Resources

For Publishers

Bowker
www.bowker.com
IBPA (Independent Book Publishers Association)
www.ibpa-online.org

For Authors

Authors Guild
http://www.authorsguild.org
Brooklyn Books
www.brooklynbooks.com
Consulting Editors Alliance
www.consulting-editors.com
Grub Street, Writing & Publishing Workshops
www.grubstreet.org
IEG -Independent Editors Group New York City-Based, Freelance Editors/Book Doctors/Ghost Writers
www.bookdocs.com
PEN American Center
www.pen.org
Poets & Writers – Contests, MFA Programs, Agent’s & Grants for Writers
www.pw.org
Raab Associates, Publicity and Promotion of Children’s Books
www.raabassociates.com
Write Away One Novelist’s Approach to Fiction and the Writing Life by Elizabeth George
Writer’s Digest – Chuck Sambuchino’s Guide to Literary Agents Blog
www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents
Writer’s Lifeline, Inc. – Turning Writers into Bestsellers!
thewriterslifeline.com/pdinas.html
Writing It Real: Learning from Poet, Essayist and Author Sheila Bender

Mark Suchomel

Marcella is one of the smartest, most capable and effective people I have worked with in my many years in the book business. She is incredibly efficient, results oriented, dedicated, knowledgeable, and witty. I recommend her unconditionally.

Mark Suchomel

Industry Professional

Kenn Amdahl

Marcella has been a tough but fair advocate for small presses for years. She works hard, remains cheerful, and exudes both wisdom and common sense. Despite the fact that she worked for the largest bookstore chain in the country, and I own perhaps the smallest publishing company, she always treated me with respect and fairness. Whether she was agreeing to buy my books or declining to, she was always civil, honest, and a pleasure to work with.

Kenn Amdahl

Owner, Clearwater Publishing

Tom Clarkson

Marcella is a talented professional who has an unusual breadth of understanding and capability in both publishing and content distribution. She has years of experience in successfully evaluating and selecting both manuscripts and new publications. In the case of promising manuscripts, she knows the steps and contacts necessary to take them to publication. At the same time, she is familiar with, and supportive of, the practical necessities of bar codes and other aspects of physical and electronic distribution. In addition, she is a lively and gregarious colleague; one with whom it is always a pleasure to work.

Tom Clarkson

Distribution Specialist

Mara Purl

Marcella Smith wrote the “code” on how to properly publish a book, and so generously shares her wealth of knowledge throughout the independent publishing world. When I asked for a “reality conversation,” she was stunningly honest and truly supportive. Marcella knows books, believes good books belong in the marketplace, and has had a transformative impact on lifting the standards of indie publishing.

Mara Purl

Author, Speaker & Book Coach, Haven Books

Linda Carlson

Marcella has been so helpful when I needed FACTS, not fluff, fantasy or wishful thinking, about retail book trade operations. She’s someone who has been there, done that—and done it so successfully that her record speaks for itself. Unlike so many I encounter, she can provide specifics and she doesn’t dodge the hard questions.

Linda Carlson

Writer, Independent Book Publishers Assoc