Links and online resources for the Kamloops Authors group

http://selfpublishedauthors.com/resources/agents.html   Canadian Agents and Literary Consultants
http://www.redheadeditor.ca/index.htm Document Refinement Services
http://www.cariboo.bc.ca/omega/index.html
http://www.shuswapwritersfest.ca/  the Shuswap Lake International Mini Writers' Festival
http://www.shuswapwriters.ca/  Shuswap Writers' Group

Agents
Preditors & Editors*  http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/pubagent.htm
*Probably the best writing site going, with a massive alphabetical listing of agents

Self Publishing sites
http://www.partnersinpublishing.ca/
http://www.trafford.com/
http://www.lulu.com/themes/create/homepage.php

 A few printers

For signs
http://www.unirepro.com/
http://www.funksigns.com/

For Postcards, business cards
http://www.electricpaperco.com/index.php ( Vernon / They also do saddle stitch books and posters, call Lyle)
http://www.keeperkard.com/ (Vancouver)

About Kamloops and Area
http://www.venturekamloops.com/contactus.htm
http://www.kamloops.ca/museum/index.shtml
http://www.cackamloops.ca/  The Community Arts Council (CAC) of Kamloops

http://www.highoctanecomics.com High Octane Comics and Collectibles, Kamloops BC

Children’s Book related sites
http://www.bookcentre.ca/  Canadian Children’s Book Centre

Books and resources for writers

The ComiXpress ( USA based , very affordable, but overworked comic printer and seller, with an excellent collection of indie titles ) http://www.comixpress.com/
http://www.unclemaxsays.com
http://selfpublishedauthors.com/resources/agents.html
http://www.outpost9.com/files/WordLists.html
http://www.bookpromotion.com/writer.htm
http://www.bookmarket.com/tips.html  Book Marketing Tip of the Week Blog
The Malahat Review web site, check out their links page for a wealth of wring goodness: http://web.uvic.ca/malahat/linksdirectory.htm

BC Bookworld (affordable advertising for  your book or literary services) http://bcbookworld.com/adrates.htm

Sandhill Book Marketing Ltd.( Distributor based in British Columbia) http://www.sandhillbooks.com/

Partners in Publishing (Affordable self publishing company located in Kamloops, B.C. Canada. William McAusland is the Creative Director for this company) http://www.partnersinpublishing.ca

Library and Archives Canada http://www.lac-bac.gc.ca/index-e.html

Shuswap Lake International Mini-Writers' Fest http://www.shuswapwritersfest.ca/

The Interior Authors Group ( Kamloops and area based group which meets monthly to discuss books, marketing and assorted avenues of publishing). http://www.interiorauthorsgroup.com/

Fantasy and Science fiction links
http://writingcraft.deep-magic.net/
http://www.seventhsanctum.com/index-name.php  fantasy and fictional name generators
http://www.sfwa.org/  The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
http://teemorris.com/blog/   The Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy

http://www.highoctanecomics.com High Octane Comics and Collectibles, Kamloops BC

Illustration and Photography

http://www.stockart.com
http://www.artmotive.com/mcausland.html  illustrator, designer and web site designer

http://www.billfrymire.com

Selling accessories
http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/sell/
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/bizui/WhatIsPayPal-outside  All about paypal

web site creation resources
http://www.networksolutions.com
http://www.domainsearch.com/
http://www.lavabox.com/
http://www.godaddy.com

Fonts:
http://www.1001fonts.com/
http://grungefonts.8m.com/
http://www.blambot.com

Links

Other Podcasts I enjoy

Common Sense with Dan Carlin http://www.dancarlin.com/cswdc.xml
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History  http://www.dancarlin.com/
I should be writing ( Mur Lafferty)  http://isbw.murlafferty.com
Military History Podcast  http://www.militaryhistorypodcast.blogspot.com/
Adventures in Scifi Publishing http://www.adventuresinscifipublishing.com/
 

Kamloops & Area
Partners In Publishing www.partnersinpublishing.ca

The Community Arts Council of Kamloops http://www.cackamloops.ca/

Arnica Gallery  http://www.tru.ca/news/06websitesdec/arnica/mandate.html

Kamloops Dance Academy http://www.kamloopsdance.com/home/

Western Canada Theatre http://www.westerncanadatheatre.bc.ca/

High Octane Comics and Collectibles http://www.highoctanecomics.com/

Kamloops Art Gallery http://www.kag.bc.ca/

Universal Reproductions (excellent short run printer for signs, posters, postcards) http://www.unirepro.com/

Funk Signs (Great place for large scale signage) http://www.funksigns.com/

High Octane Comics and Collectibles (A great place to get speculative art books, as well as your quota of graphic novels, RPGs, figurines, and comics. Very helpful and friendly staff, tell 'em Will sent you). http://www.highoctanecomics.com/

Provincial and National
The British Columbia Arts Council http://www.bcartscouncil.ca/

Canada Council for the Arts http://www.canadacouncil.ca/home-e.htm

Opus framing & Art Supplies http://www.opusframing.com/

BookWorld http://bcbookworld.com/index.htm

Art, Photography and misc. Materials
Opus framing & Art Supplies ( Vancouver, Kalona and Victoria B.C. Canada) http://www.opusframing.com/

The Camera Store ( An excellent place to buy camera equipment online in Canada, Calgary, Alberta based.) http://www.thecamerastore.com/Default.aspx

Computer, Web and software related

Add your URL to Google (submit your web site's address to the goggle search engine here) http://www.google.com/addurl/?continue=/addurl

Podcast Alley ( Find hundreds of free Podcasts to listen to from iTunes on your computer while you work. Probably the best place to find what your looking for, but also see www.podcastpickle.com )  http://podcastalley.com/index.php

Artroof.com (Affordable artists sites. Admin Note: I haven't used this service but know of an emerging artist who has. i will link to here site once she ahs it ready so we can all check it out- WM) http://www.artroof.com/

Blogger.com (set up your Blog -stands for web log- for free.  A great service!) http://www.blogger.com

Places to set up free websites of your art

Art Wanted (A vast site which allows you to start a free account. Prepare to get a lot of hits and feedback here) They seem to also have a n online store whereby one can apply images to various merchandise to sell.) http://www.artwanted.com

Elfwood (the largest science fiction and fantasy art site in the world.)  http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/elfwood.pike

   http://www.epilogue.net/index.php

Creative Advice and Inspiration Sites

The Painter's Keys Newsletter ( A free newsletter by renowned painter Robert Genn of British Columbia. The inspiration and advice he offers is exceptional, as are his paintings. I recommend ordering his book as it is an excellent read.) subscribing to the "Robert Genn Twice-Weekly Letter." http://www.painterskeys.com/welcomeletter.asp

The Secret (The Positive Thinking movie and the associated site. Many people who have seen this have been very inspired and motivated) http://thesecret.tv/home.html

Places to set up online stores

Cafepress.com (The largest online 'sell what you create' store out there, offering both free and pay stores. based in the USA, this company is well run, efficient and offers great services at both the seller and buyer end. NOTE: The site administrator for artmotive.com , William, has a shop there and sells an item every day or so and plans to triple his merchandise line. Visit his Outland Arts store here, or go to the Cafepress homepage and check it out: http://www.cafepress.com

Imagekind.com (Online print and poster seller based in Seattle WA USA, rather new but seem destined to grow rapidly. excellent features for selling your wart and photography online, and they even offer a free starter store.)  http://www.imagekind.com/

Misc. Resources

Currency Calculator (An excellent, easy to use site when needing to get an idea of the days exchange rates in almost any currency) http://www.x-rates.com/calculator.html