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Nowadays,
there are many writers’ resources.
I often wonder how olden-time authors like Charles Dickens
managed to be so prolific. Of
course, they had so much more of that precious commodity we now claim
to lack – “Time” – and they probably spent hours and hours
amongst stacks of neatly bound books in cool, quiet libraries.
Below
are some my resources that you might find as valuable as I did. A
few of the books may be out of print but used copies are often
available.
1.
Books on Writing:-
“Travel
Writing for Profit & Pleasure” by Perry Garfinkel (Penguin)
Writer’s
Digest Books (F & W Publications, Ohio, U.S.A.):-
“Plot”
by Ansen Dibell (“The Elements of Fiction Writing”)
“The
Writer’s Digest Handbook of Short Story Writing” – Preface
by Joyce Carol Oates
“The
Writer’s Digest Handbook of Short Story Writing Volume II” –
Introduction by John Updike
“How
to Write & Sell your First Novel” by Oscar Collier with
Frances Spatz Leighton
“Writing
A – Z” – Edited by Kirk Polking
“Writing
the Block Buster Novel” by Albert Zuckerman
“Writing
the Novel from Plot to Print” by Lawrence Block
“Characters
& Viewpoint” by Orson Scott Card
"2005
Poet's Market: 1,800 Places to Publish Your Poetry"
(Poet's Market) by
Nancy Breen
"Write Your Heart Out" by Rebecca McClanahan
"Formatting
& Submitting Your Manuscript"
by Cynthia Laufenberg and the Editors of
Writer's Digest Books
"How
To Publish and Promote Online"
by M. J. Rose,
Angela Adair-Hoy
2.
Inspirational:-
“Chicken
Soup for the Writer’s Soul” by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor
Hansen and Bud Gardner (Health Communications, Inc.)
“Word
by Word” by John Tullius & Elizabeth Engstrom and the
presenters of the Maui Writers Conference (Writers House Books)
3.
Markets & Tips:-
“Writer’s
Market” (Writer’s Digest Books – F & W Publications,
Ohio, U.S.A.)
"Writer's
Market: The Internet Edition"
(Book & CD-Rom)
"Writers & Artists’ Yearbook" (A & C Black, London, England)
“The
Writer’s Handbook”, London (Macmillan)
“The
Internet Writer’s Handbook”, London (Alison & Busby)
“Novel
& Short Story Writer’s Market” (Writer’s Digest Books
– F & W Publications)
4.
English Grammar:-
I
don’t claim to be a top grammarian.
In fact, I’ve unfortunately picked up some bad grammar
habits over the years, so it’s good to have a basic little
grammar guide on hand. You
might find one of these does the job:
“The
One Minute Grammarian” by Morton S. Freeman (Signet)
“The
Everyday English Handbook” by Leonard Rosen (Doubleday)
"Good
Grammar" by Graham King (Collins)
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