tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post7819127203246167540..comments2024-01-24T05:13:06.164-08:00Comments on Not Your Usual Suspects: BOOKS THAT HELP YOU WRITE BETTERSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-79688859775695744462013-05-17T12:49:10.084-07:002013-05-17T12:49:10.084-07:00I'm bookmarking this post! Deb Dixon's Goa...I'm bookmarking this post! Deb Dixon's Goal, Motivation and Conflict is always on my desk, ready to refer to.Wynterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611293420659353094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-50085625317374556552013-05-15T15:55:09.282-07:002013-05-15T15:55:09.282-07:00Two books I use a lot aren't truly writing bo...Two books I use a lot aren't truly writing books, but reference books. The Flip Dictionary (Kipfer) and Crooked Talk- Five Hundred Years of the Language of Crime (Jonathon Green). Thanks for the great list.Sandyhttp://www.sandyparksauthor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-26380031316207049252013-05-15T14:14:39.402-07:002013-05-15T14:14:39.402-07:00Annie Lamott's Bird by Bird and Stephen King&#...Annie Lamott's Bird by Bird and Stephen King's On Writing and Strunk and White's The Elements of Style with White's sense of humor a big plus. Have to check out the books you mentioned.Elise Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111849185666548945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-50282536481510428992013-05-15T13:45:59.501-07:002013-05-15T13:45:59.501-07:00Julie, love your list! I may have to print it out....Julie, love your list! I may have to print it out. I love Goal, Motivation and Conflict by Deb Dixon. Deadly Doses is also a favorite (when I need poison). Dee J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12299652828227486747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-60255760846681804612013-05-15T11:17:56.613-07:002013-05-15T11:17:56.613-07:00Ooooh, Rita! you named some books I'm really g...Ooooh, Rita! you named some books I'm really going to have to check out! Spy the Lie?? Love it!! :)Julie Moffettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-48496382096752990302013-05-15T11:16:55.738-07:002013-05-15T11:16:55.738-07:00Thanks, everyone! Anne Marie, I used to own a copy...Thanks, everyone! Anne Marie, I used to own a copy of Donal Maass's book, but I lent it to someone and I never got it back. In fact, I forgot about it until you just mentioned it!! :) Jean and Marcelle, I'm going to have to check out your fav books. They sound great!!Julie Moffetthttp://www.juliemoffett.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-87308878859417422512013-05-15T11:15:02.047-07:002013-05-15T11:15:02.047-07:00Here’s mine
King’s -On Writing
Donald Maass -The B...Here’s mine<br />King’s -On Writing<br />Donald Maass -The Breakout Novel and Putting the Fire in Fiction<br />Bob Mayer -Who Dares Wins<br />Janet Evanovich -How I Write<br />Less Edgerton -Hooked<br />Lajos Egri -The Art of Dramatic Writing<br />Allen and Barbara Pease -The Definative Book of Body Language<br />Joe Navarro- Advanced Interviewing Techniques<br />3 Former CIA officers – Spy the Lie<br />Now I’m depressed because I haven’t visited any of these books in a month.No wonder I'm floundering! <br />Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-28675320864857440772013-05-15T10:06:24.094-07:002013-05-15T10:06:24.094-07:00I loved Stephen King's ON WRITING. Must go dig...I loved Stephen King's ON WRITING. Must go dig that out and re-read sometime. Currently, I've been revisiting Donald Maass' WRITING THE BREAKOUT NOVEL WORKBOOK. (I prefer the workbook because I'm actually crafting a story as I work through it.) I also have a "baby names" book I revisit when stumbling over finding a character name. :) That History of Underclothes book you listed sounds fascinating. ;)Anne Marie Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603878676306179018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-470242622778403792013-05-15T09:37:06.386-07:002013-05-15T09:37:06.386-07:00A good post, Julie, Thank you. And how about Dwigh... A good post, Julie, Thank you. And how about Dwight Swain's The Techniques of a Selling Author? A golden oldie that I constantly pan for gold. Actually read a page a night before going to sleep. Helps keep me in the zone so my subconscious can work on those plot kinks. Jean Harringtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-37733266814468503792013-05-15T08:56:00.768-07:002013-05-15T08:56:00.768-07:00Great post, Julie. The Orson Scott Card book on Ho...Great post, Julie. The Orson Scott Card book on How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy is one of my favourite writing books. One that I am constantly flipping through is Deadly Doses: A Writer's Guide to Poisons by Serita Deborah Stevens and Anne Klarner. I'm not sure why I'm fascinated, since I rarely use poisons in my stories, but there you have it.<br /><br />Thanks for the recommendations!<br />Marcelle Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164965676254630066noreply@blogger.com