A Writer’s Library

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BOOKS ON WRITING

By Eugene Orlando

Ackerman, Angela & Puglisi, Becca. (2012). The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Expression. WritersHelpingWriters.net.

Ackerman, Angela & Puglisi, Becca. (2013). The Positive Trait Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Attributes. WritersHelpingWriters.net.

Ackerman, Angela & Puglisi, Becca. (2013). The Negative Trait Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Flaws. WritersHelpingWriters.net.

Ackerman, Angela & Puglisi, Becca. (2016). The Urban Setting Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to City Spaces. WritersHelpingWriters.net.

Ackerman, Angela & Puglisi, Becca. (2016). The Rural Setting Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Personal and Natural Places. WritersHelpingWriters.net.

Alward, Edgar C. & Alward, Jean A. (1997). Punctuation Plain and Simple. Franklin Lakes, New Jersey: Career Press.

Alward, Edgar C. & Alward, Jean A. (1997). Proofreading Plain and Simple. Franklin Lakes, New Jersey: Career Press.

Bell, James Scott. (2004). Plot & Structure. Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer’s Digest Books.

Bell, Shannon. (2015). Facebook Marketing Tips for Authors.

Bell, Shannon. (2015). Twitter Marketing Tips for Authors.

Bauer, Marion Dane. (1992). What’s Your Story? A Young Person’s Guide to Writing Fiction. New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin.

Browne, Renni and King, Dave. (2004). Self-Editing for Fiction Writers. New York, New York: HarperCollins Publishers Inc.

Buchman, Dian Dincin & Groves, Seli. (1987) The Writer’s Digest Guide to Manuscript Formats. Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer’s Digest Books.

Christmas, Bobbie. (2007). Write in Style. New York: Union Square Publications.

Collins, Brandilyn. (2002). Getting into Character: Seven Secrets a Novelist Can Learn from Actors. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Cress, Nancy. (2005). Characters, Emotions, & Viewpoint. Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer’s Digest Books

Dils, Tracey E. (1998). You Can Write Children’s Books. Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer’s Digest Books

Edelstein, Linda N. Ph.D. (1999). The Writer’s Guide to Character Traits. Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer’s Digest Books.

Embree, Mary. (2012). Starting Your Career as a Freelance Editor. New York, New York: Alworth Press.

Epstein, Connie C. (1991). The Art of Writing for Children. Hamden, Connecticut: Archon Books.

Garner, Bryan A. (2016). The Chicago Guide to Grammar Usage, and Punctuation. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press.

Gilman, Mary Louise. (1998). One Word, Two Words, Hyphenated? Vienna, Virginia: NCRA Press.

Gotham Writers’ Workshop. (2003). Writing Fiction. New York, New York: Bloomsbury.

Hall, Oakley. (2001). How Fiction Works. Cincinnati, Ohio: Story Press.

Hodgins, Jack. (1993). A Passion for the Narrative. New York, New York: St. Martin’s Press.

Jones, Allen Frewin & Pollinger, Lesley. (2003). Writing for Children. London, England: Teach Yourself.

Kennedy, Marcy. (2013). Dialogue: A Busy Writer’s Guide. EBook: Tongue Untied Communications.

Kennedy, Marcy. (2014). Grammar for Fiction Writers: A Busy Writer’s Guide. EBook: Tongue Untied Communications.

Kennedy, Marcy. (2014). Showing and Telling in Fiction: A Busy Writer’s Guide. EBook: Tongue Untied Communications.

Lakin C. S. (2014). Shoot Your Novel: Cinematic Techniques to Supercharge Your Writing. Morgan Hill, California: Ubiquitous Press.

Maass, Donald. (2001). Writing the Breakout Novel. Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer’s Digest Books.

Madden, David. (2002). Revising Fiction: A Handbook for Writers. New York, New York: Barnes & Noble Books.

Ross-Larson, Bruce. (1996). Edit Yourself: A Manual for Everyone Who Works with Words. New York, New York: W. W. Norton & Company.

Rozelle, Ron. (2005). Description & Setting. Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer’s Digest Books.

Seidman, Michael. (2002). The Complete Guide to Editing Your Fiction. Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer’s Digest Books.

Stein, Sol. (1995). Stein on Writing. New York, New York: St. Martin’s Griffin.

Tobias, Ronald B. (1993). 20 Master Plots and How to Build Them. Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer’s Digest Books.

Truss, Lynne. (2003). Eats, Shoots & Leaves. New York, New York: Gotham Books.

University of Chicago Press. (2003). The Chicago Manual of Style. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press.

Walsh, Bill. (2004). The Elephants of Style. New York, New York: McGraw Hill.

Walsh, Bill. (2000). Lapsing into a Comma. New York, New York: McGraw Hill.

Webber, Elizabeth and Feinsilber, Mike. (1999). Dictionary of Allusions. Springfield, Massachusetts: Miriam-Webster.

Wood, Monica. (1999). Description. Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer’s Digest Books.

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