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 do.

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

"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 and Artists' Yearbook" (A & C Black, London, England)

"The Writer's Handbook", London (Macmillan)

“The Internet Writer’s Handbook”, London (Alison & Busby)

"Novel and 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)