RECOMMENDED WRITING BOOKS
(click on any ISBN to order)
Anne Holmberg aka Anne Avery and Kate Holmes © 1992,
revised 1999
Karen Fox © 2002
On Writing
Simple & Direct: A Rhetoric for Writers, Jacques Barzun,
ISBN
0-060-93723-8
Scene and Structure, Jack Bickham, ISBN
0-898-79906-6
The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them),
Jack Bickham, ISBN
0-898-79821-3
Writing the Novel: From Plot to Print, Lawrence Block, ISBN
0-898-79208-8
Just Open a Vein, edited by William Brohaugh, ISBN
0-898-79294-0
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself into Print,
Rennie Browne and Dave King, ISBN
0-0627-2046-5
Line by Line: How to Improve Your Own Writing, Claire Kehrwald Cook,
ISBN
0-395-39391-4
How to Sell Every Magazine Article You Write, Lisa Collier Cool, ISBN
0-898-79355-6
The Complete Writer's Guide to Heroes & Heroines: 16 Master Archetypes,
Tami D. Cowden, Caro LaFever, Sue Viders, ISBN
1-580-65024-4
Plot, Ansen Dibell, ISBN
0-898-79946-5
Goal, Motivation and Conflict: The Building Blocks of Good Fiction,
Debra Dixon, ISBN
0-9654-3710-8
The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Interpretation of Human
Motives, Lajos Egri, ISBN
0-6712-1332-6
Writing for Story: Craft Secrets of Dramatic Nonfiction, Jon Franklin,
ISBN
0-452-27295-5
How to Write a Damn Good Novel: A Step-by-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic
Storytelling, James N. Frey, ISBN
0-312-01044-3
Please Understand Me: Character and Temperament Types, David Keirsey,
Marilyn Bates, ISBN
0-960-69540-0
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, Stephen King, ISBN
0-7434-5596-7
Writing the Breakout Novel:Winning Advice from a Top Agent and His
Bestselling Client, Donald Maas, ISBN
1-582-97182-X
Marshall Plan for Novel Writing, Evan Marshall, ISBN
1-582-97062-9
The Marshall Plan Workbook: Writing Your Novel from Start to Finish,
Evan Marshall, ISBN
1-582-97059-9
Writing the Fiction Synopsis: A Step By Step Approach, Pam McCutcheon,
ISBN
0-9654-3711-6
Secrets of Successful Fiction: A Fun-to-Read, Easty-to-Master Toolkit for
Writers of All Ages, Robert Newton Peck, ISBN
0-945-26501-8
Fiction is Folks: How to Create Unforgettable Characters, Robert Newton
Peck, ISBN
0-898-79266-5
Make Your Words Work, Gary Provost, ISBN
0-595-17486-8
Techniques of the Selling Writer, Dwight V. Swain, ISBN
0-806-11191-7
Creating Characters: How to Build Story People, Dwight V. Swain, ISBN
0-898-79662-8
20 Master Plots and How to Build Them, Ronald Tobias, ISBN
1-582-97239-7
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers, Christopher Vogler,
ISBN
0-941-18870-1
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction, Third
Edition, William Zinsser, ISBN
0-060-00664-1
Writing the Blockbuster Novel, Albert Zuckerman, ISBN
1582971277
Creativity and Writing
The Business of Writing
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