Business Books

• Friedman, Jane E. . Publishing 101

Craft Books

• Gallagher, Rita and Estrada, Rita Clay. Writing Romances
• Gotham Writers Workshop. Writing Fiction
• King, Stephen. On Writing
• Lamott, Anne. Bird by Bird
• Maass, Donald. Writing the Breakout Novel
• Michaels, Leigh. Creating Romantic Characters
• Michaels, Leigh. On Writing Romance

Databases

• Agent Query
• Duotrope
• Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents
• Manuscript Wish List
• Publishers Marketplace

Helpful Places

• Dear Author
• National Novel Writing Month
• Romance Divas
• Romance links
• Smart Bitches
• Writer Beware

Organizations

• Association of American Literary Agents
• Romance Writers of America

Romance Reference Books

• Johnson, Victoria M.. All I Need to Know in Life I Learned from Romance Novels