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Resources for aspiring writers or established authors

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Books on Craft and/or Publishing

Fiction/General Writing
On Writing by Stephen King

Story by Robert McKee

Dialogue by Robert McKee

The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Cambell

The Descriptive Thesaurus Series by Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi
The Plot Whisperer (and workbook) by Martha Alderson

Write a Novel and Get Published by Nigel Watts and Stephen May
Is Life Like This? A Guide to Writing Your First Novel in Six Months by John Dufresne
Save the Cat by Blake Snyder
The Scene Book by Sandra Scofield

Story Structure Architect by Victoria Lynn Schmidt
Beginnings, Middles & Ends by Nancy Kress
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
Walking in This World by Julia Cameron
Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maas
Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author’s Guide to Uniting Story Structure by K.M. Weiland
Take Off Your Pants!: Outline Your Books for Better, Faster Writing by Libbie Hawker

 

Children’s Lit
The Writer's Guide to Crafting Stories for Children by Nancy Lamb

Writing Picture Books by Ann Whitford Paul
The Essential Guide to Publishing for Children by SCBWI
Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market
The Magic Words: Writing Great Books for Children and Young Adults by Cheryl Klein

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