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| Romance and Mystery Authors on Writing series Writing Tips |
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The good news too is how excited I am to have introduced you to new authors and re-acquainted you with others. Along with the writing tips, we also found great romance and mystery stories. In case you missed one of the blog posts in the series, here are the authors who participated.
***applause***
| OCTOBER | |
| 2 | Roseanne Dowell |
| 9 | Miss Mae |
| 16 | Heather Fraser Brainerd |
| 23 | Marva Dasef |
| 30 | Gail Roughton |
| NOVEMBER | |
| 6 | Joselyn Vaughn |
| 13 | Melissa Maygrove |
| 20 | Conda Douglas |
| 27 | THANKSGIVING NO GUEST |
| DECEMBER | |
| 4 | Marsha R West |
| 11 | Kathy McIntosh |
| 18 | IWSG BOOK |
| 25 | CHRISTMAS NO GUEST |
| JANUARY | |
| 1 | NEW YEAR'S DAY NO GUEST |
| 8 | Sara Jayne Townsend |
| 15 | Joan Curtis |
| 22 | Helena Fairfax |
| 29 | J.Q. Rose |
| FEBRUARY | |
| 5 | Heather Haven |
| 12 | C. Hope Clark |
| 19 | Resources for Writers |
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| Pile of books courtesy of Stuart Miles Freedigitalphotos.net |
Mystery author C. Hope Clark said, "Stephen
King's On Writing, then the rest comes from reading what you'd love to be able
to write. We read too many how-to books on writing instead of reading the good
stuff and emulating good writing. We learn more from seeing it put into
practice than from lesson plans."
Author Joan Curtis suggests Hooked:
Writer Fiction that Grabs Readers and Never Lets them Go by Les Edgerton
The
First Five Pages: A Writer’s Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile
by
Noah Lukeman
Author Marsha West advises--There
are many, but two that I have are post noted, highlighted, and dog eared (yes,
I have the paperbacks) and are great helps with editing. I’m embarrassed to say
a couple of judges from the first contest I entered suggested I get these. They
also suggested I get one on Goal, Motivation, and Conflict. (I really knew
nothing about the craft of writing fiction, especially genre fiction.) Here are
the first two:
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne & Dave King
The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White
Author Sara-Jayne Townsend said--In
my view the best book about writing is Stephen King’s On Writing. He has a very approachable, accessible style
and this book is pretty much him sitting down the reader and saying, 'this is
what works for me. Maybe it will work
for you too.'
J.Q. Rose says--Here is a list of books on writing that I have used and still use:
Bird by Bird:
Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Author: Anne
Lamott
Publisher: Knopf
Publisher: Knopf
Chicago Manual
of Style
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
The Complete
Handbook of Novel Writing
Author: The Editors of Writer’s Digest
Publisher: Writer’s Digest Books
How to be a
Writer: Building Your Creative Skills Through Practice and Play
Author: Barbara Baig
The Elements of
Style
Author: William
Strunk and E.B.White.
On
Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Author: Stephen
King
Publisher: Scribner
Publisher: Scribner
On Writing
Well
Author: William Zinsser
Reading Like a Writer
Author: Francine
Prose
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publisher: HarperCollins
Writers
on Writing: Collected Essays from The New York Times
Editor: John Darnton
Writing Down
the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (I found this especially inspiring when I questioned my calling to be a writer.)
Author: Natalie Goldberg
Publisher: Shambhala
I hope you find these books helpful in your writing projects.
What is one of your favorite books for writing? Leave a comment below. Thank you!
Publisher: Shambhala
I hope you find these books helpful in your writing projects.
What is one of your favorite books for writing? Leave a comment below. Thank you!
2 comments:
Thanks for hosting this great series, JQ. I look forward to reading the e-book. Thanks again for all the time you've taken over this project. The e-book will be an inspiring read.
Thank you, Helena!
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