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The Horror Writers Association is the world's largest horror writers organization, not the only one. Here is a partial list of societies dedicated to the horror genre.

The Mystery Writers of America is the leading association for crime writers in the United States, but there are worldwide organizations too. Here's a look at some.

This article provides writers with tips on obtaining writing grants.

The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators is the most important source of information for those working in the children's publishing industry.

Hiring the right editor takes time and often involves trying out or interviewing several before you find one that you can work and feel comfortable with.

Writer's Organizations provide the opportunity for writers to improve their careers as well as socialize with other writers.

Judith Fein, award-winning travel journalist, photographer, filmmaker and teacher, has contributed to over 80 publications and is a regular travel columnist for three.

The benefits of belonging to a travel writers organization are many fold, including networking with fellow writers and being aware of what is happening in the craft.

A writers group can focus on critiques, marketing and networking, or simply be a social support group. What kind of a group are you looking for, and how do you find one?

As book publishers look for new business models, women's fiction leader Harlequin Books may have found a way to survive with a self-publishing venture.

Whether the author's preference is historical, erotic, fantasy, inspirational or modern day tales of love, the romance writer will find his niche here.

Writers can receive much assistance for free from family or writer's groups. Mentors need a fee but they often propel the manuscript to a higher level of success.

Many freelance writers continue to work at a 9 - 5 job because of the security of having a health insurance plan. They fear that leaving a job will render them uninsured.

Newsagents, desk research in libraries and the internet provide a vast array of magazines, from Angling Times to Zoobooks, via Dr. Who, Star Trek and The X-Files.

An epic new fantasy trilogy that looks set to extend beyond the original three books in the same way as Terry Pratchett's Discworld and Raymond E. Feist's Riftwar Saga

Here are tips for developing writing skills, improving craft, and taking advantage of resources inexpensively.

There are many tactics you can use to sell your book that don't cost a lot of money. Selling books just takes some imagination, and lots of hard work.

Beginning an intimate writer's group can enable one to grow as an author, have one's work critiqued by respected allies, and provide essential resources.

Although the Nobel Peace Prize committee was swayed by idealistic attempts to achieve global peace and an end to specific conflicts, the results often ended in failure.

Freelancer writers can get more "bang for the buck" by selling reprint rights of old articles. Prices for reprints depend on the writer, the story, and the market.