Books for Writers

Getting It Published: A Guide for Scholars and Anyone Else Serious about Serious Books by William Germano
The Craft of Research, 2nd edition by Wayne C. Booth, Joseph M. Williams, & Gregory G. Colomb
An Author's Guide to Scholarly Publishing (Princeton Paperbacks) by Robin Derricourt
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
Getting Permission: How To License & Clear Copyrighted Materials Online & Off by Richard Stim
On Writing by Stephen King
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Self-Publishing by Jennifer Basye Sander
The Business of Writing for Children by Aaron Shepard
Conflict, Action and Suspense (Elements of Fiction Writing) by William Noble
The Concise Guide to Copy Editing by Paul LaRocque
Garner's Modern American Usage by Bryan A. Garner
Dreams and Wishes: Essays on Writing for Children by Karen Judd
Editing Fact and Fiction: A Concise Guide to Book Editing by Leslie T. Sharpe & Irene Gunther
Characters and Viewpoint (Elements of Fiction Writing) by Orson Scott Card
Conceiving the Heavens: Creating the Science Fiction Novel by Melissa Scott
Creating Short Fiction by Damon Knight
The Chicago Manual of Style: The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers (15th Edition) by University of Chicago Press Staff
Elements of Style (4th ed.) by William Strunk and E. B. White
The Writer's Legal Guide: An Authors Guild Desk Reference by Tad Crawford and Kay Murray
Word Work: Surviving and Thriving as a Writer by Bruce Holland Rogers
Getting into Print: The Decision-Making Process in Scholarly Publishing by Walter W. Powell
Writing for Scholarly Publication by Anne Sigismund Huff
How I Work As a Poet and Other Essays by Lew Welch
How to Get Happily Published (5th Ed) by Judith Appelbaum
You Can Write Children's Books by Tracey E. Dils
How to Write & Sell Your First Novel by Oscar Collier, Frances Spatz Leighton
The Screenwriter's Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script by David Trottier
Beginnings, Middles & Ends by Nancy Kress
Writing in General and the Short Story in Particular by L. Rust Hills
Copyright Plain & Simple by Cheryl Besenjak
If You Want to Write: A Book About Art, Independence and Spirit by Brenda Ueland
Line by Line: How to Improve Your Own Writing by Claire Kehrwald Cook
The Making of a Bestseller : Success Stories from Authors and the Editors, Agents, and Booksellers Behind Them by Brian Hill & Dee Power
Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass
Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (11th Edition)
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Knowlton Zinsser
Persist and Publish: Helpful Hints for Academic Writing and Publishing by Ralph E. Matkin, T.F. Riggar
Proofreading Plain and Simple (Plain and Simple Series) by Debra Hart May
Putting It Together: Turning Sow's Ear Drafts Into Silk Purse Stories by Mike Resnick
The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile by Noah Lukeman
Techniques of the Selling Writer by Dwight V. Swain
On Becoming a Novelist by John Gardner & Raymond Carver
The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life by Julia Cameron
The Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus by Christine Lindberg
On Writing Horror: A Handbook by the Horror Writers Association by Mort Castle (Editor)
How to Write a Damn Good Novel by James Frey
Starting from Scratch: A Different Kind of Writer's Manual by Rita Mae Brown
Words into Type by Marjorie E. Skillin
How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy by Orson Scott Card
The Essential Writer's Notebook by Natalie Goldberg
Writing Without Teachers by Peter Elbow
The Craft of Revision by Donald M. Murray
Get the most recent edition of these reference works:
- Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2010 by A&C Black (Editor)
- The Writer's Handbook: 2010 by Barry Turner (Editor)
- Literary Market Place 2010: The Directory of the American Book Publishing Industry (LMP) Karen Hallard (Editor)
- 2010 Poet's Market by Robert Lee Brewer (Editor)
- 2010 Writer's Market by Robert Lee Brewer (Editor)
- Jeff Herman's Guide To Book Publishers, Editors & Literary Agents, 2010 (Jeff Herman, editor)
- 2010 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market by Alice Pope (Editor)
- 2010 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market by Alice Pope (Editor)

Ten Percent of Nothing: The Case of the Literary Agent from Hell by Jim Fisher
The Street Smart Writer: Self Defense Against Sharks and Scams in the Writing World by Jenna Glatzer
Make a Real Living as a Freelance Writer: How to Win Top Writing Assignments by Jenna Glatzer
The Well-Fed Writer: Financial Self-Sufficiency As a Freelance Writer in Six Months or Less by Peter Bowerman
What If? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers by Anne Bernays
Elements of Writing Fiction - Characters & Viewpoint by Orson Scott Card

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