Recommended Reading Books Please Note That Some Of These

recommended reading books: please note that some of these titles may be out of print and only available in libraries or from used book

Recommended Reading
Books:
Please note that some of these titles may be out of print and only
available in libraries or from used book dealers.
The Writer’s Digest Guide to Manuscript Formats; by Dian Dincin
Buchman & Seli Groves; Writer’s Digest Books.
Manuscript Submission; by Scott Edelstein; Writer’s Digest Books.
Beginning Writer’s Answer Book; by Kirk Polking; Writer’s Digest
Books.
The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them);
by Jack M. Bickman; Writer’s Digest Books.
Author Law & Strategies; by Brad Bunnin & Peter Beren; Nolo Press.
Techniques of the Selling Writer; by Dwight Swain; University of
Oklahoma Press.
How to Write a Damn Good Novel; by James N. Frey; St. Martin’s Press.
How to Write a Damn Good Novel II; by James N. Frey; St. Martin’s
Press.
The Key; by James N. Frey; St. Martin's Press.
Characters & Viewpoint; by Orson Scott Card; Writer’s Digest Books.
Dialogue; by Lewis Turco; Writer’s Digest Books.
Description; by Monica Wood; Writer’s Digest Books.
Scene & Structure; by Jack M. Bickman; Writer’s Digest Books.
Beginnings, Middles & Ends; by Nancy Kress; Writer’s Digest Books.
Conflict, Action & Suspense; by William Noble; Writer’s Digest Books.
The 10% Solution; by Ken Rand; Fairwood Press.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Science Fiction; by Cory
Doctorow and Karl Schroeder; Alpha Books.
Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy; by the Editors of Analog and
Asimov’s Science Fiction; St. Martin’s Press.
Science Fiction Writer’s Workshop I; by Barry B. Longyear; Owlswick
Press.
The Craft of Writing Science Fiction that Sells; by Ben Bova; Writer’s
Digest Books.
The Writer’s Guide to Creating a Science Fiction Universe; by George
Ochoa and Jeffrey Osier; Writer’s Digest Books.
Conceiving the Heavens: Creating the Science Fiction Novel; by Melissa
Scott; Heinemann Books.
The Writer’s Guide to Creating a Science Fiction Universe; by George
Ochoa and Jeffrey Osier; Writer’s Digest Books.
World-Building; by Stephen L. Gillet; Writer’s Digest Books.
How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy; by Orson Scott Card; Writer’s
Digest Books.
How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction; by J. N.
Williamson; Writer’s Digest Books.
Writing Horror; edited by Mort Castle; Writer’s Digest Books.
How to Write a Damn Good Mystery; by James N. Frey; St. Martin’s
Press.
Periodicals:
Please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope when requesting more
information about the following publications, when contacting them
through the post office.
Locus; 34 Ridgewood Lane, Oakland, CA 94611.
Market Maven; http://www.cynthiaward.com/maven.html
RT Book Reviews; 81 Willoughby Street #701, Brooklyn, NY 11201.
SFWA Bulletin; http://www.sfwa.org/sfwa-publications
Websites:
Preditors & Editors; http://pred-ed.com/
Horror Writers Association URL: http://www.horror.org
Locus Online URL: http://www.locusmag.com
Mystery Writers of America URL: http://www.mysterywriters.org
Romance Writers of America URL: http://www.rwa.org
RT Book Reviews URL: http://www.rtbookreviews.com/magazine/rt-magazine
Science Fiction and Fantasy Workshop URL:
http://userpages.burgoyne.com/workshop/
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. URL:
http://www.sfwa.org
The Writer magazine URL: www.writermag.com/
Wrter's Digest URL: http://www.writersdigest.com/
2-Aug-15