

Self-Publishing Tips

25 Things You Need to Know http://reviews.cnet.com/self-publishing/#ixzz1GP52d0NV

Tracking & Analytics

Google Analytics (for websites) http://www.google.com/analytics
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NovelRank (tracks books on Amazon) http://www.novelrank.com

Writing Software

Scrivener http://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.php
Scrivener for Dummies Cheat Sheet http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/scrivener-for-dummies-cheat-sheet.html
Scrivener Support Forum http://www.literatureandlatte.com/forum/index.php
Scrivener Tutorial Videos http://www.literatureandlatte.com/video.php

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