Top 17 Books on Writing
Writers who are lucky enough to get paid for our stories are all asked the same question: “How do I get published?” It starts with one very important, undeniable fact. You need to write an incredible story! Here are 17 books that will help you on your journey.
TOP 10
- Writing the Breakout Novel (Donald Maas): Paperback | Kindle
- The Fire in Fiction (Donald Maas): Paperback | Kindle
- The First Five Pages (Noah Lukeman): Paperback | Kindle
- Story (Robert McKee): Hardcover | Kindle
- The Newbie’s Guide to Publishing (J.A. Konrath): Kindle
- Self-Editing for Fiction Writers (Dave King): Paperback | Kindle
- How I Sold 1 Million eBooks in 5 Months (John Locke): Paperback | Kindle
- The Plot Thickens (Noah Lukeman): Paperback | Kindle
- Myth: You Can’t Make a Living Writing Fiction (Dean Wesley Smith): Kindle
- Bird by Bird (Anne Lamott): Paperback | Kindle
BEST OF THE REST
- Think Like a Publisher (Dean Wesley Smith): Kindle
- A Dash of Style (Noah Lukeman): Paperback | Kindle
- On Writing (Stephen King): Paperback | Kindle
- The Elements of Style (Strunk & White): Hardcover | Kindle
- Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook (Donald Maas): Paperback
- On Writing Well (William Zinsser): Paperback
- Writing Magic (Gail Carson Levine): Paperback
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ok. i have a major question. and a mojor comment. first is my question, since aiden thorne, from one world is Dead (i cried), will he make a reappearance. ok. i do have another question. i have some short strories about the Grey griffins. where could i write you to show you them, or could i just post them here. and for my comment, u guys rock!
We’d be honored to host fan fiction up on this site! Send along and we’ll see what we can do!
Actually, I just made a forum for the Grey Griffins fanbase. The URL is http://greygriffins.freeforums.org
There’s a discussion space, a place to post writing or art, and a roleplaying forum.
Wait, so i’m confused, what do you mean send along?
okay here’s the thing i am a struggling writer at least when it comes to books, short story’s or trying to create a chapter book. It’s like I have an idea and either it’s too big or I focus too long on the intro or the character and fail to ever get it completed. I don’t know why I’m doing this but I need to break out of this cage I put my writing in and start writing like I did when I was writing lyrics with no fear of running into road blocks.. Problem is when I do write I run into road blocks I ask myself questions and can’t seem to find an answer for them so it stays unfinished. I’ve always loved fiction and I try to use movies and old television shows for inspiration problem is I keep having the same almost story’s happen and nothing gets done. If you have any ideas Id love to hear em. Other than that I’m a busy college student looking for work and if you ever want to stop by at a college Lewis and Clark community college in Illinois is a good one a friend of mine Jennifer Ward spoke there in my children’s literature class. I haven’t talked to you guys in a long time love the books the way you write about a character and their journey gives me chills…so brilliant. Anyway email me when ya can.
Writers block is tough. I understand. It’s even worse if you stress out about it. The best solution for most of us is to get away from the book for a while and do something you like, entirely unrelated to the book. Then ideas start to pop up. Other folks try sleeping/dreaming their way to new ideas. That has worked for me from time to time. But I frequently find the best and most expedient is to sit down across from another bright person and bounce ideas off of them, get into a heated discussion, then all sorts of things start to come together.