References - Other Resources for Writers
Print Sources
The Career Novelist
If you're thinking of writing as a career, you need to have your eyes wide open. Here's an eye opener.
Writing the Breakout Novel
Some good advice here.
Writing the Fiction Synopsis
Just buy the book.
Goal Motivation and Conflict, The Building Blocks of Good Fiction
Just buy the book.
Plot (The Elements of Fiction Writing) How to build short Stories and novels that don't sag, fizzle, or trail off in scraps of frustrated revision - and how to rescue those that do
Great advice here. Amusing, too.
The Art of Fiction.
If you struggle, as I do, with plot, read this book. Sure, sometimes you'll feel like maybe you should have paid more attention in lecture, but if you want to hone your skills, read this book.
Becoming a Writer
Inspiring. Good exercises. Excellent resource.
The Writer. A monthly magazine. Been around a long time. Now under new managment. They've modernized the look but so far the content remains excellent. Note: 9 mos later, I have to say that before, when this mag came, I read it basically cover-to-cover. Now I don't. Articles have less depth and seemed geared toward newbies, which I kind of thought was Writer's Digest's niche.
On-Line Resources
Romance Writers of America. Not a member? Well, don't wait a moment longer.
Carolyn's Workshop. How you can improve your writing.
If you love words, go here. If you don't, I doubt you got this far on the page anyway.