Guess what? The Insecure Writer's Support Group has a shiny new website. It is awesome and fantastic and wonderful. :)
Check it out: http://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/
I highly encourage you to follow their blog (hey, and mine while you're at it!) and when you visit their new site, go ahead and sign up to be a part of IWSG. It's a great network of writers.
So what do I have to share with you today? Well ... I've been thinking a lot lately about the beginning writer (maybe because I have just started writing a new story, and I feel like I'm learning to write all over again). And ... more specifically I've been thinking about the resources available to newbie writers. There are a ton, especially when you consider the wealth of information on the internet. Where do you possibly start?
My recommended resources:
1. THE FIRE IN FICTION by Donald Maass
2. WRITING YA FICTION FOR DUMMIES by Deborah Halverson
3. SAVE THE CAT by Blake Snyder
4. SELF-EDITING FOR FICTION WRITERS by Browne & King
5. THE STORY BOOK by David Baboulene
6. THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE by Strunk & White
7. ON WRITING by Stephen King
8. WRITING THE BREAKOUT NOVEL by Donald Maass
On one hand, I wish I'd read these books before I'd ever written the first draft of my first manuscript, but then on the other hand, I may have never written a single word if I'd realized the amount of work that really goes into writing a great novel. ;) Maybe.
These books have really inspired me to move forward and dig deeper with my writing. I refer back to them often, and I've read some of them multiple times.
Have you read any of these books? Which one is your favorite?
'On Writing' is on my wish list right now. As soon as I can get my hands on a copy, I'm reading it! Thanks for all of these great recs :)
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ReplyDeleteGreat resources, Margo! (I've got many of those… but I need to add Writing YA Fiction For Dummies.)
ReplyDeleteOn Writing is a personal fave for when I need inspiration. Save The Cat and Writing The Breakout Novel are for when I forget how to write altogether. :)
On Writing, hands down is my favorite. But then again I'm a little biased as he is my favorite writer.
ReplyDeleteThanks for plugging the IWSG site!
ReplyDeleteSave the Cat is my favorite writing book. I didn't read it until after I wrote the first draft of my second book, but it helped so much.
Cool. Thanks Margo.
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Thanks for the link. I haven't heard of it. Am going over next to check it out.
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