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Cool Links
• Places to visit and “bookmark” along the way
There are many sites on the Web that are useful. Picking a few to list remains a challenge. We update this list as sites come and go, but the best tend to last.
Writing
Reference Sites
It is important to keep your facts straight when writing. In the “old days” we had stacks of books on our desks and nearby shelves. We still have stacks of books… hard habit to break.
Dictionary: At http://www.dictionary.com are definitions from the American Heritage Dictionary and Webster’s Revised Unabridged. You’ll find the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary at http://www.m-w.com.
Thesaurus: Roget’s famed reference book. http://www.thesaurus.com
Encyclopedia: The Encyclopedia Britannica. http://www.britannica.com
Quotations: A 1919 edition of Bartlett’s Quotations, is at http://www.bartleby.com/100. For more contemporary quotes, Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, http://www.bartleby.com/63, covers 1950–1988.
(We like http://www.bartleby.com as a general site, too.)
Another site for quotations, organized by topic, is http://www.brainyquote.com/ — also an amusing site for humor, believe it or not. Brainy Quote contains mature material; it is not for children.
Creative Quotations is a database of 50,000 quotations. The site is organized by themes and sources. http://creativequotations.com/
Classic Books: Project Gutenberg, begun in 1971, features more than 4,000 downloadable fiction and reference books, all in the public domain. http://www.gutenberg.net
World Facts: The latest edition of the CIA World Factbook, used to obtain summaries about various nations. http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook
Professional Organizations
These organizations include writers within their ranks. Never pass up an opportunity to network and learn more about your profession. Journalists, PR copywriters, and writers of all manner should look into joining these organizations.
General Interest
National Writers Union (Freelancers): http://www.nwu.org
Fiction Writers
Romance Writers of America: http://www.rwanational.org
Mystery Writers of America, Inc.: http://www.mysterywriters.org
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc.: http://www.sfwa.org
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators: http://www.scbwi.org
Playwrights & Dramatists
If you are serious about writing for the stage, especially the New York City theatical scene (forgiving the pun), you must contact the organization for dramatists, often simply known as “The Guild” by U.S. playwrights…
The Dramatists Guild of America, Inc.: http://www.dramaguild.com
Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights: http://www.laplaywrights.org
Journalists
Asian American Journalists—Los Angeles Chapter: http://www.aaja-la.org/
Journalism and Women’s Symposium: http://www.jaws.org/
Radio & Television News Association of Southern California: http://www.rtna.org
Radio, TV & Film
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences: http://www.emmys.tv/
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists: http://www.aftra.org
LA Chapter: http://www.aftra.org/la/
American Film Marketing Association: http://www.afma.com/
American Women in Radio and Television, Southern California Chapter: http://www.awrtla.org/
Entertainment Publicists Professional Society — Los Angeles Chapter: http://www.eppsonline.org
Film Industry Network: http://www.filmindustrynetwork.com
Hollywood Radio and Television Society: http://www.hrts-iba.org/
Women in Animation: http://www.womeninanimation.org
Women in Film: http://www.wif.org
Advertising, Public Relations & Marketing
Ad Club of Los Angeles: http://www.laadclub.com
Ad Club of Orange County: http://www.ocadclub.org
AD2LA: A Division of the Advertising Club of Los Angeles, AD2 Los Angeles is a group of advertising and marketing professionals under the age of 31 who are members of the Advertising Club of Los Angeles. For more information on AD2LA events and membership, please see the Ad Club online at http://www.laadclub.com
American Marketing Association: http://www.ama.org
Southern California Chapter: http://www.socalama.org
Orange County Chapter: http://ocama.oc-net.com/
Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies: http://www.ahaa.org/
Entertainment Resources & Marketing Association: http://www.erma.org/
Public Relations Society of America — Los Angeles Chapter: http://www.prsa-la.org/
Public Relations Society of America—Orange County Chapter: http://www.ocprsa.org/
PRSA-Young Professionals Network: Networking forum for young
PR professionals with three or less years of experience. Part of PRSA.
Promax International (Promotion and Marketing Executives in Electronic Media): http://www.promax.org/main.asp
Women Executives in Public Relations: http://www.wepr.org/
Other
American Management Association: http://www.amanet.org
American Society for Training and Development: http://www.astd.org
Los Angeles Chapter: http://www.astdla.org/
Orange County Chapter: http://www.ocastd.org/
Council of Communication Management: http://www.ccmconnection.com
Institute of Management Consultants — Southern California Chapter: http://www.imcsocal.org/
International Association of Business Communicators: http://www.iabc.com
Los Angeles Chapter: http://www.iabcla.com
Orange County Chapter: http://www.ociabc.com
Professional Communicators Exchange: http://www.thecommunicators.org/
Sales & Marketing Executives International of Los Angeles: http://www.smeila.org
Southern California Business Marketing Association: http://www.socalbma.org
Women in Communication: http://www.WOMCOM.org/
Women in Communication, New York Chapter: http://www.nywici.org
University Links
USC Links: As an alumni, I decided links to their programs should have their own page on this website. C. S. Wyatt’s University of Southern California page.
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