How I Write: Resources

This is the tenth installment in the “HOW I WRITE” series I’m participating in every Wednesday with several writers, where we all discuss how we approach writing a book. Every writer has a different process and this project gives us a chance to share and compare ours. Click on the “How I Write” image to find a list of the participating writers and links to their blogs.

Last week we talked about Knowing When You’re Done.  This week’s topic is Writing Resources.

Creative writing is a fascinating activity. Not only is it a craft, a hobby, an innate ability and an emotional outlet, it’s also a skill. And as with all skills there are different levels, and thus there’s always room for improvement -whether you’ve got ten published books under your belt or you’re  just beginning to try your hand at writing fiction. The absolute best way to improve the craft is to simply keep reading and writing, but there are tons of great books and courses which can help you hone specific techniques.

Here are some of my favorites so far:

Books (also available visually here):

• The Fire in Fiction: Passion, Purpose and Techniques to Make Your Novel Great, by Donald Maass
• Writing the Breakout Novel and Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook, also by Donald Maass
• Goal, Motivation & Conflict The Building Blocks of Good Fiction, by Debra Dixon
• Plot & Structure, by James Scott Bell
• The Elements of Style, by Strunk and White

Don’t forget to visit other participating blogs to see what resources other writers recommend. Next week’s topic is open, and I’m going talk a little about one of my favorite writing tools!