“Have you been helped by any writing “how-to” books? If so, which?”
Here is the book list generated from author-members’ responses. I added additional suggestions from authors on Facebook and WordPress. I wanted to keep that list handy for myself!
I have read On Writing by Stephen King. That’s my fav. I’m going to have to order the other two and read them. My neighbor just published a book, and I read it last night and this morning. I was so impressed. It was her first, and I would never have guessed she was a newby author. I still have lots more to learn and master before my fiction is worth reading. 🙂 I get lost in my own writing! 🙂
Hi!
I have Zinsser, Strunk, Maass, and Lukeman. Also the following:
Brohaugh. Write Tight.
Bell. The Art of War for Writers.
Williams. Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace.
Gerke. The Art and Craft of Writing Christian Fiction.
Warre/Hauck. From the Inside, Out: Discover, Create, and Publish the Novel in You!
Daigh. Maybe You Should Write a Book.
Woodford. Writing and Selling.
Cane. Write Like the Masters.
Burroway. Writing Fiction
Mazzeo. Writing Creative Nonfiction
Landon. Building Great Sentences.
And a dear ol’ little thing called: A Colleciton of Readings for Writers
I don’t care for King, much, and LaMott, not at all. :-\
I read Burroway’s about every 2 years, and found Cane’s very helpful. Also I read Daigh’s now and then. It was the first writer book I ever read, and it made me believe in the idea. 🙂
Great list. Mine would be:
Writing down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
On Writing by Stephen King
Becoming a Writer by Dorothea Brande (old but still relevant)
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I have read On Writing by Stephen King. That’s my fav. I’m going to have to order the other two and read them. My neighbor just published a book, and I read it last night and this morning. I was so impressed. It was her first, and I would never have guessed she was a newby author. I still have lots more to learn and master before my fiction is worth reading. 🙂 I get lost in my own writing! 🙂
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Hi!
I have Zinsser, Strunk, Maass, and Lukeman. Also the following:
Brohaugh. Write Tight.
Bell. The Art of War for Writers.
Williams. Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace.
Gerke. The Art and Craft of Writing Christian Fiction.
Warre/Hauck. From the Inside, Out: Discover, Create, and Publish the Novel in You!
Daigh. Maybe You Should Write a Book.
Woodford. Writing and Selling.
Cane. Write Like the Masters.
Burroway. Writing Fiction
Mazzeo. Writing Creative Nonfiction
Landon. Building Great Sentences.
And a dear ol’ little thing called: A Colleciton of Readings for Writers
I don’t care for King, much, and LaMott, not at all. :-\
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Wow! That’s a great list! Thanks for adding those. You did not like LaMott or King? So tell us more. You are VERY well read! 🙂
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Thanks for the compliment!
I guess I like a gentler approach, is all… More teacherly and not so…idk…brusque or something?
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Ha! Although I loved Woodford and he’s a cad! Maybe there is no rhyme or reason to it? 😉
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I read Burroway’s about every 2 years, and found Cane’s very helpful. Also I read Daigh’s now and then. It was the first writer book I ever read, and it made me believe in the idea. 🙂
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I have a lot more reading to do!!!! 🙂 Thanks for sharing!!!
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That makes a lot of sense! I’m sure people will enjoy the list. I’ll add them to my permanent list when I make a page for resources.
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Thank you for sharing Marsha.
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Thank you! Glad to do it. 🙂
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