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Contracts |
ASJA Contracts Watch look up
your organization before you sign that contract
Author-Agent Contract model contract from SFWA
Contract Tips for Freelancers American Society of Journalists and Authors looking out for you and me
Contracts: Top Ten Things to Negotiate from Novelists Inc
Electronic Publishing: Fiction and Fact in newspaper and magazine contracts, article from ASJA
Electronic Rights in Publishing Contracts from lawyer Ivan Hoffman
Electronic Rights for Authors from Adler & Robin Books
Hardcover Book Contract model contract from SFWA
Improving Your Book Contract tips from The Authors Guild
Paperback Book Contract model contract from SFWA
Stupid publisher tricks article from Writer.org
Ten Key Negotiating Points in an Author-Publisher Agreement
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Copyright |
Australian Copyright Council
 Canadian Copyright Office
Copyright and Fair Use in the Classroom, on the Internet, and the World Wide Web
Copyright Council of New Zealand
 Copyright Law in Ireland a .pdf file
Copyright Law in the United States a step-by-step explanation of copyright and technology law
Copyright Law for Theater
 Copyright Licensing Agency
Creative Commons Add-in for Microsoft Office
enables you to embed Creative Commons licenses directly into Word, PowerPoint, and Excel documents
Filing a Copyright Application Electronically
US Copyright - Literary Works
US Copyright - Performing arts
What is Copyright? a general breakdown on how the US laws work
Writers, Artists, and Their Copyright Holders find out who owns the copyright to US or UK works
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Office Tools |
Airline
Seating Charts check out your next flight
Artist's Health Insurance Resource Center insurance companies, membership organizations, and unions and guilds
where you can obtain an individual health plan
Artist Trust Professional Development resumes, cover letter, grant
application, website building how-tos and more
ArtsBenefits.com health and life insurance for artists
Business templates print your own brochures
Calendar Zone everything that happens everywhen, everywhere
Copyscape
search for copies of your website or content on the web
Cybercafe Search Engine find online access anywhere
eHealthInsurance
Ergonomic
Workspace Planner
FedEx Tracker track Federal Express shipments
Free Domain Email get email with your own domain name free from AOL
Freelance Fees Guide from the National Union of Journalists
Freewebs free web space and simple website builder get on the web now!
Frequently Asked Questions about US ISBN from RRBowker
An Incomplete Guide to Print-on-Demand Publishers you're paying for it, get the facts
International Cost of Living Calculator see how much money you'd have to make in another country
International ISBN Agency
Interview Release Agreements for those odd times when a release might be
important
Issuu brilliant online document presentation site
MailChimp free (or
inexpensive) email newsletter marketing
Metric Conversion Calculator
myebook electronic flippable
version of your book
National Association for the Self-Employed
Online Conversions convert anything to anything else
Online ISBN Application the only electronic form accepted by the U.S. ISBN Agency
Online Translators
PalBee free online
video conferencing
Postage Submission Rate Calculator if you're still mailing manuscripts, here's how much it'll cost (US
postage)
Postal Calculator Australia
Postal Calculator Canada French or English
Postal Calculator New Zealand
Postal Calculator New Zealand for international mail
Postal Codes Australia
Postal Domestic Rate Calculator US
Postal International Rate Calculator US
Proofreading Symbols
Resume Builder
Telephone Country Codes
Telephone Directories on the Web yellow pages, white pages, business directories, email addresses and fax listings from more than
170 countries
Telephone Search Engine calling code instructions from each of the world's nations to any other nation
The Pauper dedicated to helping the artist and entertainment community get a better handle on their money and finances
SeatGURU pick the best seat on your next business flight
Time Zone Converter the time anywhere in the world
Universal Currency Converter
US Shipping Labels print labels with or without postage
US Trademark Search
US Zip Code Lookup
Writer's Know-How a "how to use your computer" newsletter for writers
Zamzar free online file conversion, format to format
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Legal & Taxes |
Photographers Guide to Privacy US
Photographers Rights Australia
Photographers Rights Canada
Photographers Rights New Zealand
Photographers Rights UK
Photographers Rights US
The Publishing Law Center articles and info about law and contracts - keep in mind, this is a site from a lawyer's
office, but the information is valuable
Small Business/ Entertainment tax info for the self employed writer and the
"entertainment community" from the IRS
Starving Artists Law self help legal information for artists and writers
Tax Aspects of Authors/Writers/Screenwriters
Tax Guide for Journalists fill out the form and get a booklet
The Pauper legal matters for artists
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Promotion, PR & Marketing |
Anatomy of a Press Release
Arts & Business "We help business people support the arts & the
arts inspire business people"
Business
templates print your own brochures
EventCaster free listing for your signings and literary events
How to write a Press Release
How to write a Press Release (a different site)
Press Release Writing Tips
Sauce hot tips for effective arts promotion, PR and publicity
Stock Layouts free
brochure, newsletter, letterhead templates (check "samples")
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Proposal
and Grant Writing |
Book Proposal Outline
Grant
Proposal.com
Non-profit Guides good
tips on grant writing
Proposal writing short course
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Software |
Automated Manuscript Management Software freeware package to track your stuff, from Sandbaggers
Calendar Templates free Microsoft Word calendars
CreativePro Office free online calendar, invoicing and expense tracker, client manager
Microsoft Office Template Gallery pre-made MSWord style guides for printing letters, brochures, business
forms, CD labels, stationary and more, for free
Office Accounting Express free accounting software from Microsoft
PagePlus desktop publishing software, free version
Scrivener outline and structure your ideas, take notes, storyboard, keep track of research while you write Mac
only (not free, but cheap)
Sophos Antivirus highly-rated software, free for journalists only
Write Room a full screen, distraction free, writing environment. (Mac)
Writerly free online word processor
Zoho online wp, spreadsheet, conferencing
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