IN THIS ISSUE:

MAIN PAGE "The Writer's Toolkit: The Naming of Names       by Danielle Ackley-McPhail  "Ty Drago Gets a New Book Deal!"       by Ty Drago   "J.E. Taylor Gets TWO New Book Deals!       by J.E. Taylor  ORIGINAL FICTION   "Anything for Blood"       by John J. Barnes   "A Rotted Bouquet and a Silver Wedding Ring"       by Dawson Goodell   "The Year of the Bear"        by Kristin Janz   "Subway Survey"       by Michael Young   "Doctrine"       by Jerrod Cotosman   "The Ferry Girl "       by Jaelithe Ingold   "A Drink at Trail's End"       by D. Thomas Mooers   "Lenny 'Two Sheds' McGrew"       by Ryan Kinkor STAFF SHOWCASE   "Armageddon"       by JE Taylor   "The Big Shot "       by Loretta Giacoletto   "Reflections of Amontillado"       by Ty Drago HONORABLE MENTIONS LINKS   Resources for Writers   Associations for Writers   Writers' Sites COVER ART THE WRITINGS OF TY DRAGO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR NAME IN LIGHTS AWARD

Organizations
   National Writers Association
   Horror Writers Association
   National Writers Union
   Writers Guild of America
   Pennwriters
   Science Fiction Writers of America

Other Groups
   The Writers Center
   The Center for the Book

Associations for Writers

Writing does not have to be a lonely business. There are organizations and associations galour founded and maintained to give authors a forum for the free exchange of ideas and tips in the vast and ever-changing arena of wordcraft.

Presented here are only a few such organizations. There are others, most of which are reachable through the Net. We suggest that any new writer should seek and join as many of these groups as is appropriate. These organizations offer advice on what to write, how to write, how to sell what you write, how to find a publisher, how to find an agent, etc, etc, etc.

There's strength in numbers, after all.