I’ve been busy this month
working on my young adult novel and children’s picture books leading up to a
workshop I attended on writing for children presented by Brian Henry
(quick-brown-fox-canada.blogspot.com). I met fellow writers, learned many good
tips, and was encouraged to keep going. What I’m trying to say is that I don’t
have anything to share this month except to inspire other writers with a list
of my favourite books on writing.
Plot Whisperer: Secrets of Story Structure Any Writer can
Master by Martha Alderson
The Forest for the Trees: An Editor’s Advice to Writers by
Betsy Lerner
Writing Great Books for Young Adults by Regina Brooks
Eats Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
The Book on Writing: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Well by
Paula LaRocque
Spunk & Bite by Arthur Plotnik
77 Reasons Why Your Book was Rejected by Mike Nappa
Clean Well-Lighted Sentences by Janis Bell
Thanks But This Isn’t For Us by Jessica Page Morrell
Writing for Children and Young Adults by Marion Cook
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
Bryson’s Dictionary for Writers and Editors by Bill Bryson
When Bad Grammar Happens to Good People by Ann Batko
How I Write: Secrets of a Bestselling Author by Janet
Evanovich
Writing Picture Books by Ann Whitford Paul
Writing & Selling the YA Novel by K.L. Going
From First Draft to Finished Novel by Karen S. Wiesner
Writer’s Digest magazine
