Thursday, June 18, 2009

Tools For The Writer's Craft: 2 Books & 2 Blogs

I've been reading the following two books that I've found to be extremely helpful:

Break Into Fiction: 11 Steps to Building a Story That Sells, by Mary Buckham and Dianna Love. http://www.amazon.com/Break-Into-Fiction-Steps-Building/dp/1605500151 , and

How To Write Killer Fiction: The Funhouse of Mystery & The Roller Coaster of Suspense, by Carolyn Wheat. http://www.amazon.com/How-Write-Killer-Fiction-Funhouse/dp/1880284626/

Evia, blog host of Black Female Interracial Marriage Ezine, http://www.blackfemaleinterracialmarriage.com/ mentioned another excellent resource for writers in one of her comments:

http://nathanbransford.blogspot.com/2009/06/writing-advice-database.html The blog author Nathan Bransford (who is a literary agent) linked to another literary agent blog that has helpful articles. It's at http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/

Read, learn, and Get Busy!
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2 comments:

  1. LorraineJune 22, 2009 at 8:52 PM

    This is such great information! Thank you so much and you know I will be passing it on. In the future, I would also like to see some success stories that started from these tips you shared. Awesome and terrific. Thanks again.

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  2. KhadijaJune 22, 2009 at 10:34 PM

    Lorraine,

    You're welcome! Yes, please spread the word. I'm still amazed at how much information is available with these new technologies.

    I still remember the days of trudging downtown (on the bus, in the snow) to the central public library to read academic journals. Or having to get a special pass for access to the University of Chicago's library. And to think that now it's all at one's fingertips! Amazing.

    Featuring the success stories is a great idea. Ladies, get busy. LOL!

    Peace, blessings and solidarity.

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