by the New York Writer's Workshop
Very helpful so far, especially the section on fiction.
Last update: 4/15/09
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I had to split up the list because it was getting too long. So, now it's in categories. Just click the category you want.
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The Writing Diet
by Julia Cameron
This is about writing and diet, so it's listed in both Writing and Other.
The Portable MFA in Creative Writing
by the New York Writer's Workshop
Very helpful so far, especially the section on fiction.
Writing to Change the World
by Mary Pipher
This is a good book for any writer who sees writing as a holy chore and wants to use words to effect positive change. It's a very recent book (2006) and talks a bit about current events. There is even a chapter on blogs and how they can be used as a means for positive change. Pipher also talks a lot about using words and writing to connect with others, and how forming a connection with someone is often the first step to changing them or spurring them to action. Don't miss the several pages of Recommended Reading at the end of the book. There's a lot of good looking stuff there.
Page After Page
by Heather Sellers
A wonderful book about writing. It helped me so much. I particularly like the part about treating writing like a lover. :) See blog entries: 3/11/06, 3/19/05, and especially 1/13/05.
No Plot, No Problem
by Chris Baty
A great book to have by your side during NaNoWriMo. See blog entries: 11/15/05, 11/14/05, 11/10/05, and 11/2/05.
A Writer’s Book of Days
by
Judy Reeves
My first novel started as writing practices using prompts from this book. There's a prompt for every day of the year, plus a lot of encouragement along the way.
The Pocket Muse
Ideas and Inspirations for Writing
by
Monica Wood
Another really good book of writing prompts.
Anything by Sark. A Creative Companion, Succulent Wild Woman, Transformation Soup, Eat Mangoes Naked.