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Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr
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Prairie Fire – A Canadian Magazine of New Writing
Vallum Magazine – Contemporary Poetry
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Romance Writers of America
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Dreamers Creative Writing
Duotrope’s Digest
Enhance My Writing
First Choice Books – Self Publishing and Selling via Bookstore (Canadian)
Guide for Authors
Humber School for Writers
i TOOLS – a Selection of Internet Seach Engines
Ink Tip – Connecting Producers, Screenwriters and Agents
Jeff Gaulin’s Jobsite for Writers
Journalism Net
Lulu – Self Publishing and Selling via Bookstore (U.S.A.)
Nuke Town – Gamers Writing Site
Paul Lima – The Six-Figure Freelancer
PEN Canada
PoeWAR – Writers’ Resource Centre
Roxanne Snider’s Creative Writing Workshop
Self Made Scholar – free onLine courses
Soul Asylum Poetry and Publishing
The Fine Print of Self-Publishing
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Toronto Romance Writers
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Writer’s Digest
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