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Resources Resources for Writers Every woman who considers herself
a writer should have, at a minimum, a good dictionary and a good thesaurus. These are available in many word-processing programs,
but the print versions are more comprehensive. The following resources may also be helpful to writers. Grammar,
Punctuation and Style The
Associated Press Stylebook The
Chicago Manual of Style (available as an online subscription, www.chicagomanualofstyle.org) Eats,
Shoots & Leaves, Lynne Truss The
Elements of Style, William Strunk, Jr. and E. B. White Grammar Divas, www.grammardivas.com A
Dash of Style: The Art and Mastery of Punctuation by
Noah Lukeman The
McGraw-Hill Handbook of English Grammar and Usage, Mark Lester and
Larry Beason Right,
Wrong & Risky! Mark Davidson Kitty Burns Florey Writing A
Writer’s Guide to Fiction, Elizabeth Lyon Finding
Your Voice: How to Put Personality in Your Writing, Les
Edgerton Hooked:
Write Fiction That Grabs Readers at Page One & Never Lets Them Go,
Les Edgerton Naked,
Drunk, and Writing: Shed Your Inhibitions and Craft a Compelling Memoir or Personal Essay, Adair Lara On
Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction,
William Zinsser On
Writing: 10th Anniversary Edition: A Memoir of the Craft, Stephen
King Poets & Writers, www.pw.org The
Art and Craft of Writing Historical Fiction, James Alexander Thom The
Poetry Home Repair Manual: Practical Advice for Beginning Poets by Ted Kooser The
Practice of Poetry: Writing Exercises From Poets Who Teach, Robin Behn Writer’s
Digest books on writing (numerous titles) and website, www.writersdigest.com Writer’s
Market Writing
Down the Bones, Natalie Goldberg Writing the Breakout Novel,
Donald Maass Writing
the Memoir: From Truth to Art, Second Edit, Judith
Barrington. Telling
Your Soul's Story, Susan Witting Albert, Ph.D. Editing
and Self-Editing The
Copyeditor’s Handbook, Amy Einsohn The
First Five Pages: A Writer’s Guide To Staying Out of the Rejection Pile
by Noah Lukeman Self-Editing
for Fiction Writers, Second Edition: How to Edit Yourself Into Print
by Renni Browne and Dave King Search
engines Ask.com, www.ask.com Bing, www.bing.com Google, www.google.com Wikipedia, www.wikipedia.com Reviewing
and Critiquing Forward Motion for Writers, http://fmwriters.com Review Fuse, www.reviewfuse.com Scribophile, www.scribophile.com Organizations Carnegie Center for Literacy,
Lexington, http://carnegieliteracy.org INKY Reading Series, www.inkyreadingseries.com Red Room (online writing community),
www.redroom.com Romance Writers of America, www.rwa.org Science Fiction Writers of America,
www.sfwa.org Women Who Write, www.womenwhowrite.com Writers-Editors Network, www.writers-editors.com Other Agent Query, www.agentquery.com Kentucky
Literary Newsletter (updates on signings, classes, seminars, etc.),
subscribe by sending an email to LitNews@windpub.com. “Publishing Essentials”
articles on Nathan Bransford’s blog, http://blog.nathanbransford.com |
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