[bookshare-discuss] Re: call to all writers

  • From: "Phil Vlasak" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 16:23:49 -0400

Hi Allison,
Here is my list of books from BookShare on writing,
on writing
What If? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers
by Anne Bernays, Pamela Painter
A handbook for writers based on the idea that specific exercises are one of the most useful and provocative methods of mastering the art of fiction writing
1990

Dare to Be a Great Writer: 329 Keys to Powerful Fiction by Leonard Bishop
A compendium of advice for fiction writers
1988
The Novel Now: A Guide to Contemporary Fiction
by Anthony Burgess
Study of the novel, with emphasis from the time after World War II.
1967
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft
by Janet Burroway, Janet Weinberg
2003
Telling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writer's Guide from the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University
by Mark Kramer (editor), Wendy Call (editor)
2007
How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy
by Orson Scott Card
1990
Jewel Hinged Jaw: Notes on the Language of Science Fiction
by Samuel Delany
1977
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Science Fiction
by Cory Doctorow, Karl Schroeder
2000
Writing Creative Nonfiction: Instruction and Insights from Teachers of the Associated Writing Programs
by Carolyn Forche, Philip Gerard
2001
The Art of Fiction
by John Gardner
1983
Age of Wonders: Exploring the World of Science Fiction
by David G. Hartwell (editor)
origins, history, and culture of the science fiction world,
1984
Turning Life into Fiction
by Robin Hemley
Discusses ways to write autobiographical fiction.
1994
How to write best-selling fiction
by Dean Koontz
1981
Tell It Slant: Writing and Shaping Creative Nonfiction
by Brenda Miller, Suzanne Paola
2005
Twisty Little Passages: An Approach to Interactive Fiction
by Nick Montfort
2003
The Writing of Modern Fiction
by Robert Somerlott
1972
The Way to Write Science Fiction
by Brian Stableford
1989
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (6th edition)
by William Zinsser
1998
Danse Macabre
by Stephen King
nonfiction book on horror fiction and United States pop culture
1981
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
by Stephen King
2000

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