Book Lists
At Bookshop.org (buy from Indie bookstores)
https://bookshop.org/lists/seven-drafts-bibliography
At Amazon (pending)
Professional Editing Organizations
Editorial Freelancers Association (US)
http://www.the-efa.org/
Society for Editors and Proofreaders (UK)
http://www.sfep.org.uk/
Institute of Professional Editors (Australia)
http://www.iped-editors.org/
Editors’ Association of Canada
http://www.editors.ca/
Protecting Yourself from Scams
The Independent Book Publishers Association guidelines for hybrid presses.
https://www.ibpa-online.org/
Search agent and publisher names on the Absolute Write author forums.
https://absolutewrite.com/forums/activity.php
Writer Beware! Blogs details warning signs of bad-faith agents and publishers
https://accrispin.blogspot.com/
SFWA's list of what to watch out for when approached by a publisher.
http://www.sfwa.org/other-resources/
Information
Jane Friedman’s The Business of Being a Writer for a greater understanding of the industry.
https://www.amazon.com/Business-Chicago-Writing-Editing-Publishing/
Writers Digest has lists of agents. Like this one.
https://www.writersdigest.com/publishing-insights/
Publishers Marketplace shows which agents are selling in your genre
https://www.publishersmarketplace.com/
#10queries agent discussions on Twitter
https://twitter.com/hashtag/10queries
#tenqueries agent discussions on Twitter
https://twitter.com/hashtag/tenqueries
Jessica Abel’s work on Idea Debt
http://jessicaabel.com/2016/01/27/idea-debt/
Useful Apps & Websites
Fictionary guides authors through a big-picture self-edit of their book.
http://www.fictionary.com/
Hemingway analyzes text for readability.
http://www.hemingwayapp.com/
PerfectIt! manuscript cleaning software designed for professional editors.
http://www.intelligentediting.com/
Scrivener is a word-processing program designed specifically to write books.
https://www.literatureandlatte.com/
Purdue OWL reliably and understandably explains grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/purdue_owl.html
Grammar Girl website/podcast has explanations of rules both simple and complex.
http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl
The Chicago Manual of Style grammar and punctuation rules for editors working in that style.
http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html
Merriam-Webster is the go-to dictionary.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/