Helpful People, Places & Bookish Connections

Resources for Writing

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Top-Quality Editing

Amy Cecil Holm provides top-notch proofreading and editing services. Her knowledge of grammar and proper punctuation and word choice is unparalleled. I highly recommend her!

Website: https://amycecilholm.com

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Outstanding Editorial Support

Allegory Editing is a powerful team, offering writing workshops, manuscript critiques, editing, and more. The perfect one-stop shop for serious writers.

Website: https://allegoryediting.com

Pacific Northwest Booksellers

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Buy From Independent Bookstores

IndieBound helps you find and support the bookstores in your community. These places do a lot more than sell books; they bring people together to share information, hope, and love.

Website: https://www.indiebound.org

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Third Place Books

Third Place Books is a powerhouse for readers and authors, offering THREE locations in Seattle, WA, to peruse books and interact with authors: Lake Forest Park, Ravenna, and Seward Park. I could spend days here!

Website: https://www.thirdplacebooks.com

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Edmonds Bookshop

This bookstore is intimate and well-stocked with authors from all walks of life. They regularly support the annual "Write on the Sound" writers' conference in October. Visit them in Edmonds, Washington.

Website: Edmonds Bookshop

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Moonraker Books

Located in beautiful Langley, Washington (Whidbey Island), Moonraker Books has delighted readers for decades. Here's a Seattle Times article with a wonderful tribute to owner and trailblazer Josh Hauser:

Website: 50 Years of Bookselling Adventures