The Art of War for Writers: Fiction Writing Strategies, Tactics, and Exercises

The Art of War for Writers: Fiction Writing Strategies, Tactics, and Exercises

I consider this a must-read book for writers. This book is fantastic because it covers every aspect of writing, including putting yourself in the proper mindset, approaching your writing as a business, and getting published. It also contains solid, practical advice on the writing craft.

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Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer

Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer

This is a great resource for new and intermediate writers of either fiction or nonfiction. Each chapter examines one technique and includes exercises for practicing it.

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Writing Fiction for Dummies

Writing Fiction for Dummies

This book is a complete guide for writing your novel. It covers not only matters of craft and how to pitch your book once it's written, it also contains wisdom about the writing process and how to keep yourself and your work organized.

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Plot Versus Character

Plot Versus Character

Author: Jeff Gerke
Genre: Writing
Tag: Recommended Books

Because this book teaches you how to master the two most important elements of fiction, it is high on my recommended reading list for novelists.

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How to Write a Damn Good Novel: A Step-by-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling

How to Write a Damn Good Novel: A Step-by-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling

Frey lays out the basics here: character, conflict, and climax. He also looks at premise, viewpoint, and dialogue. Chapter 4 includes a section on the stepsheet, a useful technique for planning your story. The final chapter, "The Zen of Novel Writing," discusses the mindset necessary for the art. If you are a new writer, this book is a great place to start.

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How to Write a Damn Good Novel, II: Advanced Techniques For Dramatic Storytelling

How to Write a Damn Good Novel, II: Advanced Techniques For Dramatic Storytelling

Building on the foundation of his earlier book, Frey here provides additional inspiration and information for elevating your writing. At the heart of the book are two chapters discussing the importance of premise. He also addresses common errors—not the tired old grammatical ones, but real errors of art such as timidity and failure to be true to yourself. He ends with a section on writing with passion that contains one of my favorite quotes about writing: “You cannot soar with the eagles if you’re wasting your precious time gaggling with the geese.”

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The Key: How to Write Damn Good Fiction Using the Power of Myth

The Key: How to Write Damn Good Fiction Using the Power of Myth

Frey follows up his earlier books with this examination of Joseph Campbell's monomyth. Here he shows how to use the mythic structure often called the Hero's Journey in writing great fiction.

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The 11 Secrets of Getting Published

The 11 Secrets of Getting Published

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Find the 11 secrets to getting published.

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Unventing Language: Using Real Languages to Inspire Fictional Ones

Unventing Language: Using Real Languages to Inspire Fictional Ones

Although originally designed for writers of science fiction and fantasy, this booklet will also be useful to writers with international real-world characters and settings. It shows how to avoid common pitfalls in representing multilingual characters and demonstrates how to use word choice, syntax, and other techniques to make characters sound as if they are speaking different languages while you write your entire book in one language.

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The Irresistible Novel

The Irresistible Novel

Author: Jeff Gerke
Genre: Writing
Tag: Recommended Books

The first part debunks writing myths and helps you find your style as a novelist. The second lays out a method for crafting stories that engage readers’ minds. The third covers the monomyth story structure, character archetypes, and Aristotle's Rhetoric.

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