Pick one book, one podcast, one blog, and one social media
for a test drive. But first, write, and second, start your email
list. Those are non-negotiable. Write and start your email list.
Books
The First 50 Pages by Jeff
GerkeA perfect book for newbies to fiction writing.
The First Five Pages by Noah
Lukeman
And here for fiction or non-fiction. You’ll probably read it twice.
11 Secrets to Getting Published
by Mary DeMuth
From one of our fearless leaders. Knowing these secrets will save you
much time and heartache later.Writing and Selling the Christian Novel by Penelope Stokes
Her chapter on point of view is excellent.
The Writer’s Market by Writer’s Digest
A wealth of info on publishing, submitting, etc. It comes out every year, but one from a previous year can be beneficial.
Telling True Stories by Kramer and Call
A compilation of tips and direction.
On Writing by Stephen King
For tips and motivation
Plot and Structure by James
Scott Bell
Scene and Structure by Jack
Bickham
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers
by Browne and King
Crafting Scenes by Raymond
Obstfeld
Techniques of the Selling Writer
by Dwight Swain
Understanding his teaching on motivational-reaction units is highly
beneficial
On Writing Well by William
Zinsser
For nonfiction
Fill-in-the-Blank Plotting by
Linda George
A guide to outlining a novel using the Hero’s Journey and Three-Act
Structure. Email if you’d like the spreadsheet Darren created to use with this
book (darrensapp@charter.net).
The Elements of Style by
Strunk and White
Great grammar tips
Eats, Shoots, and Leaves by
Lynne Truss
Who thought punctuation could be so fun.
The MLA Handbook, The Chicago Style Manual, or Turabian can be found
used at Half Price Books, but you can typically google “footnote newspaper
article format Turabian,” for example and find what you need for free.
Podcasts
Writing ExcusesThe Writership Podcast
The Novel Marketing Podcast
The Sell More Books Show
The Rocking Self-Publishing Podcast
Websites / Blogs
Online Critique Group: You can fully participate without a
membership. http://www.scribophile.com/
Social Media
Email List: mailchimp or constant contactGoogle+
